What's in A Name? (Miss Nomer)

Only the traveling is good which reveals to me the value of home and enables me to enjoy it better. - Thoreau

i've always wondered how auto companies come up with the names for their vehicles

perhaps it's because if they actually run they're transportation miracles

like the chevy 'monte carlo'

did it get its name because anyone who bought one was taking a gamble?

or the chevy 'equinox'

does it only start twice a year?

do ford 'mustang's, 'pinto's and 'bronco's buck and throw you for a loop when you try to drive them?

a 'gremlin' is defined as 'an unexplained problem or fault' - yeah, great name for a car

how 'bout the 'escort' - did it get its name because every time you drive it you need a tow truck to 'escort' it to the garage?

or the 'escape' because you can never get away from the payments

and the 'endeavor'' because it tries its best to run

and what about the 'everest' - you have a better chance of scaling the mountain than getting it to go

you really have to concentrate to get a 'focus' to work

win or lose

some names i would choose

'inacura'

'siesta' instead of 'fiesta' because you can take a nap while you're waiting for it to start

how 'bout junkbox

always up on blocks

or money pit

more appropriate names, i think, as you're sitting at the repair shop again waiting for it

i've gotta go now, there's a commercial on t.v. for the new 'death trap 500' and they're giving free test drives

Author's Note

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion." - Thoreau

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Probably a million writers have dabbled in such listing of amusements, but for once, here's one that really packs a punch for every single zinger! That NEVER happens! Usually it's about 50% lame boring attempts at cleverness. Each one of these is really funny & well-expressed as a quandary. I have always wondered at car names, but never to this degree! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Sami Khalil]

Very thought provoking subject Pete and worthy of us thinking about how they use names and marketing to sell their wares. I like how you think on things and then you use humour to flavor the message. You got me thinking. Very unique subject, sir.

[Pete]

i guess we should never underestimate the power and savvy of marketing - has tremendous influence over our minds and wallets. thank you for a willingness to take a test drive on this bit of fickle, ferrari fodder sami ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe. You are welcome Pete.

[Dave Brown]

Very good thought matter
What would Thoreau opine on this subject matter
I'm driving a Safari which I often caravan to the fix-it man

[Pete]

thanks for stopping in to gas-up dave. well, autos hand't been invented yet when thoreau lived but he did write, "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us. Did you ever think what those sleepers are that underlie the railroad? Each one is a man.... The rails are laid on them, and they are covered with sand, and the cars run smoothly over them. They are sound sleepers, I assure you. And every few years a new lot is laid down and run over; so that, if some have the pleasure of riding on a rail, others have the misfortune to be ridden upon."

and

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion."

as for your safari, that's your call but it sounds like you would have been better off going on one than buying one. either way - watch out for lions and elephants and bring plenty of water . .. :)

[Dave Brown]

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