If Knife Brands Were Cars

Knife Writer said:
I am fairly new to the pocketknife world and have been learning about blade steel metallurgy and knife brands. To make it interesting, I recently had a conversation with a friend in which we described a knife brand as a car brand. Some correlations were funny, some were ironic, and some were spot-on. Here was the list we came up with. How would you change it? Make it better? What would you add? Let me know! Thanks!

Spyderco = Audi (nice enough, but not quite top tier)
Benchmade = Cadillac (overly pricey but not worth as much as they think)
Medford = Tesla (comparing the owners, actually, and each comparison is an insult to the other)
Chris Reeve = BMW (very nice, old brand, a lot of fun to use, but not truly stellar)
Midgards Messer = Hummer (legit)
Cold Steel = Ram (tough, rugged, and on rare occasion, mildly interesting)
Boker = Trabant (Ugh. Just ugh.)
Opinel = Citroen (snoozers)
Microtech = Corvette (fast, powerful, and distinctly American)
Mora = Yugo (cheap, cheap, cheap)
Viper = Alfa Romeo (an under-estimated, Italian high performer)
Civivi = Toyota (reliable, steady, but not too exciting)
Shiragorov = Lamborghini (enough said)
Buck = Jeep (it's old and very blah)
Victorinox = Suzuki (ho hum and uninspiring)
Rockstead = McLaren (nimble, shiny, gorgeous)
CRKT = Chevy (meh)
Rike = Rivian (creative, new thinking makes things exciting)
ESEE = Subaru (outdoors, anyone?)
Ontario = Saturn (gone, long gone)
Smith & Wesson = Lada (groan)
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My takeaway from the OP is that Knife Writer doesn't have a knife brand or maker he respects or really likes.

I would really like to hear about one he thinks is good-to-great.
 
I see no correlation at all. A knife is very different than an automobile.

The list you have made and the commentary is a bit insulting and lacks any merit. Maybe you are using your feelings rather than a sound mind and probably not much experience.
 
Lesknife said:
I see no correlation at all. A knife is very different than an automobile.

The list you have made and the commentary is a bit insulting and lacks any merit. Maybe you are using your feelings rather than a sound mind and probably not much experience.
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Reminds of the old game they played on the new Whose line is it anyway? Things you can say about your knife but not your car!! :) Wild answers in that one.
 
Danke42 said:
And it's electric now!
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Just need to know where to charge it up before you head to the rugged outdoors, got to make sure you have a full battery just in case it dies in the hills somewhere, then you start hearing banjo music!!!!
 
cbach8tw said:
Just need to know where to charge it up before you head to the rugged outdoors, got to make sure you have a full battery just in case it dies in the hills somewhere, then you start hearing banjo music!!!!
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Darn!!!i shoild have picked up those copper top batteries.
 
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cbach8tw said:
Just need to know where to charge it up before you head to the rugged outdoors, got to make sure you have a full battery just in case it dies in the hills somewhere, then you start hearing banjo music!!!!
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Dammit I thought about a Deliverance joke but chickened out.
 
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