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| Subject: Re: Acura Integra: the Buick of sports cars? | Date: 2/5/2004 1:11 PM | |
| Author: DuckVersion8 | Number: 5528 of 11896 | |
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Acura Integra: I have always wanted to own the Buick of sports cars. Why is this the BUICK of sports cars? What's the similarity? The "Buick-ness" refers to how plain and non-assuming the car is. The Integra (when the joke was made, they were talking about the first generation), was more like a generic sporty car. Sporty, yes, but exciting or having an identity? No. Acura Legend: I'm too bland for German cars. I thought that's what the Honda Accord is for. I thought the Legend is supposed to be a premium luxury performance car, not a regular car. The original Legend (again, back when this joke was popular) was almost the same car as the Honda Accord, which, is fairly "bland". It was a luxury mid-size car, not a luxury performance car. Mercedes 560SEL: I have a daughter named Bitsy and a son named Cole. Huh? I don't know anyone named Bitsy or Cole. Refers to rich, over-affluent families living in areas, a la Winnetka, Bloomfield Hills, Grosse Pointe. The other modification to this joke is having the kids' names changed to Muffy and Skip. Plymouth Neon: I wish they'd bring back the Macarena. Huh? I think a better tagline is, "Consumer Reports is for the birds." This one is a new addition to the original list. But it refers to the original Neon which actually WAS a best-selling car for DCX and the demographic was young, single women, but those that new nothing about cars. (Especially if they bought the Purple or the day-glo Green Neons) Duck ...(Helpful)... |
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