wtf is SHIFT??

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ok this has been bugging me cause i see it everywhere and i dont know what the **** it stands for. i know it has something to do with nissan but thats all i know. someone wanna inform me?


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nissan commercials feature the word "shift" next to different words, expressing personal and automotive qualities.

Kinda "zen like" reference to "paradigm shift" and perhaps even a reference to the fact that unlike many other car companies ,nearly all Nissans can be had with a manual transmission.

Many Members on this site have combined "shift" with another word in their screename or signature.

Fred..:)

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Shift = In a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, the process of manually selecting a different gear via the engagement of the clutch and the application of force to a lever connected to the transmission or gearbox.

shift_smarta$$. :D

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SHIFT_owned :D

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SHIFT_Hitmantotheretirementhome.

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SHIFT_toanewthred

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see sig

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shift_ownedlikeahondashouldbe

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SHIFT_atredline

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SHIFT_Echaracter

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Everybody just Shiftthehellup.

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my FA sig:

Quote »SHIFT_ohmygodthatsnotfifth[/quote]:D

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shift_stupid friggin advertising campeign

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the SHIFT_ really isn't a good campaigning idea. We need a better slogan. It's way too bland. Chevy-"like a rock" <- That actually has a flow to it.

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DownSHift_Cool

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ooooooh SHIFT!

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See sig. I can finally shift without grindage or slippage. :Werd

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AZhitman wrote:Shift = In a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, the process of manually selecting a different gear via the engagement of the clutch and the application of force to a lever connected to the transmission or gearbox.

shift_smarta$$. :D


Pretty good, I thought SHIFT was

S - SarcasticH - HitmanI - InF- FunT - Trashing

I guess you could say he has "Shift" together.

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ok thanks. the only worthy post was palmerwmd's reply. all the others were uh... kinda.. you know.. pointless. since all i asked for was what it meant or if it stood for something.

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jeez, were all hear to have fun and learn about cars, since your post really has nothing to do with cars and is in general chat, anything flys.

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SHIFT_ is one of my favorite 'catch phrases' a car company has come out w/ as far as i can remember....it's short and succinct, yet it has alot of different meanings and can be tailor made to whatever you want it to be...

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SHIFT_aicha

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shift_shutup

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j-z wrote:ok thanks. the only worthy post was palmerwmd's reply. all the others were uh... kinda.. you know.. pointless. since all i asked for was what it meant or if it stood for something.


You're welcome. Actually I thought the Shift ad campaign was considerably better than Chevy's "like a Rock" campaign. When I think something is like a rock, I think random piece of matter that it sits and is incapable of moving unless rolling downhill. Of course that could describe a Chevy Truck after it's warranty expires.

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Just because a lot of people like to rag on the shift campaign, I'm going to put a Shift_(insert word) in my sig! (not that that's been done before or anything like that...)

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ok, so then i can say SHIFT_mynutsonyourchin? lol im jus fukin with ya. hmmm... maybe i can change that to my sig. since everyone else has something like that. is that a bandwagon over here? speaking of sigs, why do yall allow pics to be posted in them?? im not to fond of that idea as it takes quite a while to load a thread. so im suggesting that yall not allow it anymore.

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j-z wrote:ok, so then i can say SHIFT_mynutsonyourchin? lol im jus fukin with ya. hmmm... maybe i can change that to my sig. since everyone else has something like that. is that a bandwagon over here? speaking of sigs, why do yall allow pics to be posted in them?? im not to fond of that idea as it takes quite a while to load a thread. so im suggesting that yall not allow it anymore.


Get a faster connection

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Kinda another one of those bandwagon things, we all jumped on the bandwagon and got faster connections to handle our faster obsessions. No, I couldn't have touched your 'lude, but do I have a better starting point? I think so. The fact that the first thread/post I've seen from you (though it appears you've posted other times) seems to intend to pot-shot a Nissan idea doesn't sit to well, sorry if I've come off bitter, brand loyalty is a b****.

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Ok fellas this is it:

Ease up on Jz!!:nono

jz:

Yes you can go to "user cp" on top and the go to "options" to change your p[references to not show signatures or Avatars and such.Please accept my apologies for the behavior of some of our members.

Fred...:)


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