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pugwash
25th July 2009, 10:11 PM
Two of these car makers do not belong on this list. Can you say which and why?
Hint: It's nothing to do with nationality or where they are made.
Ford.
Hyundai.
Holden.
Kia.
Volkswagen.
Subaru.
Toyota.
derekh
25th July 2009, 10:43 PM
OK, I'll be first cab off the rank.....
Holden and Volkswagon have never had an entry in the WRC.
Derek
Burnsy
25th July 2009, 10:46 PM
Holden and Toyota don't belong, they are in my driveway, the rest are carp and are not welcome long term:D.
Skew ChiDAMN!!
25th July 2009, 11:17 PM
Subaru & Toyota are the only ones with letters repeated? :rolleyes:
pugwash
26th July 2009, 02:04 AM
It has nothing to do with the words themselves or the letters in the names.
pugwash
26th July 2009, 02:05 AM
Holden and Toyota don't belong, they are in my driveway, the rest are carp and are not welcome long term:D.
All other cars are FISH?
pugwash
26th July 2009, 02:07 AM
OK, I'll be first cab off the rank.....
Holden and Volkswagon have never had an entry in the WRC.
Derek
Sorry Derek. Not the answer I'm looking for.
underfoot
26th July 2009, 07:45 AM
subaru and toyota don't break down :q
Outbackrr
26th July 2009, 08:38 AM
Subaru & Volkswagen make boxer engines?
wheelinround
26th July 2009, 10:20 AM
Kia & Hyundi they are crap car's don't hold their value and both owned by other major companies both had gone bust
echnidna
26th July 2009, 10:32 AM
toyota don't break down :q
:no:
pugwash
26th July 2009, 01:29 PM
Nothing to do with engines or reliability.
wheelinround
26th July 2009, 01:39 PM
Both Kia & Hyundai are cheaper than the rest
pugwash
26th July 2009, 08:13 PM
Tip. Look at the cars.
Burnsy
26th July 2009, 08:15 PM
All other cars are FISH?
Yep, crappy useless bad tasting ones:p
ColW
26th July 2009, 08:37 PM
All the new models look like shoes to me,
except holden and ford, they look like
umm hamburgers :)
WoodJunky
26th July 2009, 09:03 PM
Ford and Holden are classified as Large cars and the others are not
pugwash
27th July 2009, 11:41 AM
All the new models look like shoes to me,
:)
Yes, me too!.
Another tip. It's all about the brand.
Batpig
27th July 2009, 12:58 PM
Dear Pug,
That would make the answer "Ford" & "Hyundai" - the only two out of the bunch that have oval emblems, as opposed to straight-out circular ones...
Now, where's my lollies?...:)
Best Wishes,
Batpig.
joe greiner
27th July 2009, 01:05 PM
Ford and Toyota are named after the founders of the companies. (Toyoda simplified to Toyota).
Cheers,
Joe
Batpig
27th July 2009, 01:05 PM
Dear Pug!
Noooo!...:doh:
The odd ones out are actually Holden and Volkswagon - the only brands to have the Circles, compared to the rest, that are all actually Ovals...:-
Can I still please have at least one lolly...:wink:
Best Wishes,
Batpig.
pugwash
27th July 2009, 09:37 PM
Dear Pug!
Noooo!...:doh:
The odd ones out are actually Holden and Volkswagon - the only brands to have the Circles, compared to the rest, that are all actually Ovals...:-
Can I still please have at least one lolly...:wink:
Best Wishes,
Batpig.
You've got it Batpig. It was just something I noticed as I was driving around, how many cars have oval badges.
Well done, give yourself TWO lollies!
chrisb691
27th July 2009, 11:04 PM
I thought it was Toyota and Hyundai, because they're the only one with a y in the name. :D
Batpig
28th July 2009, 08:50 AM
Dear Pug,
You've got it Batpig. It was just something I noticed as I was driving around, how many cars have oval badges.
Well done, give yourself TWO lollies!
In all honesty, I owe at least one of my lollies to a snippet I read in "Wheels" magazine many years ago - around the time that Toyota was just setting up "Lexus". As a consequence of what they (being Toyota) had learned about the whole "Brand and Image" thing with cars in the runup to starting Lexus, they not only gave Lexus a round badge to mimic the various established Euro brand's, but they also changed the mainstream Toyota emblem itself from being just a "T" style thing, to becoming an enclosed oval symbol. Playing with our minds - I reckon...:-. (It's a bit like falling in love with a beautiful Japanese woman, only to find out later that she's had that "eyelid" operation that they all get, so that her appearance unfairly "ticks" enough of the little Anglo-Saxon checkboxes in the "romantic" quadrant of your subconscious mind...:cool:)
Dear Chris,
I thought it was Toyota and Hyundai, because they're the only one with a y in the name. :D
Can't argue with that! I hereby mentally award you the other of the two lollies!..:p
Best Wishes,
Batpig.