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carnivore 16-03-09 09:55 PM

Marketing blunder
 
http://www.mvagusta.com/_vti_g2_ver.aspx?IdVer=147

I'd have loved to be a fly on the wall in the meeting that decided what to call this bike. To much vino i think.

fizzwheel 16-03-09 09:58 PM

Re: Marketing blunder
 
Could have been worse, could have called it Gladius...

rictus01 16-03-09 09:59 PM

Re: Marketing blunder
 
easy to find though...............come out and shout "where's ........" :smt081


Cheers Mark.

ethariel 16-03-09 10:07 PM

Re: Marketing blunder
 
Good god, i hope it means something in some other language, Gladius is bad, but that is just plain...errrrr...... Burtal to the poor wee bike!

mister c 16-03-09 10:09 PM

Re: Marketing blunder
 
Stupid name, but what a sexy machine :)

dizzyblonde 16-03-09 10:09 PM

Re: Marketing blunder
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by fizzwheel (Post 1824663)
Could have been worse, could have called it Gladius...


no they got one called this instead

http://www.mvagusta.com/_vti_g2_ver.aspx?IdVer=14

its a gladioli:smt081

Lissa 16-03-09 10:10 PM

Re: Marketing blunder
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by fizzwheel (Post 1824663)
Could have been worse, could have called it Gladius...


Close!!!!!

http://www.mvagusta.com/_vti_g2_ver.aspx?IdVer=14

sinbad 17-03-09 10:57 AM

Re: Marketing blunder
 
"Wally, headquartered at Montecarlo, is the worldwide leader in the construction of composite hull cruise yachts that unite cutting-edge technology, design, innovation, performance and style."

They don't appear to have been held back by the name all that much. :)

Perhaps it's one of those things where if you have to ask, then it's not for you.


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