Do you name your cars?

Jkmetal23 · Jan 11, 2021, 01:56 PM

So, do you?

I do.

1995 Mercury Sable: Big Bertha
2000 Mazda Protege: Scooter

2009 Hyundai Sonata: Alexis

Each name has a story, most of these stories stupid.

Still trying to figure out what to name my new (to me) 2017 Corolla.

Anyone has a particularly great name, share and share alike.

Elysian · Jan 11, 2021, 02:07 PM

Nope, I don't name things in general.

Sasquach · Jan 11, 2021, 02:15 PM

i dont name my cars.

You should name your Corolla Nyquil

Jkmetal23 · Jan 11, 2021, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasquach

i dont name my cars.

You should name your Corolla Nyquil

I have ideas...

Something from the Film 'Full Metal Jacket', a character or something

"There are many Corolla's like it, but this is mine...."

A more personal thing to remember my Dad

Invisi-car

It goes on

The rest of you should name your car?

I mean, don't YOU want to be able to say you own 'Alexis'?

(Name comes from a time my GF and her sister waited by a black Lexus for me in a parking lot, mistaking my Hyundai for the Lexus lol)

Lazy8s · Jan 11, 2021, 04:00 PM

Yep, just for fun. My Ram is Beastie (because it's fugly like an old battle worn beast) and Ruby is the wife's car, just because she likes it.

GSGRUNT · Jan 11, 2021, 04:22 PM

I can't use the make/model name when talking with my wife because she doesn't know or care what they are and I can't remember people names

We have to use descriptive terms:

Big green one -> 4 Runner
Little silver one -> Z4
Big silver one -> Accord

Silent-Runner · Jan 12, 2021, 05:59 AM

if it won't start up in the morning i sure have a lot of names for it, you can bet. Other than that, no.

Jkmetal23 · Jan 12, 2021, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silent-Runner

if it won't start up in the morning i sure have a lot of names for it, you can bet. Other than that, no.

I've used these names out loud.

Also, just so people are aware, I don't talk about my cars with the names that I give them, these names are just personal things I keep in my mind.

OverclockN' · Jan 12, 2021, 09:33 AM

Nope.

My friends and I do refer to our cars by color though. I call mine yellow car or grey car, and they do the same. We only do this because we each have more than one of the exact same car and it avoids confusion.

ice · Jan 12, 2021, 11:53 PM

No. It's the GTI and the RX7.

KAC · Jan 12, 2021, 11:58 PM

I barely named you on your birth.

Elysian · Jan 13, 2021, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ice

No. It's the GTI and the RX7.

Similarly, the Audi or the Golf for me.

**logical** · Jan 13, 2021, 10:40 AM

Yes lol. Wife names a lot of inanimate objects. Both cars have names.

twonha · Jan 13, 2021, 11:01 AM

I've always named my bikes. Since most of my bikes were 90s bikes, they had all kinds of bright colors on the fairing, leading to 'colorful' names as well.

Yamaha FZR600: Hello Kitty, because it had purple details in the fairing.
Yamaha YZF750: Sugar Cane, because the whole thing was bright pink and white.
Yamaha YZF750: Trees (pronounced Trace), because I bought this one for track days more than anything.
Yamaha FZR600R: Rainbow, because it had a mix of bright colors on the fairing.
Yamaha FZR600R: Suikerstok, which is candy too, but I don't know what it translates to. Again, lots of bright colors.
Suzuki GSXR 750: Bea, after Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, because "Gixxer" and "Beatrix" both have an x in the name.

The current bike's a bright blue Triumph Street Triple, which my wife decided to name Rainbow Dash, after the My Little Pony.

KAC · Jan 14, 2021, 08:58 AM

You guys are very weird.

Jkmetal23 · Jan 14, 2021, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KAC

I barely named you on your birth.

My life is a lie. KAC'd again

Quote:

Originally Posted by logical

Yes lol. Wife names a lot of inanimate objects. Both cars have names.

I can't say "I like your wife" so I'll say I like the way she thinks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by twonha

I've always named my bikes. Since most of my bikes were 90s bikes, they had all kinds of bright colors on the fairing, leading to 'colorful' names as well.

Yamaha FZR600: Hello Kitty, because it had purple details in the fairing.
Yamaha YZF750: Sugar Cane, because the whole thing was bright pink and white.
Yamaha YZF750: Trees (pronounced Trace), because I bought this one for track days more than anything.
Yamaha FZR600R: Rainbow, because it had a mix of bright colors on the fairing.
Yamaha FZR600R: Suikerstok, which is candy too, but I don't know what it translates to. Again, lots of bright colors.
Suzuki GSXR 750: Bea, after Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, because "Gixxer" and "Beatrix" both have an x in the name.

The current bike's a bright blue Triumph Street Triple, which my wife decided to name Rainbow Dash, after the My Little Pony.

This is the kind of answer I was looking for! Naming them gives them an extra character.

