"Henry" wrote in message
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dave weil wrote:

and of course, we know about the sage of GM's Vega, which had to be
renamed in Latin American countries since Vega literally translated
from the Spanish is "No Go".

That was the Nova, not the Vega (but the point is still valid).

"Nova" is what the cheap gas in Mexico is called. Which is equally funny,
cuz (as you mentioned) it means "doesn't go".

JimS.
Seattle