How about the Plymouth Reliant K? Relies on lots of maintenance.
Or the K car series? They weren't really ok, so they left part of it off.

Oh yeah, Dodge Aries? They named a four cylinder front wheel drive econocar after the god of war?

Ford Granada- Let's name a car after a small country that was easily defeated. Either that, or a small town in Minesota.

 

Camaro (French for "slow"?)...Celica (?)...Camry (??)...Citation (for ugly maybe, never for speeding)...on and on and on.

I might cut the folks from the Land of the Rising Sun some slack...some names don't translate well. But not Brand X...remember the Nova ("It doesn't run")?

Ford's not immune...how does a guy with a Probe keep a straight face asking for a lube job? I shudder when I remember that thing almost became the '89 Mustang...

 

I wonder how many proctologists drive a Probe....? -TD

 

Camaro in French actually means companion or friend.

 

How about the Toyota Echo. Now that's stupid too too too too too

 

Here in europe they have the Ford Ka ugly tiny son of gun..

 

How about the Le Car? Anyone remember those? Also I think the Daewoos had some dumb names as well, what the hell is a Legonza? Sounds like something a muppet might drive...

 

Actually, it's a Subaru Brat, but the car was pretty good, aside from the name. Subaru builds good, nay, excellent cars.

As for plane old mistakes. There's quite a few, from all manufacturers (and when I say "mistake", I don't mean the name, just the car/truck/suv.)

Here is my comprehensive list to all things stupid:

Mistakes from GM:
1) Chevrolet Avalanche:
This truck was a mistake from the factory. Half rugged plastic, reminiscent of a bed liner on the bottom, half cheap metal on the top, all ugly.

2) Chevrolet Cobalt:
This car is a sad attempt to compete with the foreign compact cars. Didn't work in the seventies, won't work now.

3) Pontiac Vibe:
UGLY, UGLY, UGLY, UGLY, UGLY...

4) Geo:
The whole line was a mistake.

5) Hummer H2:
Big mistake. Not near as rugged as a Hummer, and screams "notice me!" as you drive it down the road. Not exactly the "go anywhere" maching it was intended to be.

6) Buick Terraza:
Buick needs to make cars, vans are not the way to go. Not to mention the name, what is a "terraza"?

7) Buick Rendezvous:
Just plain ugly.

8) Cadillac Escalade EXT:
Luxury trucks are stupid.

Mistakes from Ford Motor Company:
1) Ford Explorer Sport Trac:
Not as ugly as the avalanche, but a poor suv/truck mix. Stop mixing trucks with suvs, it will never turn out good.

2) Lincoln Mark LT:
Looks like a Ford F150 with a better grill and leather interior. I wouldn't want to haul lumber home in a truck as nice as that. Luxury trucks are inherently stupid.

3) Volvo AWD Systems:
The cars are nice, the AWD system is not. The Volvo AWD system is set up to give 95% of the power to the front wheels, 5% to the back. That's not all wheel drive, that's almost front wheel drive.

Mistakes from Daimler Chrysler:
1) Dodge Neon:
Looks good, but the crash test rating is so bad, I don't know how it made it to the road.

2) Dodge Charger:
The original was okay, but the new one is a four door family sedan with the Charger name slapped on it.

3) Chrysler Crossfire:
Looks stupid. The end.

4) PT Cruiser and PT Cruiser Convertible:
Looks like a totaled van. The convertible was a stupid idea.

 

Vibe, Probe....Hmmm.

Must have been the same monkey name'n those two.

 

Whats with Colorado and Silverado? Could'nt make up their minds or what?

 

Sorry, dude - you're right about it being a Subaru. While I'm in no position to argue about the quality of Subaru's cars, I can say with a great deal of confidence that "Brat" is a stupid name for a vehicle. The car itself was a very lame attempt at a truck. Just my opinion.

Ernie

 

I have a friend who owns an Aspire and calls it his "butt-sweat" - (As = @$$) + (spire = perspire) = butt-sweat.

 

Remember the Chevy Luv, anybody?

 

Hey I just got my "Probe" "Impact" stuck in a "Fury's" "Riviera", got to get that "Gremlin" out, may have to use a "Javelin" to pry this "Thing" out or "Saab" until a "Sunbird" mates with a "Firebird" to produce a "Eagle" or "Escape" in a "Discovery" before a "Diplomat" sends a "Matador" to give me a "Hummer". Couldn't resist.
.....=o&o>.....

 

Well I haven't seen anyone mention the Ford Escort, hmm a high priced hooker, so you pay a lot of money to get (won't finish for fear of bieng kicked off FTE)
or Bronco, a horse that tries to throw you off, well guess that fits never drove one that didn't ride rough (and I actually like my bronco)
and any of the mercury names from the 60s, adn 70 like bobcat, cougar etc I hate cats. but I do like the looks of some of the cougars.
And Grand Prix, well I don't even need to say how my wife pronounces that.
and whats a lancer? oh this list could go on, and on