Well I Never Knew That

[tezza]

Sorry if this has been posted before but I was looking at photos of an import for sale in Japan and the bonnet Badge read " Midship Runabout"

:D

How embarrasing for all you lot.

Does the UK version have this too??

[SMW]

I thought it was Mid engine Rear wheel drive 2 seater

[tezza]

Link

http://www.rushcorp.com/cars/cardetail.asp?stocknum=1710045

Scroll down to the bottom photo

[Tegan]

why is that embarrasing?

[tezza]

why is that embarrasing? 

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Can just see you asking a girl for a drive in your Midship Runabout. Doesnt have quite the same ring as my MR, does it.

[Moffmo]

i knew that...

and it is midship runabout

[TOYMOTA]

The R is definately Runabout, but not too sure about the M. It's either Mid-ship or Mid-engine.

I think you can still get the front Badge (on the bumper of the Mk2) that says what it is. I've seen the odd one here and there with it on instead of the ovals that make up the 'T'!

Edit: Tezza had the link!! Mid-ship Runabout!!

[Tegan]

why is that embarrasing? 

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Can just see you asking a girl for a drive in your Midship Runabout. Doesnt have quite the same ring as my MR, does it.

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im hardly likely to try and impress girls with my mr2 am i?

and nobody calls it midship runabout - as you pointed out - hardly anyone knows what it stands for - so it doesnt matter - i dont think its embarrassing though ;)

[Mick24]

Always been known as Mid-ship Runabout in the dealerships

[TOYMOTA]

why is that embarrasing? 

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Can just see you asking a girl for a drive in your Midship Runabout. Doesnt have quite the same ring as my MR, does it.

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im hardly likely to try and impress girls with my mr2 am i?

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Depends which team you're batting for Tegan !

[Tegan]

why is that embarrasing? 

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Can just see you asking a girl for a drive in your Midship Runabout. Doesnt have quite the same ring as my MR, does it.

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im hardly likely to try and impress girls with my mr2 am i?

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Depends which team you're batting for Tegan !

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not had any !Removed! tendencies recently!

[TOYMOTA]

You'll be impressing the lads instead then!!

[Black Knight]

Older but also vaguely intersting fact is it's called the MRS in France.

Say MR2 in a heavy french accent. Em-Er deux........Merde.

Get the picture :)

[cfc1]

Open the bonnet of a MK3. what does it say... midship runabout.. in MR-s.. the S = Spyder. (which you probably know too)

[Penelope Pitstop]

........yeah that name sounds naff......... this/my car is fab and is so worthy of a much more glamourous name . wonder what the idea behind it is?????

[Jinxed]

(explanation denied!)

[Bibbs]

Midship, Runabout, 2 seater .. don't see the problem.

Better than all these new car names that mean nothing ..

Ford Exec "I want this car focus group to come up with 2 new names"

Focus Grp "How about Ka and Focus" ..

yeah, great ..

[Penelope Pitstop]

I hate those ford KA"s with a passion ,,i probably like other people called tham ford kack.....

[jaxx]

the bloke who drives a taxi tries to take the p**s out of US!

[tezza]

the bloke who drives a taxi tries to take the p**s out of US!

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Calm down , calm down me duck, my other cars a Fresh Touring Origination

[Jinxed]

looool

[T600]

Midship, Runabout, 2 seater .. don't see the problem.

Better than all these new car names that mean nothing ..

Ford Exec "I want this car focus group to come up with 2 new names"

Focus Grp "How about Ka and Focus" ..

yeah, great ..

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:D :D :D

Focus Grp "That'll be £60,000 please. Nice doing business with you"

[Bibbs]

I know a story about the KA .. they wanted to make a better model, and all the others lines had an "si" level in their range ..

Kasi somehow didn't seem right .. :) So they made the Ka2 ..

introducing the Ford Toilet .. hmm, but isn't that their entire range?

[Guest rev3turbo]

Older but also vaguely intersting fact is it's called the MRS in France.

Say MR2 in a heavy french accent. Em-Er deux........Merde.

Get the picture :)

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We all thought the same, we were in france last week and i caught 1 on camera, even though they may not be called MR2 they are still badged the same for all the folk to have a laugh at possibly :D:D:

[jaxx]

the older ones are called M Coupes in France

due to above reasons ;)