So I work at a dealership in the parts department...

And a shop asks for parts for a 2009 Nissan "Ray-goo". That is spelled R-o-g-u-e...

I've heard all sorts of fun ones.... THe Hyundai Acura, the Akur Vie-gore (spelled phonetically as they said it), the Integer, and the most recent the TXS type L. I thought that one was going to be a TL type-S, but when I got the VIN it ended up being an MDX. How does that happen? You got one letter right. Still get a lot of people that can't say "Acura". Acker, acyoura etc.

I have no idea how to pronounce "Parisienne" or "Murcielago"

Pah-ree-ze-an and Mer-see-a-lah-go.

Working Chrysler and Ford parts departments, I never got anything funny, unless it was the "red car out dare". Lazy SOB's.

I did a 6-month stint during college in a Chevy/Hyundai dealer's parts dept. We had some fun there, and some of that was due to the customers...

...Like the time this gentleman came in with what appeared to be the remnants of a very early Hyundai Accent sedan. He had been looking for some sheet metal for the car, but did not speak English well, so there was a bit of a language barrier. He eventually coaxed the counter guys outside so he could point to what he needed. That prompted one of the guys to run back inside, yelling "you guys gotta see this!!!!"

The customer's car was a 4-door when it left the factory. Now, it was a 2-door... with 2 doors on the driver's side. There was an entire 55 gallon drum's worth of Bondo on the passenger side, running from the front fender to the trunk lid, with all body seams AND WINDOWS completely closed off!!! I'm pretty sure the counter guys directed him to the showroom, because it was cheaper to buy a new car than to repair all the damage he did.

I really wish we had camera phones back in 2001.

Bobzilla, around this area (Maryland) it is pronounced Ak-ra...

And we also have the customers with the Altima Hy-bird.

We sell land Rover, Audi , and Porsche.Folks always get ticked when we ask for VIN's. Can't tell you how many Range rovers became Freelanders, 911's to Boxsters, A8 to A6, etc, etc.

I get calls for Toyota Land Cruiser parts too.

Bobzilla wrote: Pah-ree-ze-an and Mer-see-a-lah-go.

Murr-SHUH-lah-go

One of my coworkers has a Hundee Toblerone.

In reply to bludroptop:

It's pronounced "Libary"...

I swear if I get one more lazy redneck who can only make it to "Chev", I'm going to beat him over the head with a tire iron. Chevy is already shortened!!

Wally wrote: One of my coworkers has a Hundee Toblerone.

dude, those are tasty as berkeley.

My coworker says Hon-die, not Hun-day or the top gear pronuncation Hy-un-day.

AngryCorvair wrote:

Bobzilla wrote: Pah-ree-ze-an and Mer-see-a-lah-go.

Murr-SHUH-lah-go

Mur-si'-a-lah-go

Lam-bro-ginnie

CGLockRacer wrote: My coworker says Hon-die, not Hun-day or the top gear pronuncation Hy-un-day.

I had an old GM that remembered the slogan from the late 80's early 90's on how to remember how to pronounce Hyundai. "Hyundai, like Sunday."

Wally wrote: One of my coworkers has a Hundee Toblerone.

That one got me. From now on, that's what I'm calling them.

I gave up on the Porsche names once they stopped using numbers.

People call wanting to know if there's a recall on their car, I ask for the last 8 digits of the VIN. They stumble off muttering and cursing, then come back to the phone and read off 4 numbers. This happens

every

damn

day

at least 5 or 6 times.

VW Tourag..... Toe Rag? no idea

Coworker got a new Kia Altima.

Curmudgeon wrote: People call wanting to know if there's a recall on their car, I ask for the last 8 digits of the VIN. They stumble off muttering and cursing, then come back to the phone and read off 4 numbers. This happens every damn day at least 5 or 6 times.

Happens here too... But not 5 or 6 times a day...

Old but true story at a friends shop... like '80's old.

Guy comes in and says he needs to fix the lean in his Gooley.
Friend figures that lean maybe means bad shock or bad spring but unsure of Gooley.

Turns out to be broken fold down arm rest on a Pontiac 6000LE.