Comments on: And I thought the Rodius was Fugly http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/ Korea... in Blog Format Tue, 2 Dec 2008 03:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dram_man http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112544 Dram_man Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:29:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112544 In case anybody is interested I looked into the "Why not Mesa?" thing on my blog since it was IP worth in the end. http://dramman.blogspot.com/2007/10/does-kia-motors-have-squatter.html In case anybody is interested I looked into the “Why not Mesa?” thing on my blog since it was IP worth in the end.

http://dramman.blogspot.com/20.....atter.html

]]> By: dogbertt http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112531 dogbertt Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:12:00 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112531 Mojave - Mohave, Westin - Western ... Mojave - Mohave, Westin - Western …

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112529 SomeguyinKorea Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:02:24 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112529 Mohave...You know, that's quite an ironic name for a gas guzzler. Mohave…You know, that’s quite an ironic name for a gas guzzler.

]]> By: WangKon936 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112520 WangKon936 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:17:17 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112520 Are they gonna use Mohave name in Korea and Mesa in the U.S? Gonna admit, I like the Mesa moniker better. Are they gonna use Mohave name in Korea and Mesa in the U.S? Gonna admit, I like the Mesa moniker better.

]]> By: dissidentdave http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112515 dissidentdave Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:50:54 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112515 ...and, besides, if Kia spelled Mohave with a 'j', you'd have to spend an inordinate amount of time explaining to your students, co-workers, in-laws, lovers, et. al. why the 'j' is pronounced like an 'h'. Spelling it M-O-H-A-V-E just saves the lot of us a glut of headaches and wasted time. …and, besides, if Kia spelled Mohave with a ‘j’, you’d have to spend an inordinate amount of time explaining to your students, co-workers, in-laws, lovers, et. al. why the ‘j’ is pronounced like an ‘h’.

Spelling it M-O-H-A-V-E just saves the lot of us a glut of headaches and wasted time.

]]> By: user-81 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112505 user-81 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:56:08 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112505 "By the way, that is not simply a hapless reporter poorly transliterating “Mojave”, as in the Californian desert." Mohave is a widely accepted spelling of Mojave. Mohave County in Arizona chooses that spelling. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohave http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mohave “By the way, that is not simply a hapless reporter poorly transliterating “Mojave”, as in the Californian desert.”

Mohave is a widely accepted spelling of Mojave. Mohave County in Arizona chooses that spelling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohave
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mohave

]]> By: Wedge http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112502 Wedge Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:27:10 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112502 Ssangyong--the American Motors of Korea. Ssangyong–the American Motors of Korea.

]]> By: slim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112497 slim Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:46:54 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112497 In Japan, it appears that rejected car names are used by the soft drink industry or to name new magazines. In Japan, it appears that rejected car names are used by the soft drink industry or to name new magazines.

]]> By: ecorn http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112493 ecorn Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:39:54 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112493 Many people blame the Rodius's fugliness on Ssangyong catering too much toward Chinese tastes after being bought out by SAIC. In reality, it's more of a Frankencar. They tried to design it to be be able to seat seven people and appeal to both "Asian" and UK tastes. While I'll give them props for internior spaace, most people will agree that they failed miserably at achieving universal appeal. Many people blame the Rodius’s fugliness on Ssangyong catering too much toward Chinese tastes after being bought out by SAIC. In reality, it’s more of a Frankencar. They tried to design it to be be able to seat seven people and appeal to both “Asian” and UK tastes. While I’ll give them props for internior spaace, most people will agree that they failed miserably at achieving universal appeal.

]]> By: Dram_man http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112492 Dram_man Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:30:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/10/12/and-i-thought-the-rodius-was-fugly/#comment-112492 You know, I now somewhat regret my titling this the way I did. As much as Rodius is a Fugly car/truck/van thingy, you got to give Ssangyong credit for a unique total package. Odd cars, odd names. This Kia thing though... It follows in the great line of vanilla cars and odd names we have come to expect from Hyundai/Kia. The Click, the Lotze...(Give them props for the Atoz though, fugly as it is). You know, I now somewhat regret my titling this the way I did. As much as Rodius is a Fugly car/truck/van thingy, you got to give Ssangyong credit for a unique total package. Odd cars, odd names.

This Kia thing though… It follows in the great line of vanilla cars and odd names we have come to expect from Hyundai/Kia. The Click, the Lotze…(Give them props for the Atoz though, fugly as it is).

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