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Nov 25th, 2015, 01:58 | #1 |
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Your cars name + why?
Mines Neville - Reliable unassuming and a bit cool Neville Longbottom in harry potter or Robert Neville (i am legend) odd but me and the wife both like it.
There's a Vivian, a 'whore', a Winnie just of the top off my head and i know there's more So Come on fess up, Name them motors and why? |
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Nov 25th, 2015, 04:33 | #2 |
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The V40 is "dickie smalls" my namesake because it zips in and around and out of places really zippily.
I've forgotten what I called the C70 but "standing still" comes to mind because even when it is it doesn't look it, and when doing the speed limit on cruise control it cruises past most people as if they are.
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Nov 25th, 2015, 08:26 | #3 |
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I have called my car all sorts of names over time none of them nice. Never given any of my cars a name just old girl.
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Nov 25th, 2015, 09:01 | #4 |
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My wife has a Motability car of her own - so mine is just "my car" or "the Volvo"
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Nov 25th, 2015, 10:33 | #5 |
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I've never named my cars. They are always known as 'The Volvo' 'The Fiesta' 'The Rolls' or whatever happens to be in the garage. The Bentley was always known as Jep as the number plate was JEP 111.
All my cars have however been female for the flowing reasons: They are unpredictable and always surprise you when least expected. They cost a fortune to maintain and always leave you short of cash. They respond to love, care and attention. The bodywork looks better after cosmetic treatment. They respond to a masterful hand steering them in the right direction. They provide pain and pleasure in equal measures. (Although this can cost extra) It is good to get inside them and enjoy the ride. |
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Nov 25th, 2015, 11:37 | #6 |
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Whenever the girlfriend and I go out it's shall we take 'the T4' or 'the Ovlov' or 'the money whore'.
Money whore is most used and unfortunately, most relevant. |
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In the 80's I had a Fiesta I used call clitoris because it was red and every c**t had one.
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Nov 25th, 2015, 12:06 | #8 |
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I agree with the comments about the cars being female...definitely!! (he says, running for cover...)
Ours get girl's names beginning with the starting letter of their reg plate. So hence the T4 is Winnie, and the C70 is Gloria - I believe, so SWMBO tells me, the new one is going to be Agnes... We've had Ruby (a V40 who was indeed red), Prudence, Nerys, etc etc. Exactly why those particular names, though, with the exception of Ruby, I have no idea! The one exception to the rule was when we had an S40 with a plate starting "YY" - which we called Delilah! David
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Nov 25th, 2015, 12:28 | #9 |
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Keep 'em coming!
Male 'cos the symbol of Volvo is a masculine one. How can it have a girls name when there's a dick on the grill? (mine has one behind the wheel tee hee) Each to their own eh!
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Nov 25th, 2015, 13:40 | #10 |
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My Volvo S40 is called "15 shades of red". It seems quite funny and also sad at the sime time. Well, I'm going to restore color, but till then, it has this name.
You cant quite see how bad the condition is. The worst part is left rear panel, trunk, bonnet and few other places. Theres a lot of cosmetic things to do, but eventually I will get them done, like the broken grill seen in pic. |
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