"I saw it on the news" is the source for a lot of urban legends. "It happened to a friend of a friend" is the source for most of the rest.

>Well, Bret, I'd have to say that SNOPES is wrong in this case.
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>At least I remember it as a news item back when it happened. I can't say that it was a report based on poor sales or the reason for poor sales, but I surely do remember comedy about selling a car named 'doesn't go'.