Acronyms Decrypted

[Jonesey]

SOL-Poo out of luck

[daoist]

Sorry to have to ask this, but what's the difference between "SRT" and "sRT"?

[azchefmike29]

what does OPP stand for

[Magnum375 Jr]

What is bus, like data bus, or CAN uses it?

[dewm1]

MOPAR?, I thought it was Many Obsolete Parts Are Reordered/Required.

technically...Chrysler Corporation Motor Parts Division

Some others:
AUDI
----
Accelerates Under Demonic Influence
Always Unsafe Designs Implemented

BMW
----
Beautiful Mechanical Wonder
Big Money Works
Brutal Money Waster

BUICK
-----
Big Ugly Indestructable Car Killer


CHEVROLET
---------
Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips
Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time


DODGE
-----
Damn Old Dirty Gas Eater
Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere


FIAT
----
Failure in Italian Automotive Technology
Fix It All the Time
Fix it again, Tony!


FORD
----
Flip over read directions
F***** over rebuilt dodge
First on Race Day!!!
backwards -- Driver Returns On Foot
First On Recall Day
First On Rust and Deterioration
Fix Or Repair Daily
Found On Road, Dead
Fault Of R&D
Fast Only Rolling Downhill
Features O.J. and Ron's DNA


GM
---
General Maintenance


GMC
---
Garage Man's Companion
Gotta Mechanic Coming?


HONDA
-----
Had One Never Did Again


HYUNDAI
-------
Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive...


MAZDA
-----
Most Always Zipping Dangerously Along


OLDSMOBILE
----------
Old Ladies Driving Slowly Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late
Everyday

Overpriced, Leisurely Driven Sedan Made Of Buick's Irregular Leftover
Equipment

SAAB
-----
Send Another Automobile Back
Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown

TOYOTA
------
Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto

VOLVO
-----
Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object

VW
---
Virtually Worthless

[KWhale]

OPP = Ontario Provincial Police, at least in Eastern Canada that's what we call the cops

[IES99]

I had a 1985 GLH Turbo, which is said to have meant: Goes Like Hell!

It was a quick little car.

[Clutch-n-Throttle]

Sorry to have to ask this, but what's the difference between "SRT" and "sRT"?

Big difference. I made up the sRT as a play on words and pictures. See my sig.

[daoist]

What is bus, like data bus, or CAN uses it?

Bus isn't an acronym. It's a term used in computers. A bus is just a standard system for moving data around to various parts (like a real bus moves people around to different parts of the city).

[stitchmonkey]

I had a 1985 GLH Turbo, which is said to have meant: Goes Like Hell!

It was a quick little car.

I heard it was someone like Cale Yarborough that test drove it for Dodge, and when asked what he thought he said " Goes Like Hell!" thus the name, might not have been him that said it but his name stands out.

[Mr. Squiggles]

LEO = Law Enforcment Officer

[Goose]

I cant believe this is not on the list:

SRT = Street and Racing Technology

SE = Base Trim Level on the Magnum
SXT = Mid Trim Level on the Magnum
RT or R/T = Top Trim Level on the Magnum

300: Base trim level
300 Touring: Mid trim level
300 Limited: High trim level
300C: Top trim level

AWD = All Wheel Drive
RWD = Rear Wheel Drive
FWD = Front Wheel Drive

HP = Horse Power
ft/lbs = Foot Pounds (a measurement of torque)
WOT = Wide Open Throttle
ESP = Electronic Stability Program
CAI = Cold Air Intake

MOPAR = MOtor PARts or Chrysler Corporation Motor Parts Division


ABM antilock brake module
ASD auto shut down
ATC automatic temp control
BAS brake assist
BCM body control module
BTSI brake transmission shift interlock
CAB controller antilock brake
CAN controller area network (data bus)
CCN cabin compartment node (also known as MIC or cluster)
CHMSL center high mount stop lamp
DRL daytime running lamps
DDM driver door module
DTC diagnostic trouble code
EMI electro-magnetic interference
ESM electronic shifter module
ESP electronic stability program
EVIC electronic vehicle information center
FCM front control module
HCU hydraulic control unit
HFM hands-free module
HID high intensity discharge
HVAC heating ventilation air conditioning
HSD high side driver
HSM heated seat module
IOD ignition off draw
IPM integrated power module
LCD liquid crystal display
LED light emitting diode
LIN local interface network
LRSM light and rain sensor module
LSD low side driver
MIC mechanical instrument cluster
MTC manual temp control
MUX multiplex
NAG1 new automatic gearbox 1st generation
NGC next generation controller
OCM occupant classification module
ORC occupant restraint controller
PADL passenger airbag disable lamp
PCI programmable communication interface (data bus)
PCM powertrain control module
PDC power distribution center
PWM pulse width modulated
RFIS rear facing infant seat
RKE remote keyless entry
SCM steering column module
SDAR satellite digital audio receiver
SLA shift lever assembly
STPS seat track position sensor
TFT thin film transistor
TCM transmission control module
VIN vehicle information number
VTSS vehicle theft security system
WCM wireless control module

[JonzMgnm]

I cant believe this is not on the list:

SRT = Street and Racing Technology

Because at the time this list was originally written, there were no SRT vehicles in the LX lineup yet.

[Tbird100636]

MOPAR?, I thought it was Many Obsolete Parts Are Reordered/Required.



Some others:
AUDI
----
Accelerates Under Demonic Influence
Always Unsafe Designs Implemented

BMW
----
Beautiful Mechanical Wonder
Big Money Works
Brutal Money Waster

BUICK
-----
Big Ugly Indestructable Car Killer


CHEVROLET
---------
Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips
Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time


DODGE
-----
Damn Old Dirty Gas Eater
Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere


FIAT
----
Failure in Italian Automotive Technology
Fix It All the Time
Fix it again, Tony!


FORD
----
Flip over read directions
F***** over rebuilt dodge
First on Race Day!!!
backwards -- Driver Returns On Foot
First On Recall Day
First On Rust and Deterioration
Fix Or Repair Daily
Found On Road, Dead
Fault Of R&D
Fast Only Rolling Downhill
Features O.J. and Ron's DNA


GM
---
General Maintenance


GMC
---
Garage Man's Companion
Gotta Mechanic Coming?


HONDA
-----
Had One Never Did Again


HYUNDAI
-------
Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive...


MAZDA
-----
Most Always Zipping Dangerously Along


OLDSMOBILE
----------
Old Ladies Driving Slowly Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late
Everyday

Overpriced, Leisurely Driven Sedan Made Of Buick's Irregular Leftover
Equipment

SAAB
-----
Send Another Automobile Back
Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown

TOYOTA
------
Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto

VOLVO
-----
Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object

VW
---
Virtually Worthless

This is the version I heard in high school (only time I heard it, as practically everybody seemed to hate Ford and love Chevy {'cept me, I loved Ford at the time} and the word MOPAR or MOPAR related wasn't thrown around at all).
Cracked Heads, Every Valve Raps On Long, Extended Trips

[Jdub8080]

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