Car Names

[g4addicted]

From the Kames thread, it is clear that we are not the only people who are nuts and give their cars names - I thought it might be fun to share the origin of these?

To kick off, Brian the G4 is so called because he was purchased with the money a certain PwC partner called Brian gave me as a 'leaving present' - I got a new job 6 days later, so did the responsible thing and blew the cash on the car I always wanted. This is why Brian's rear number plate bears the legend 'Kindly donated by PricewaterhouseCoopers'...

I will leave Broomsticklady to explain why the G32 is called 'Roger'...

[Kiltie]

I had a goose shit beige Fiesta 1.1L once called arsehole.

Eric

[broomsticklady]

OK - Roger is Roger cos the first time I drove him I couldn't get any gears, I couldn't see. I hated the looks of the poor boy - I hated the whole car! So when asked how I enjoyed my first trip, the slightly exasperated tired fed up response was along the lines of '"have sex with" the Ginetta' - hence Roger!! And it's stuck! And now I love him - to bits!! More than David if you ask me at certain times - like 56 second Dounes!!

Oh yes - and for those who have NO idea what a Ginetta Broomstick looks like, I have found a picture and updated my profile!! Thanks Mr Thompson for the piccie!!

Edited by Broomsticklady on Wednesday 18th April 13:20

[fugster]

My Corvette is called George, you know George Best, he liked a drink too..........

[drgav2005]

Never got round to naming any of my cars yet... However, listening to Suggs' Afternoon Tea on Virgin radio, one chap had called his Vauxhall Astravan "Gloria"... Gloria Astravan
I'll get my coat...

[G4Addicted]

I once read in an interview that Lemmy from Motorhead once had a car called 'You B*rst*rd!' - I have had a few over the years that deserved such a name. I also read somewhere of an MGB called 'Apollo 13', because everytime the owner went out in it he was lucky to get home again...

[VetteG]

Hmm, my corvette is affectionately known as 'the money pit'

G

[danrc]

All my car names are down to the number plates - Notso, Amy.

My dad landy is called Emma down to 696EMA.

[hast2]

Mates old unreliable van was called "Jaun-Claud"
As in, Jaun-Claud dam van

[Corpulent Tosser]

Well according to numerous commentators it seems my car is called Sylvia

It is a Sylva !

I have given it several other names, mostly unprintable, usually when it (with my assistance) has done something bad, like emptying the contents of the sump at Kames

[k13job]

not named my cars, but my neighbour insisted in calling my CooperS eyvonne (reg YVN)

[Horza]

I've named all my cars.

My first car was 'The Fiat'

Then 'The Alfa'

Then 'The Honda'

and now 'The Alfa'

My mate used to have an H reg Escort. We called it the F40 because it had a spoiler on it. Well, we were 17 at the time...

[minitici]

My Hawke ZX10 was nicknamed "Barp-Barp" - knew I should have repacked the silencer
But if you want a real "Barp, Barp, Barp...." try this
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/11

[stiglet]

minitici said:

My Hawke ZX10 was nicknamed "Barp-Barp" - knew I should have repacked the silencer
But if you want a real "Barp, Barp, Barp...." try this
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/11

that's louder than a certain Lotus 7

"Roddy the Radical" was so called coz when my secretary saw a photo of it she said "That's just a Noddy car!"

What little remaining credibility would have evaporated if it’d been Christened “Noddy” so an alliterative substitute was called for...... mind you it might have just been re-Christened “Ben Elton”

[broomsticklady]

Does that make you Big Ears then Mr P? Driving round with Noddy ... Thanks Aileen for the new name!

[stiglet]

broomsticklady said:

Does that make you Big Ears then Mr P? Driving round with Noddy ... Thanks Aileen for the new name!

? ..... ..... !

JP (in the office!)

[GetCarter]

Car names here are always the name of the car. e.g. Landie, Beemer, Golf, Porker.

Boring, I know... But ever since I was knee high to a fender I always wanted to say "Shall we take the Aston?" and I just can't bring myself to say "Shall we take Ermintrude?"

ETA - Love the Dam Van post

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 22 April 14:27

[Stang]

Boring names here I'm afriad. Ones called Stang (or tyre shredder dependant on mood) the other is known as "Stang's little brother". Even have it on the plate to remind me lol. The special Landy was Mud Plugger.

[emicen]

My first car, mk1 Renault Clio of 1.2 might, was known as "the Clio". Imaginative.

The Swift was known as the crisp packet due to how badly it got blown about in the slightest of winds.

The Glanza never picked up a name.

My green celica is a carlos sainz edition hence known as "the C.S."

The black one is an st205 hence it is called the faff, as probably half the GT4oc call theirs.

Never named the BMW.

My golf's reggy end in SCF so he is called Skiff.

Now moving on to my girlfriends cars: Angelica -> Duke -> Duchess Ebu

[ASBO]

I have many nams for my car,

If its working its called 'beastie' if its not its called ' beasite'