UP THE PROVOS!

Banjo String

That's right, and I for one am glad to hear it.



Its time we had a new Korean coupe tbh, the markets crying out for one!

Korean car maker Kia has acceded to calls to rebrand its latest model - the Provo - because of the name's association with the Provisional IRA.

Unionist MPs said the Kia Provo should be renamed and given a title which is “not associated with terror and mayhem”.

The Democratic Unionist Party’s Gregory Campbell (East Derry) and William McCrea (South Antrim) claimed the name had caused “deep offence”.

The Provo concept car was unveiled at the Geneva motor show, with Kia claiming the “sleek, low, yet muscular coupe-style” design was “meant to be cheeky and cheerful in its compactness and to hint at the fun awaiting on the open road”.

But in a British Commons motion the MPs said: “This name has caused deep offence given that the Provisional IRA were known as the Provos when they were murdering and bombing in Northern Ireland, the rest of the UK, as well as in Germany, where the name is supposed to have been chosen.”

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2013/0305/breaking47.html

At the end of the day its only a name for gods sake! Get over it unionist community :rolleyes:

Let's hope big Ian needs chauffeured in one lol.

charlemont

Willie and Jamie won't be happy.:pac:

Steve O

cheeky and cheerful in its compactness

Just like Martin McGuinness.

orestes

Does it come in Kahmer Rouge?

amacca

and hot on its heels from the people who bought you the kia provo

the kia staunch unionist

the kia continuity iraman

the kia contra rebel

the kia al quaeda

ah **** it...tis a goldmine to be sure

Praetorian Saighdiuir

I heard they only come in green.

ejmaztec

They're now opting for the Cira GT Turbo as a compromise.

0ph0rce0

In before all the ra, sinn fein, jean mc conville blady blady blah.

Looks a nice car, a bit odd but better than my piece of ****

ChunkyLover_53

Enough room in the back for up to 5 Mortar Tubes

Only allowed to have a Yellow reg 17 days of the year too.

amacca

the kia terrorist with extra large "luggage" space

IM0

SamHall wrote: »

Its time we had a new Korean coupe tbh, the markets crying out for one!

anyone else read that as couple? I did and was seriously confused for about 50 seconds

Banjo String

ChunkyLover_53 wrote: »

Enough room in the back for up to 5 Mortar Tubes

No there's not.

michael999999

Will it come with a sun roof for the mortars and ****?

crockholm

"tiocfaidh car la"

chughes

I heard that Kia and Apple are joining forces to produce a self assembly car.

It will be called the Ikia.

ejmaztec

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

In before all the ra, sinn fein, jean mc conville blady blady blah.

Looks a nice car, a bit odd but better than my piece of ****

It comes complete with a computerised coded warning system, and the engine starts 30 minutes after you turn the ignition key.

amacca

I think a line of cars named in honour of famous dictators would be hilariously offensive

the ford pol pot

the nissan stalin

mercedes sl500 chairman mao amg edition

the subaru saddam

the fiat mussolini

etc etc

LiamMc

The Provo isn't being supplied from Korea. It's assembled in a separate, offshoot factory in Slovakia, down the road from where Semtex was invented. That's what the Officials say anyway.

Prodigious

In fairness it's better than Ben & Jerry's "Black and Tan" Ice cream

GRMA

Campbell is some gob****e

Provisional licenses are licenses to plant bombs I hear

Prodigious

What bombing did the IRA ever do in Germany!?

GRMA

Methememb wrote: »

What bombing did the IRA ever do in Germany!?

Brit barracks in Germany...Hanover I think?

wendell borton

If the DUP are offended by a car called Provo they'll have a fit if they ever go to Utah.

GRMA

wendell borton wrote: »

If the DUP are offended by a car called Provo they'll have a fit if they ever go to Utah.

There's a fenian shampoo too, Pantene Pro V (say it out loud lol)

Pilotdude5

“sleek, low, yet muscular coupe-style” design was “meant to be cheeky and cheerful in its compactness and to hint at the fun awaiting on the open road”

Whenever I read something like this, I actually get angry thinking of the amount of hours "educated" people spent in focus meetings and discussions to come up with it.

How do they live with themselves?

