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ThysleRoux
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What is in a NAME?

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The Mad One's rant in the MU-X thread got me thinking ............................ (I have purposely left out the ones already mentioned in said thread)

While you are name bashing MalMan - what about the Hilux? Presumably, it refers to Hi(gh) Lux(ury) ? The original 70's version did not have a single luxury feature, even by the standards of the time.

Land Cruiser - Come ONNNN, even the modern versions cannot CRUISE without breaking your spine and bashing your kidneys to a pulp. Forget about the FJ-bakkies that were first introduced locally. The seat padding was similar to the waiting room chairs on the station, FFS and they were WAY to slow to cruise anywhere. :roll:

Conquest - ??? no discussion required.

Ford KA - missing a "k" (nuff said)

Mitsu Triton - BS, it can hardly carry ONE tonne and it ain't no Maserati

Porsche Cayenne - does it burn your butt hole?

VW Touareg - does it wander aimlessly lost through a desert?

and the list continues ...................

Then we get to the fonts used to display these names and various secret derivative codes on the arses of the poor vehicles. Behind one of the last Camry's that were sold locally yesterday, I noticed that every single one of the 4 references stuck to it's butt had a different font and size!!! :shock:
It read, in this order:

on the left: CAMRY TOYOTA and on the right 220 GLS
I refuse to be POLITICALLY CORRECT to impress others - Deal with it
FLEX is UNDERRATED :twisted:

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The Dakar Hilux
The Epic Fortuner

Oh wait. I see it’s not a “make fun of Toyota” thread 😂😂😂
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The 'Wrangler' is a good name. Especially the argumentative and bickering meaning. :lol:
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Jeep names their Wranglers after things the vehicle can't cross:
* Rubicon.
* Sahara

There was even an Artic edition.
Funny because only Hilux has reached a Pole...

Wrangler, however, is a very approriate name.
It refers to cowboys in a Broke Back kind of way.
Much like Ranger does. :D
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Pajero owners should not read this...

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Could this be sarcasm?

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Oppies3800 wrote:Pajero owners should not read this...

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Aren’t we all wankers here? Not just the Pajero owners..... 🤪
Flex is overrated

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KurtG wrote:Aren’t we all wankers here? Not just the Pajero owners..... Image
That is between you and your wife...
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Could this be sarcasm?

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Oppies3800 wrote:
KurtG wrote:
Oppies3800 wrote:Pajero owners should not read this...

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Aren’t we all wankers here? Not just the Pajero owners..... Image
That is between you and your wife... Image

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Not really. It’s between me, myself and I Image
Flex is overrated

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KurtG wrote:
Oppies3800 wrote:
KurtG wrote: Aren’t we all wankers here? Not just the Pajero owners..... Image
That is between you and your wife... Image

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Not really. It’s between me, myself and I Image
And the shower...

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Could this be sarcasm?

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:o :shock:
I refuse to be POLITICALLY CORRECT to impress others - Deal with it
FLEX is UNDERRATED :twisted:

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