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| 100% | ALFA ROMEO | A Lavish & Flashy Automobile - Result Of Much Engineering Originality |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | ALFA ROMEO (2) | Artistic Lines. Fangio Approved - Raced Often. Models Endearingly Ogled. |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 100% | AUDI | An Unsafe Driver Inside |
John Richard Jones Transport:Drivers |
| 100% | BMW | Break My Wallet |
Rob s Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| 100% | BMW (2) | Bigoted Multifaced Wanker |
John Richard Jones. This is what I think of some BMW drivers who treat other drivers as second-class. Transport:Drivers |
| 100% | BUICK | Big Unstoppable Indestructible Car Killer |
Dennis Carr |
| 90% | CHEVROLET | Car Has Exceptional Velocity, Racing-drivers Often Look Excessively Testosteronic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | CHEVY | Car Has Enviable Velocity - Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | CHRYSLER | Cars Have Reached Your Souls - Let's Enjoy Racing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | COROLLA | Cheap Oriental Runabout, Often Lacks Lasting Accelleration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | CORVETTE | Classic Oldtime Road Vehicle, Elevated Teenager's Testosterone, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | DAEWOO | Drive An Engine, Without Overdrive, Ordinarily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | DAIHATSU | Drivers Are In Heaven Aboard This Stylish Unit |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | DATSUN | Drive At Top Speed Until Nackered |
Had a Datsun 15 years ago. Painted this on its hood in big letters. Got heaps of laughs and no body said they had heard it before, but has bound to have been thought of. I can't guarantee I was the first. Later Bro |
| 100% | FALCON | Fords Are Like Cars, Only Nicer |
Angela Brett, who actually has no opinion on which car makes are better. |
| 100% | FERRARI | Fast Exotic Red Roadcar. All Round Italian |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 100% | FERRARI (2) | Fabulously Engineered Racer. Red And Rather Innovative |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 78% | FERRARI (3) | For Enthusiasts of Racing. Red Automobiles. Race-bred Italians. |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 100% | FIAT (2) | Fiat Is Always Trouble. |
Tiny Lee |
| 100% | FORD | For Ordinary Road Drivers |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 100% | FORD (2) | Fixed Often, Regularly Dead |
Susan S. I owned a Ford. It never gave me any grief, and it only cost me $1. I sold it for $10 after 5 years use. Not at all like this Apronym! |
| 100% | FORDS (2) | Full Of Rude Drivers Sometimes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | FORDS (3) | Fellows Ought Resist Driving Speedily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | GM | Garbage Motors |
Rob s Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| 100% | HARLEY DAVIDSON | Hells Angels Ride. Lovingly Engineered. Yo Dude, Along Ventura 'Ighway. Desirable Secondhand Or New. |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 100% | HILUX SURF | Height In Luxury Utilitarian Xpress Superb Ute Really Flash! |
Carl Brett |
| 100% | HONDA | Hop On, Now Drive Away |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | HYUNDAI | Have You (Until Now) Driven An Ideal? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | INDICA | Indians Never Deny It Causes Accidents |
M.S.Prabhakar (Indica is a small car locally manufactured in India.) |
| 100% | JALOPY | Japanese American Lemon Often Pedalled Yearly |
Rico Leffanta |
| 100% | JEEP | Jaunts Exclude Enlisted Personnel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Jeeps were usually only provided for officers, I think) |
| 100% | JEEP (2) | Just Enough Equipment Present |
Mick Bridgstock |
| 100% | KA | Kinky Automobile |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the Ford 'Ka' |
| 100% | KA (2) | Kurvaceous Automobile |
Angela Brett |
| 100% | KAWASAKI | Kickstart And Wheelie Away, Speeding Along's Keenly Invigorating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who never owned a 'cow', but had a Honda for several years |
| 100% | LAMBORGHINI | Lovely Automobile May Bring Owner Racing Glory / Honours - It's Natively Italian |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | LOTUS | Lots Of Traction; Unbelievable Speed |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 100% | LOTUS (2) | Loads Of Trouble, Usually Serious |
Helen Livesey |
| 100% | MASERATI | Master Automotive Sportster, Erstwhile Racer, Archetypal Total Italian |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 100% | MAZDA | Many Automobiles Zippily Drive Along |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | MERCEDES | Many European Racing Cars, Elegantly Designed, Exceptionally Speedy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | MERCEDES BENZ | Marvellously Engineered Robust Cars. Every Diplomat Enjoys Solid Build. Engine Noises? Zero! |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 100% | MITSUBISHI | Man In Transport Speeds Up Beautifully, In Spyder He's Inherited |
TMcCO'G |
| 100% | MUSTANG | Mine Usually Seems To Accelerate Nice & Gently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | NISSAN | Nippy, If Somewhat Small And Noisy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | PONTIAC | People Of Note Travel In A Car |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | PORSCHE | Phallic (Often Red) Symbol Creates Huge Envy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | PORSCHE (2) | Pity Only Rich Snobs Can Have Everything! |
Stuart Taylor. I recieved an email with several automotive apronyms in it and was challenged to come up with an original one. I have never seen this one in print anywhere. |
| 100% | RENAULT | Remarkable European (Notably Aerodynamic) Ultimate-Luxury Transport |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | ROLLS ROYCE | Rather Ostentatious Luxury Limousine; Suits Rich, Often Yields Car Envy. |
Eric Bridgstock |
| 100% | SUBARU | Sports Utility - Big And Rather Ugly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | SUZUKI | Stupid User Zips Unnecessarily, Killing Indiscriminately |
Acronymous Anonymous |
| 100% | TOYOTA | Thrown Out - You're On The Asphalt |
Angela Brett |
| 100% | VOLVO | Vulgar Old Ladies' Vehicle, Obviously |
Steve Keate (see STEVE) |
| 100% | VOLVO (2) | Veers Obstructively, Lobbing Vehicle Over |
Steve Keate, referring to the unusually high number of Volvae involved in motorcycle accidents. |
| 100% | VOLVO (3) | Vehicle Out-Lasts Vintage Owners |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Volvos are notably sturdy and reliable) |
| 100% | VOLVO (4) | Vehicle's Owners Look Very Overbearing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | VOLVO (5) | Vehicle Out Lives Vehicle's Owner |
My friend and I used to amuse ourselves on car trips by doing these for whatever cars we would see - this is my favorite. |
| 100% | YAMAHA | You're A Motorcyclist? Aren't Hondas Awful? |
Tony McCoy O'VroomVroom |