350 Russ Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 How cares how any one says nike or anything. the electric up! is going to be called E Up! and the sporty one GT Up! Is the sporty one going to be a f**k up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 How cares how any one says nike or anything. the electric up! is going to be called E Up! and the sporty one GT Up! Is the sporty one going to be a f**k up? LOL! going to say that to the next up! owner I see. Might say Up! yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Thought you didn't approve of this thread bro? What you talking about bro? D stations has been in since go-live, he's all over these type threads Why did you put a laugh after what you said. Wasn't really funny was it. Apologies, I couldn't find one for "smiled on the inside". Maybe it's near the question marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ekona Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 How cares how any one says nike or anything. the electric up! is going to be called E Up! and the sporty one GT Up! I think you mean 'who', not 'how'. And of course people care how words are pronounced, as it would make life significantly more difficult if we all pronounced words differently. It's called 'language', and that's how they work: By people using a common form so that they can be understood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Adam maybe an odd name for a car to us. Given Adam was the first man, probably why they chose the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Could be. Seems a bit of a risky strategy naming it after a fictitious character from a specific religion perhaps? An earlier post suggests it was taken from a top suit at Vauxhall, but that seems extremely egomaniacal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 It's just a really poor name for a really poor car. Had a good look round one at the PHSS in Luton the other week, it's just an incredibly shoddy and cheap looking car. I'd rather a Kia at that sort of price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 The adam is a pretty terrible name, but the car isn't all that bad, partner owns one so have first hand experience. Its a little gutless but the build quality is decent and there is a good gadget level for its price point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveparkin Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 How could we have forgotten the Toyota Estima in this thread - Estima is a breed of potato for crying out loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I never knew the meaning behind Nissan yesterday until one of the instructors told be at Rockingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 The full name of the company was Nippon Sangyo, which translates as Japan Industries or Nippon Industries. In the 1930s, Nippon Sangyo was abbreviated to Nissan as the name for the company on the Tokyo stock market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Ok, so what's the excuse for Datsun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 How cares how any one says nike or anything. the electric up! is going to be called E Up! and the sporty one GT Up! I think you mean 'who', not 'how'. And of course people care how words are pronounced, as it would make life significantly more difficult if we all pronounced words differently. It's called 'language', and that's how they work: By people using a common form so that they can be understood. So in your daily life you pronounce everything correctly. No you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 The name was created in 1931 by a predecessor of Nissan, the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car. In 1934,[1] after Nissan Motor Company. took control of DAT Motorcar Co., the last syllable of Datson was changed to "sun", because "son" also means "loss" (æ) in Japanese, and also to honour the sun depicted in the national flag, hence the name "Datsun" : Dattosan (ダットサン, Dattosan?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Could be. Seems a bit of a risky strategy naming it after a fictitious character from a specific religion perhaps? An earlier post suggests it was taken from a top suit at Vauxhall, but that seems extremely egomaniacal! . Did you have to use the word fictitious? Seems disrespectful to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) Of all the places, this thread turns up on a Fairlady owners club .......... Datsun are undisputed masters at stupid car names - Cherry, Stanza, Violet, Bluebird, Sunny, Cedric, Largo, Rasheen, Laurel and Serena are all painfully bad (unless you happen to be an urban homosexual) and it makes you wonder if they did it deliberately And Adam was ficticious unless you are a creationist, in which case your opinion doesnt matter. Edited August 19, 2013 by docwra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Amen, brother! But yeah, Adam wasn't real. Sadly, the Vauxhall Adam is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Could be. Seems a bit of a risky strategy naming it after a fictitious character from a specific religion perhaps? An earlier post suggests it was taken from a top suit at Vauxhall, but that seems extremely egomaniacal! . Did you have to use the word fictitious? Seems disrespectful to me. Thanks for picking that up, reading it back now I can see how it might be taken that way by some readers. Apologies to those who were offended, it was not my intention, it merely reflects my view on matters theological. I suspect the potential group of offendees is relatviely small given even the most zealous believers I've met, to date, don't consider the story of Adam & Eve to be a literal transcription of the events which took place to form our, or indeed any, universe. However, small as that group may be, I'm sorry and I shall endeavour not to offend you in future. Personally, as an atheist I wouldn't be offended if someone suggested Adam wasn't fictitious as in the earlier thread, despite it conflicting with my own viewpoint. I'd simply disagree, but not everyone reacts in this tolerant way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I'm agnostic, so I don't try and raise an argument with any religious group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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