what's your car's name?

[shugah]

i realize there are 2 groups - those that call thier cars something, and those that don't. i fall into the "my car has a name" group. i've also owned enough cars to know that not all of them have names. (i like the ones that do best! ;-) )

current vehicles - 3 have names, 1 does not. the old le baron convertible is "beauty." the jag is "hello kitty." the F150 truck is "the redneck."

(compliments of DU, by the way. i have read numerous posts about how only *&^@#$%^&^*&*%$&* wingnuts drive this particular truck, and have informed my fam. our %^&*%^*#$%& F150 is red, and my 4 year old overheard me calling it a "goddamn, bloody, wingnut, redneck truck" so whenever he talks about it he says, "the redneck truck." cute! too cute, really! ;-) )

i'm not talking about the names you call your car. i've had those that i've called "bastard," "f**king piece of crap," "baby," etc ;-)

does your car have a name?

edit: clarity

[OldLeftieLawyer]

1. The Tarzan Wagon n/t

[shugah]

3. good name!

[wtmusic]

2. The Crunk Car and Zumble-Zah.

don't ask. :crazy:

[shugah]

6. but i have to ask

zumble-zah sounds like a noise it makes! (that car is trying to tell you it's name! ;-)

[wtmusic]

8. both from Dr. Seuss

my imagination isn't that good!

[gardenista]

4. Ours are two old-fashioned girls. Millie and Pearlie. nt

[DBoon]

5. Karl

it's a red Prius

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

7. The "Aluminum Pelican" (I'm not kidding)

Actually, the one I own currently is Pelican II
The Aluminum Pelican was retired in November of 1999.

[Catch22Dem]

9. Whitey

Not sure when I started it. I always call her Whitey though.

[shugah]

14. her?

i see you comprehend the naming of cars!

[Canadian Socialist]

10. I had a Dodge Colt for a while

his name was Winchester.

[shugah]

15. that is a great name for a boy car!

i once had a red ford ranger - his name was jason (those with kids who watched the original power rangers will understand).

[Canadian Socialist]

22. And he didn't owe me a thing

I bought him for $450. Drove him for 4 years. He had self-changing oil. You know the type. Just add a litre every couple of weeks. Always started, even when not plugged in. Broke my heart to junk him. But, it was his time. (brakes were seized, hole in the rad, etc.)

[shugah]

23. poor Winchester

poor you

:cry:

[Canadian Socialist]

25. Well, not so much poor me

I got $1000 bucks off a "previously owned" late model Cavalier for him. His body and most of the good parts were still good for recycling. So I got his successor for less than $2000. And "Frontenac" (the Cavalier) is still worth about $1500 after 4 years. So, go Winchester. Long live Frontenac!

[shugah]

11. my first car that i owned

was a baby blue volkswagon bug. she was a beauty and her name was angelique - tho i called her angie. honestly, everything that could be broke on that sweet car was, but she started up every morning when i would coax her... "c'mon, baby, c'mon angie! you can do it!"

angie was a wonderful car! i still miss her!

[enlightenment]

12. Boeing

Because when you accelerate it sounds like a 747 getting ready to take off!

[stevedeshazer]

13. White Lightnin'

[48pan]

16. My truck is named...

The truck.

[shugah]

19. that is incredibly creative!

[48pan]

32. Thank You

My bike is named, "My Bike" as well.

[shugah]

33. i'm not going to ask your kid's names

;-)

[liberalnurse]

17. "Buck Two"..... for my Ford Explorer..

My father bought me a Chevy S-10 Pick-up Truck in 1984......That was "Buck".....I traded "Buck" in 2002 for the Ford Explorer.

[shugah]

20. y'know...

"buck you" might be a fun name too! ;-)

explorers do seem to lack "personality" tho, don't they? i don't know what they were trying to be, but they are now the diminutive of the escalades and whatnot.

[pansypoo53219]

18. well,

my 72' delta 88 was the SS queen victoria and my 73' delta 88 was sweat pea.

mom's 73 new yorker was the blue barge.
the grey 70's pontiac when i was a kid was the grey bomber. and there were more.

[TahitiNut]

21. Snoopy -- it's a red LeBaron (pervertible)

Snoopy. Red Baron. Get it? :eyes:

[Nailzberg]

24. My silver Impala is Serge

My trusty ol' Ford Ranger was Pepe.
The Mustang I had in college was simply called the "SVO"

Every car needs a name. But it did make trading in Pepe hard on me, my ex-g/f, and Elsie, her Cavalier. It was a sad day for everyone.

[sakabatou]

26. Adam (Carolla) from Love Lines

[LosinIt]

27. Bessie

she goes zoom, zoom, zoom

I love Bessie.

[grace0418]

28. Our station wagon is called "The Todd"

if you watch "Scrubs" you'll know where he gets his name. Our civic is named "Charlotte."

[maveric]

29. "Son of a Bitch"

For its breakdowns and gas consumption.

[neweurope]

30. Hugo. The last one was Willi. For some reason

all my cars are always male. :shrug:



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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Carla in Ca]

31. Black Beauty

1957 Chevy 210 post, 350 with a 4-speed

[eyepaddle]

34. Betsy

That's what my mom called on of our cars when I was a wee child--so now I call all of my cars Betsy.

[R. A. Fuqua]

35. she is "Bessie"

of course. I don't drive very much (prefering public transportation) so she actually belongs to my girlfriend...but Bessie and I have a very strong relationship. I think she likes the fact that I let her have plenty of rest in the garage. When she struggles to get going--some cold mornings--I call her "Old Bessie" but she knows I don't mean anything cruel by it.

[Tikki]

36. Missy......my 1989 Camaro.....

[Red State Rebel]

37. Reverend Al

It had a clergy sticker on it when I got it - it just seemed right.

[Abelman]

38. The Abelman One

The ultimate in automotive technology.

(just a Chevy Cavalier, '88)

[Flaxbee]

39. "Daisy" and "Donovan"

one's a station wagon, the other's a minivan...

not terribly original, but the cars have told us they're fond of their names.

[all.of.me]

40. oh yeah! for years i've named my cars!

1982 toyota pick-up - blue, long gone - the blue rose

vw camper van - dark brown with pop-up - mabel or hazel, can't remember which

1989 toyota pick-up - blue, still have it - rosie, in memoriam of the other one

1991 4runner - main car, white - lily, in keeping with the flower theme....