Rainbow Dash tho

I'm moving in on either Jack or Gomer.... (This my car damn it, even if there are many like it.... crack wise on it at your own peril

)

Elysian · Jan 14, 2021, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jkmetal23

My life is a lie. KAC'd again

I can't say "I like your wife" so I'll say I like the way she thinks.

This is the kind of answer I was looking for! Naming them gives them an extra character.

Rainbow Dash tho

I'm moving in on either Jack or Gomer.... (This my car damn it, even if there are many like it.... crack wise on it at your own peril

)

If I want to give my car character, the name changes to "the piece of ****." That's what my Colorado became known as before I got rid of it.

lmchv · Jan 16, 2021, 03:06 PM

Since I usually replace them with the newest model, it's the Jetta, the Tiguan or the GLI.

metroidfox · Jan 17, 2021, 12:08 PM

Why has no-one picked up on the 'werido' thing yet?

Lazy8s · Jan 17, 2021, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metroidfox

Why has no-one picked up on the 'werido' thing yet?

R3D - It's noramal.

twonha · Jan 18, 2021, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jkmetal23

Rainbow Dash tho

The funnier, the better, otherwise I can't remember the names.

You've got to admit, the resemblance is uncanny.

Sasquach · Jan 18, 2021, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metroidfox

Why has no-one picked up on the 'werido' thing yet?

Because we arent Japanese!

Jkmetal23 · Jan 18, 2021, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metroidfox

Why has no-one picked up on the 'werido' thing yet?

Where do you think are?

Quote:

Originally Posted by twonha

The funnier, the better, otherwise I can't remember the names.

You've got to admit, the resemblance is uncanny.

Hmmmm, not the color blue I was expecting.

hazindu · Jan 27, 2021, 03:13 PM

My mom called my green Mini Cooper "Froggy", but that is the only car of mine that ever got a name of any kind.

Jkmetal23 · Jan 28, 2021, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hazindu

My mom called my green Mini Cooper "Froggy", but that is the only car of mine that ever got a name of any kind.

Best name so far.

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Jkmetal23 The NFL sucks Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,561	Do you name your cars? So, do you? I do. 1995 Mercury Sable: Big Bertha 2000 Mazda Protege: Scooter 2009 Hyundai Sonata: Alexis Each name has a story, most of these stories stupid. Still trying to figure out what to name my new (to me) 2017 Corolla. Anyone has a particularly great name, share and share alike.

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Sasquach 2/10 will not bang Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Cowtown Posts: 26,540	i dont name my cars. You should name your Corolla Nyquil __________________ ------Squachbox 2.0------ Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 full size aluminum chassis PC Power & Cooling Silencer Quad Blue 750watt PSU AMD Ryzen 5 2600X @ 3.6ghz Asus Prime B450M A/CSM 2 x 8GB G-Skill DDR4 2666 Dell E2210 (22" widescreen) monitor + AMD Radeon R9 290 Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200.12 SATA Seagate Barracuda 2TB SATA Sennheiser PC350 Xense edition headset

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Jan 11, 2021, 04:00 PM	#5
Lazy8s One day at a time Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 32,612	Yep, just for fun. My Ram is Beastie (because it's fugly like an old battle worn beast) and Ruby is the wife's car, just because she likes it.

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Jan 12, 2021, 05:59 AM	#7
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Jan 12, 2021, 09:33 AM	#9
OverclockN' Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Iowa Posts: 24,550	Nope. My friends and I do refer to our cars by color though. I call mine yellow car or grey car, and they do the same. We only do this because we each have more than one of the exact same car and it avoids confusion. __________________

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Jan 12, 2021, 11:53 PM	#10
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Jan 12, 2021, 11:58 PM	#11
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Jan 13, 2021, 11:01 AM	#14
twonha Yods be silent! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,482	I've always named my bikes. Since most of my bikes were 90s bikes, they had all kinds of bright colors on the fairing, leading to 'colorful' names as well. Yamaha FZR600: Hello Kitty, because it had purple details in the fairing. Yamaha YZF750: Sugar Cane, because the whole thing was bright pink and white. Yamaha YZF750: Trees (pronounced Trace), because I bought this one for track days more than anything. Yamaha FZR600R: Rainbow, because it had a mix of bright colors on the fairing. Yamaha FZR600R: Suikerstok, which is candy too, but I don't know what it translates to. Again, lots of bright colors. Suzuki GSXR 750: Bea, after Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, because "Gixxer" and "Beatrix" both have an x in the name. The current bike's a bright blue Triumph Street Triple, which my wife decided to name Rainbow Dash, after the My Little Pony. __________________ May the Yods be silent

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Jan 14, 2021, 08:58 AM	#15
KAC RGB mofo, do you have it! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lahore Posts: 62,132	You guys are very weird.

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Jan 27, 2021, 03:13 PM	#24
hazindu I put the zin in Hadu!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Smartassville Posts: 2,669	My mom called my green Mini Cooper "Froggy", but that is the only car of mine that ever got a name of any kind. __________________ "In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea." - Douglas Adams

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