Pilotdude5

amacca wrote: »

I think a line of cars named in honour of famous dictators would be hilariously offensive

the ford pol pot
the nissan stalin
mercedes sl500 chairman mao amg edition
the subaru saddam
the fiat mussolini
etc etc

Needs alliteration:

Ford Franco
Subaru Stalin
Hyundai Hitler
Peugeot Pinochet
Kia Khomeini
Mercedes Mussolini
Toyota Tito
Honda Ho Chi Minh
Nissan Nasser
SEAT Salazar

amacca

Pilotdude5 wrote: »

How do they live with themselves?

on a big pile of money?

there are not many things I wouldn't do for a really big pile of money

you are quite right about the alliteration btw

fasttalkerchat

Kia have changed the name: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21678741

All to suit a bigot, Gregory Campbell. I wonder will he be so quick to save people from being offended when it comes to marching season?

dxhound2005

wendell borton wrote: »

If the DUP are offended by a car called Provo they'll have a fit if they ever go to Utah.

Or Ira Texas.

orestes

Pilotdude5 wrote: »

Peugeot Pinochet

Fukk political correctness, that sounds awesome! I want one!

Nodin

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Kia have changed the name: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21678741

All to suit a bigot, Gregory Campbell. I wonder will he be so quick to save people from being offended when it comes to marching season?

If only we could drop Gregory Campbell. Repeatedly, if nessecary.

Banjo String

Nodin wrote: »

If only we could drop Gregory Campbell. Repeatedly, if nessecary.

I'd like to drop him over the foyle bridge.

GRMA

Nodin wrote: »

If only we could drop Gregory Campbell. Repeatedly, if nessecary.

I dunno about that, things didnt work out too well for us after his parents dropped him on his head as a child.

Conmaicne Mara

They should change it to the Kia Suburban Subversive

Truncheon Rouge

Unionists in offence shocker.

Scruffles

michael999999 wrote: »

Will it come with a sun roof for the mortars and ****?

no,bullet proofed body chassis and metal grills on the windows plus a roll cage on the roof in case some agrieved RA/splinter group members decide to flip the thing.
and perhaps an alarm that senses rocking motion so upon an attempted flipping,it triggers a very loud music track; perhaps the godawful british anthem 'god save the queen' woud be apropriate in this instance.

fasttalkerchat

SamHall wrote: »

I'd like to drop him over the foyle bridge.

His last words would be "Tell the papers it was LondonDerry bridge!"

Truncheon Rouge

Please let them rename it the Kia Malvinas.

keano_afc

Good man Gregory Campbell.

I'm going to write to him because I'm offended by the mobile phone company Orange.

ejmaztec

The Kia Bigot, complete with 4 reverse gears making going forward impossible.

Dyr

I believe it has a little gadget that reminds you if the car needs maintenance soon.


think about it....

Dyr

ejmaztec wrote: »

The Kia Bigot, complete with 4 reverse gears making going forward impossible.

and yet it'll still go up any road it can and comes with frilly orange seat belts as an option

C.K Dexter Haven

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Kia have changed the name: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21678741

All to suit a bigot, Gregory Campbell. I wonder will he be so quick to save people from being offended when it comes to marching season?

Awe, what a way to ruin an AH thread- no more Kia jokes. The BBC could have waited till tomorrow to issue that. Feels like after 12.00 on April fools day now

fasttalkerchat

Bambi wrote: »

I believe it has a little gadget that reminds you if the car needs maintenance soon.


think about it....

But the oil never needs changed... In fact over its lifetime nothing is changed!

jugger0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob5mw6xGYes

Dyr

I believe it has a little gadget that reminds you if the car needs maintenance soon.


think about it....

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

But the oil never needs changed... In fact over its lifetime nothing is changed!

No no no, its the provos active service unit :pac:

fishy fishy

Methememb wrote: »

In fairness it's better than Ben & Jerry's "Black and Tan" Ice cream

i thought that was nike and a new name for their shoes

HTML5!

I'd rather travel by Ton Ton (Macoute).

gobnaitolunacy

Whatever about the name, it's one fugly looking car, even for Kia.

Wattle

The Mini Mao. Comes with little red manual.

ejmaztec

Wattle wrote: »

The Mini Mao. Comes with little red manual.

That one was scrapped because the mechanism couldn't do more than one revolution before seizing up.:(