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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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BrevilleTron · 26/08/2018 22:35

I've had
TJ the Rover 400
Doodles the Metro
Norman the Volvo
Victor the Rover 75
Bex the Mini

And now Jem(ima) the Fiesta

KimberlyS2 · 26/08/2018 22:35

Barry 2. Still missing Barry 1, he’s still taxed and MOT’ed and I will find him one day (not my choice to sell 😒 )

Busybusybust · 26/08/2018 22:35

The car

Alwayscommuting · 26/08/2018 22:45

So my car is bright orange and the name "Tango" was suggested. I didn't like that so I decided on "Charlie" as in Charlie tango the call sign for the helicopter in 50 shades Blush

Marvs · 26/08/2018 22:46

I love naming cars, we currently have
Hasta, (Rasta) named after a lush black lab we met in Brazil
Big Ninja, he was bought after we traded Little Ninja.
Hasta and Little Ninja were known as the Merkin brothers

We have also had Bernard the Corsa and Leonard the Amica. I wanted to call the next car Hugo but this was vetoed ☹️

Chrystal1982 · 26/08/2018 22:49

Dog, it’s a Rover and has a dg on the number plate, also occasionally referred to as James because it can’t climb hills (Thomas the tank).
Previous cars have been The Pug (Peugeot) and The Hearse (black zafira) first brand new car I’d ever had, first thing out of DM’s mouth when she saw it was ‘oh dear it looks like a hearse!’ which stuck 🤦🏻‍♀️

Bouledeneige · 26/08/2018 22:51

Keithie.

shockedballoon · 26/08/2018 22:51

Got a fiat500L last year, DS(7) asked me what the L stood for, I said "Larry". It's kind of stuck.

Bouledeneige · 26/08/2018 22:52

Also had Sharkie.

It's usually inspired by letters on the number plate.

Bunnyrabbitbinkyhouse · 26/08/2018 22:54

I call my Kevin, he’s a Renault twingo

2010Aussie · 26/08/2018 22:54

My cars have been:

Stephen Sporty Speedycar (Fiesta XR2)
Wolfgang Amadeus Volkswagen (Golf)
Richard R-Reg (Another Golf)
Scarlett O'Polo (obvious)
Martin Match (Golf)
Ethelred Unready (Polo but I had to wait to pick him up and he was red)
Maxie Polo (number plate derived)

And they all have different personalities. I do prefer boy cars because they don't faff about in the morning saying "Does my boot look big in this?" but little Maxie is lovely because she's just a baby.

The therapy is obviously not working .....

Bunnyrabbitbinkyhouse · 26/08/2018 22:55

I know someone who’s cars are rio the Clio and Sally the seat

user1494588420 · 26/08/2018 22:55

We have a polo called pearl

catinboots9 · 26/08/2018 22:55

Pamela. Each and every car has been know as Pamela. Or The Pam.

MissusGeneHunt · 26/08/2018 22:56

Muriel (as in 'you're terrible Muriel), or on worse days its:' 'youbastardpieceofjunkmetalitsoffdownthescrapmetalistsandnomistake, Guv'nor'.

catinboots9 · 26/08/2018 22:56

Friends have had a Kylie and a Dave

Bunnyrabbitbinkyhouse · 26/08/2018 22:57

Previous cars were
Ziggy, bill, little dude, big dude, pinky, baby bluey, Arthur

BlueUggs · 26/08/2018 23:03

Vera the Volvo and Franco the fiat. 🤗

Sparklesocks · 26/08/2018 23:04

Peggy Peugeot Grin

Pepsioften100 · 26/08/2018 23:05

Freddie, the fabia

Tawdrylocalbrouhaha · 26/08/2018 23:07

Roomie the Roomster. The previous car was Demi the Demio (RIP).

SageYourResoluteOracle · 26/08/2018 23:10

The Batmobile... I drive an extremely dull and unimaginative Ford Focus.

NoFuckingRoomOnMyBroom · 26/08/2018 23:10

My car, though I've just been told off by DH for accurately naming his car, apparently I was pretentious-whatever mate dickhead Hmm

Cheripie64 · 26/08/2018 23:11

I give my cars stupid names based on the number plate, first was a silver corsa, with jny, so that was Jenny, then blue fiesta rcu, so was royal cheri unit!
Now black corsa svl- super voluptuous lady! Grin

Fatted · 26/08/2018 23:12

All my cars have had names. You can't not name your car!!

Current one is Holly Honda.