A cavalry man is called a cavalryman or trooper. A cavalier was originally one who supported King Charles in the English Civil War, who had a definite style of dress for the period. When more broadly defined as a mounted horseman, it better describes a knight than a cavalryman.
quite a snide remark imo. Just because he hasnt heard of a specific model, but does know other models by the same brand. Like I have never heard of honda element but honda civic is extremely well known. Certain models simply are only marketed in a certain area of the world. Which is less obvious than when it is about a car Brand, you have american, asian and european cars. But if a certain brand is prevalent in your country it is not weird you expect you would have the same models ( which apparently isnt the case)
True, and I don't understand why this is. I've no idea what execs at Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Volvo etc are thinking. Sometimes even a car with a perfectly nice name in the US (e.g. the Mazda Miata) gets a stupid code in Europe (MX3, in that case).
But some companies do use names in Europe (Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, VW, Renault, to name a few), and other than the Beetle, you've consistently chosen models sold on one side of the Atlantic and not the other. So perhaps the complaint of being US-centric is somewhat justified in this case.
Really? I seriously cant remember ever seeing a car on the road with a number instead of name, and we used to do quite a lot of guess the car on trips. ( not saying there arent any but all the cars I know and see around me have names..)
Only one time I have seen a car with a number, and I remember cause I thought it was odd that it didnt have a name, it it when for my graduationday my boyfriend lend a very fancy sportscar. A mazda.. mx6 or something, let me look it up.Well mx-5 exists so that might ve been it.
It depends on the company really. Peugeot, Fiat, BMW, Audi etc traditionally stick to numbers or alphanumeric combinations, but many others don't. Renault Clio, Megane, Scenic, Twingo, Kangoo; VW Golf, VW Polo, Opel Astra, Fiat Panda, ... Plenty to choose from.
It used to be that the number assigned to models by BMW and Mercedes would give both the class and engine size but in recent years they have deviated from this for some reason
at least if it is the car I am thinking of lol
I am sure Mercury were also thinking the same when naming it
But some companies do use names in Europe (Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, VW, Renault, to name a few), and other than the Beetle, you've consistently chosen models sold on one side of the Atlantic and not the other. So perhaps the complaint of being US-centric is somewhat justified in this case.
Only one time I have seen a car with a number, and I remember cause I thought it was odd that it didnt have a name, it it when for my graduationday my boyfriend lend a very fancy sportscar. A mazda.. mx6 or something, let me look it up.Well mx-5 exists so that might ve been it.
One advantage in some cases is that the numbers give you a clue on the car size or newer model.