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What do you call your car?

286 replies

WaterOffaDucksCrack · 26/08/2018 19:39

I call mine Mavis....She's mature Grin

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DammitOedipus · 26/08/2018 20:35

Erin. She's the same colour as the sky on the Aran Islands.

Everytimeref · 26/08/2018 20:37

I have had a volvo called Tuna, An Astra called Crazy and know have a S Max called Kestral. All the names based on their registration!

HeyMicky · 26/08/2018 20:38

Donna (Summers) because she's a Disco (Land Rover Discovery)

MIL had Skippy because she was old and crap with a sunroof, so you could chuck stuff in like a skip

We've also had Shamu (bit of a whale) and Pippa (moving from saloon to estate, bought at the same time as the royal wedding and there was a lot of discussion about her rear)

RedRosie · 26/08/2018 20:39

Bee.

Short for BEast from the East. It's a Mazda.

SweetSummerchild · 26/08/2018 20:39

Stranger

Black, fast, powerful and very grumpy... (wondering if anyone will get the reference)

Highpeak · 26/08/2018 20:40

Shrimpy for the small one, we had a larger one called whaley

ChilliPowderMild · 26/08/2018 20:40

Octavia.
She's very elderly. I've had her since she was actually born. I paid cash for her, and I mean cash. It was the one time in my life when I had money!
I luffs her so much.

GreenShadow · 26/08/2018 20:47

I've ever only named one of my cars.

It was after a local sportsman who was currently doing very well for himself.

20+ years later we have moved all round the country and now live a mile or two from said sportsman who now has a new trade and has been into our house to carry out some work. I was so tempted to mention the car but actually very glad I didn't.

runsmidgeOMG · 26/08/2018 20:48

Blue fairy !!!
I like to name cars based on their number plates and have been asked to name cars for a friend several times based on this 👌🏻👌🏻

elliejjtiny · 26/08/2018 20:53

Dh calls it "the little red car" because we used to have a bigger car that was red too. I call it "the microwave on wheels" because it's small and has no air conditioning.

holyshitdude · 26/08/2018 20:53

Benny the bmw and Otis the auris.

FunkyBrownie · 26/08/2018 20:54

Pablo! (He’s a Citroen Picasso)

My first car was a huge tank so I called her Ermintrude 🐮

y0rkier0se · 26/08/2018 20:54

Mine’s a Suzuki swift called Taylor Grin

Fueledwithfairydustandgin · 26/08/2018 20:55

Nancy because she's fancy

YouBetterWORK · 26/08/2018 20:56

As it's a Venga... the imaginatively titled 'Vengabus' Smile

GoJohnnyGoGoGoGo · 26/08/2018 20:57

Clio, guess what type it is? It's nickname is bucket

Justabadwife · 26/08/2018 20:58

Percy or persiville depending on whether he is behaving.
I put on my best posh voice and shout
'Husband darling I can't find Percy'
He just glares at me 😂😂

y0rkier0se · 26/08/2018 20:58

My first car was called Chief, after the tank, because it was rock solid and in the only bump I had in it, it wrote off a Citroen and didn’t leave a mark on it. Tough as nails that car.

Underhisi · 26/08/2018 20:59

Ours are Big Bro ( a Focus) and Little Bro ( a Fiesta).

whiskeysourpuss · 26/08/2018 21:00

My last car was called Cece (Citroen C3 Picasso) & over the years I've had Peggy (Peugeot) Clive (Citroen Xantia) & Clara (Citroen Picasso) but I got a new car last week & it doesn't have a name yet.

I'm feeling that this car is a male but sticking with my theme of starting with the same letter as the make I'm not sure what to call it... it's a Hyundai & I'm not a fan of Harry or Henry.

theveryhighlife · 26/08/2018 21:01

Current car is Ree Ree, previous car was Betty

mum11970 · 26/08/2018 21:07

My car, dd’s car, ds’ car and my husband’s cars are referred to by their make as he has more than one. None of our cars have a bloomin name.

MartyMcFly1984 · 26/08/2018 21:07

I once named my car. When I traded it in it was most traumatic, and I swore never to name one again.

Mumshotel · 26/08/2018 21:07

I call it the little car, because we have a big one too.

runsmidgeOMG · 26/08/2018 21:09

I should add that I call all "fabias" "labia" because I'm immature