[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: ovloV S4?
Hairy green toads from Mars made Jesster436@aol.com say: > OK, what's the deal with this new Volvo S4? Doesn't that model name sound a > bit too familiar? Seems that Volvo has decided to go Audi (and > Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Infiniti, et al) by naming its mobile boxes with a > letter [S=sedan, C=coupe, F=station wagon (flexibility?)] and a number > (4=small, 6=med, 9=large.) Has the entire automotive world gone > alpha-numeric? It's not just the Automotive world. My new skis are "S9"'s from Dynastar. In fact, the whole Dynastar line has gone to this style: S=slalom, G=GS, V=vertical, X=cross, followed by a number: 1=cheap, 9=top-of-the-line. At least I've stopped seeing "turbo" skis (honest, I saw a pair not too long ago. Hart, I think....). -- Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation (603)-881-1294 110 Spit Brook Road http://www.zk3.dec.com/~duane M/S ZKO3-3/U14 Nashua, NH 03062-2698 Only my cat shares my opinions, and she can't count to "9".
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