fredcosse please tanslate

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fred i have just stumbled over this video.whats he saying mate,please translate :wink:

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He is saying the G Wagen is not a "Pajero" but the Iltis is :D

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Bill Moss wrote:
He is saying the G Wagen is not a "Pajero" but the Iltis is :D

Pajero meaning literally "w@nker" in Spanish: http://chameleon-translations.com/Index-Companies-pajero.shtml :lol:

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Thanks J, that should make it clear.

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well that sums it all up in a nut shell :D

don't bother fred, we've had this topic sorted out :P

cheers j :wink:

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So did the Mitsubishi marketing boys not consider the name was offensive in Spanish, one of the widely spoken languages in the world? Good market research guys

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So did the Mitsubishi marketing boys not consider the name was offensive in Spanish, one of the widely spoken languages in the world? Good market research guys

Well, I don´t know. According to the link above the reason for Mitsubishi to choose the name was genuine:

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However, none of these rude or innocent meanings gave the vehicle its name. There is a feline, scientifically classified as Oncifelis colocolo, which is known in Spanish as the gato pajero (‘grass cat’) or gato de las pampas (‘Pampas cat’). It is similiar to the ocelot and hunts small animals in the reeds and grasslands of South America. There are several subspecies, including Oncifelis colocolo colocolo found in central Chile and Oncifelis colocolo pajeros found in central Argentina. In this official press release in Japanese (media.mitsubishi-motors.com/pressrelease/j/products/detail310.html), Mitsubishi explains that they got the name for the vehicle from the latter subspecies, which they call by its short name Felis pajeros. The Pampas cat featured on the emblem on early Pajero SUVs.

But the problem is that no-one I have asked has ever heard of that cat. It may well be popular in Argentina, but in Spain it is certainly NOT.

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A bit like trying to sell the MR2 in France!