Reply to: nova?

[Sysman]

The Germans never bought the Rolls Royce Silver Mist either.

Because RR found out what Mist meant in German before the product launch, so it was called the Silver Shadow instead.

http://www.rrocwa.com/Resources/FAQ.htm

"Rolls-Royce nearly slipped up when the Silver Cloud was replaced by the Silver Shadow. The Silver Shadow was originally going to be called the Silver Mist, a natural progression from Silver Cloud. Then someone pointed out that, in German, "mist" means, literally and inelegantly, crap. It's doubtful if many Germans would have wanted to drive a Silver Crap, so Shadow was chosen instead."

20 "facts" about the RR (I use the word "facts" loosely, because it isn't totally accurate):

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews...name_page.html

[Clog II The Avenger]

And when the Germans are listening to the British weather forecast that are shocked that the country will be covered in mist. The Germans never bought the Rolls Royce Silver Mist either.

[Xenophon]

Must have been feeling rather over vigorous in my endevours that week.

The lesson there being that Giant Alien Lizard sex will wear out your car seats.

[zeitghost]

That's ok; it was the single solitary good thing about the Chevette....

dear dead days beyond recall & all that.

Seats were otherwise atrocious; seriously bad for the back, and Chevettes rusted like crazy.

After one MOT I wondered what the funny whistling noise was: there was a new hole under the passenger seat... that hadn't been there when the thing was tested.

Must have been feeling rather over vigorous in my endevours that week.

[Swamp Thing]

My then gf had an Opel Kadett... the one thing the Chevette was better for was that she could quite comfortably put her feet on the parcel shelf whilst we were in flagrante...

Thanks for sharing.

[Xenophon]

i wish i could pay you m8, but ive mislaid my cheque book... somewhere....

[Xenophon]

huh ?
AMX is "the new kid in class trying to join the gang" and I claim my crisp fiver

[amx]

huh ?
AMX is "the new kid in class trying to join the gang" and I claim my crisp fiver

i wish i could pay you m8, but ive mislaid my cheque book... somewhere....

[zeitghost]

My then gf had an Opel Kadett... the one thing the Chevette was better for was that she could quite comfortably put her feet on the parcel shelf whilst we were in flagrante...

[Jakes Daddy]

i think i have the same marketing notes as you! and they're called opel as well instead of vauxhall hey

like snickers and marathon -- back in the day

huh ?
AMX is "the new kid in class trying to join the gang" and I claim my crisp fiver

[amx]

i think i have the same marketing notes as you! and they're called opel as well instead of vauxhall hey

like snickers and marathon -- back in the day

[Swamp Thing]

Vauxhall Nova had the same seat designer as the Vauxhall Chevette.

Should have been hung, drawn and quartered for crimes against humanity.

Did you know that the Nova was marketed as the Corsa on the continent, since no va means doesn’t go in Spanish? (taken from my marketing 101 notes at college). Reminds me of a Finnish brand of anti-freeze, which was called Super Piss.

[amx]

haha maybe i should've posted this in the right forum!

opps

talking of the sun, has anyone seen it this year?

[Dalek Supreme]

Must be tricky with that tail.

[zeitghost]

Vauxhall Nova had the same seat designer as the Vauxhall Chevette.

Should have been hung, drawn and quartered for crimes against humanity.