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Argentina: The Mitsubishi Wanker

Written byDavid Sasaki
Posted 21 July 2006 19:28 GMT

Guillermo gets a kick out of car model names and what they mean in Spanish. For example, there is the Mitsubishi Pajero (“Wanker”), the Nissan Moco (“Booger”), and the Mazda Laputa (“The Whore”).

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Written byDavid Sasaki

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