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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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I thought you guys would appreciate these gems which I found on a Porsche board. Can you think of any others?

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ACURA: Asia's Curse Upon Rural America
ALFA: Another Lousy Foreign Auto
AUDI: Another Ugly Deutsche Invention
BMW: Bought My Wife
Brings Me Women
Brings More Women but Broke My Wallet
CHEVROLET: Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips
DODGE: Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere
Dead On the Day Guarantee Expires
FIAT: Failure in Italian Automotive Technology
Fix It Again, Tony
FORD: Fast Only Rolling Downhill
Fix or Repair Daily
Found on Road Dead
Flip Over, Remove Driver
GM: Garbage Motors
Gluteus Maximus
HONDA: Hallmark Of Non-Destructible Automobiles
HUMMER: Heavy Usage Makes Middle East Rich
HYUNDAI: Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive...
JEEP: Just Empty Every Pocket
LOTUS: Lots of Trouble, Usually Serious
MOPAR: Many Odd Parts Arranged Randomly
Miscellaneous Oddball Parts Assembled Ridiculously
PONTIAC: Poor Old Nincompoop Thinks It's a Cadillac
SAAB: Shape Appears ***-Backwards
Sure Ain't a Bimmer
SUBARU: Screwed Up Beyond All Repair Usually
TOYOTA: Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto
Two Overweight Yuppies Own This Auto
VOLVO: Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object
PORSCHE: Proof Of Rich Spoiled Children Having Everything
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 12:12 PM
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FORD: First On Race Day
These are really funny
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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VETTE: Very Expensive Teenage Toy Experience
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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MOPAR: "My Old Pig Ain't Right"

Overheard that one at a Chrysler dealership while standing at the parts counter in the late '70's. That was one mechanic talking to another. Kind of what I thought about Chrysler then and the junk they were making during the time.
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FORD: First On Race Day
These are really funny
Yep, back at Lemans in 1966: 1,2,3. Through the '60's for that matter.

Ferrari wasn't laughing.....
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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FORD: Found On Road Dead
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Fix Or Repair Daily
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BMW: Bring More Wrenches

Ford backwards: Driver Returns On Foot
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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Mopar
Mostly old parts and rubbish

Ford
Forked over road debris
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BMW: Break My Window
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FORD

F**KED ON RACE DAY

**** On Rearwheel Drive


GMC

Garbage Machines of Canada
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GTO - Garbage Truck Option
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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CHEVROLET:
Cracked Heads, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks Everytime

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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 11:05 PM
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....very funny....

FORD: Found On Road Dead....hadn't heard that one before......
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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FIAT

Fix It Again Tony
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GTO - Garbage Truck Option
GTO - Go To Ohio

(ya have ta live in Ohi-yer to fully understand that one )
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FORD - F**K'd Over Rebuilt Dodge.

-Mark.
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BMW: Brought My Wallet
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HONDA

Had One, Never Did Again
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SAAB-- sorry *** auto builders
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GTO=gobs of tar and oil
FORD=fix or repair daily
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