Indeed it was...
Was that the most recent one, a badge-engineered Suzuki Splash? Or was it the earlier one?Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur wrote: ↑25 Jan 2018, 09:42 I think the best name for a car sometimes depends upon the particular vehicle, the Vauxhall Agila that my partner used to have was re-christened The Money Pit, a very appropriate title for a very bad car.
I ask as a good friend has a 12 plate Agila (Splash) and it's not a bad car by any means... A bit uninspiring to drive but it almost passes my '100 mile bum-ache' test and for her it's been faultless...
My Nissan Pixo is a badge-engineered Suzuki Alto and shares a lot with the Splash... Again, uninspiring to drive but for my daughter it was faultless and again it almost passes my bum-ache test and is great when my knee is bad...
white exec wrote: ↑25 Jan 2018, 09:00 Takes a bit to beat Nissan's 'Pajero' *, which, when brought to Spain, had to immediately change name (Montero). It appeared as Shogun for the UK.
Must have been a bit of a surprise when the first private imports were brought in, with original large and chromy badging!
*In Spanish, it translates as w*nker, t*sser, and the like.
Legend has it that the Shogun was so named because it was intended to be called 'Shotgun' but the person dictating the name could not pronounce it and it came out exactly as you'd expect a Japanese person to pronounce the word..... That may be apocryphal...
Nearer home as it were, the Citroen Jumpy, I believe, had to have a name change for the UK market as 'Jumpy' was thought to be a not a good name for a reliable, trustworthy and solid van!
I believe that's not an isolated case...