I need a name for my car – I always used to have them and haven’t got round to it for my current one (Skoda Superb, FWIW)
Previous names include:
Derek the diesel (Vauxhall Corsa, diesel)
Minger (Renault 5, because it was grim)
Heinz (Mercedes Unimog, because it was German and had 57 gears)
Sparky (Ford Capri, first car I’d ever owned that had spark plugs)
Mick Jaguar (Jag S type)
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Skoda Octavia, thats what the badge says so I just stuck with it.
My car is called Volkswagen, because it’s a Volkswagen.
It’s called Mazda3, because it’s a Mazda3.
I don’t have a car anymore, but when I did it was called The Neil Mobile because I was forever blasting Sweet Caroline to embarrass my friends
Shes called Rocco the Scirocco.
The car.
Shit kicker.
Because that’s roughly how the reg number reads.
Special Brew.
Because there’s always a spare can in the glove box.
Wanda the Honda, because she’s a red Honda Jazz.
Nissan Qashqai. That’s what it says on the back.
Sylvia (honda civic)
C4 because its the bomb. Its also a C4
Piece of shit. Because it is a piece of shit.
In my house we have “my car” for the car that belongs to me, and “your car” for the car that belongs to my partner. Awkwardly, she calls them the opposite, so it can get confusing.
Not me, but I used to work with a lad whose van was named:
“Jean-Claude Damn Van”
Allegro, called Agro (predictably).
Most of the rest have been named because of their numberplate.
XxxxPFL – piffle
MxxxOGS – mogs
KxxxYAV – chicken
XxxxDCK – duck. No, I said duck.
XXxxKCC – Casey
You get the idea…
Mine is called Macy, because it’s grey
Ursula! – Kind of looks like Ursula from little mermaid…
My cars called ugly Betty because its the ugliest car I’ve ever seen
My old yamaha bike was pam (the yam)
Current red yam is called red Rita
Bukayo the Aygo.
Adriana. It’s an Audi A3, and in Dutch A3 would be pronounced closely to ‘Adri’ in the name Adriana, so that was an easy choice.
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I’ve been driving 40 years and owned 73 cars and vans, (some for just a few days), but not one of them was given a name.
Only 1 has ever had a name (other than “Start you bastard” – I drove a lot of crap built in 70s and early 80s). It was a 40 (at the time) years old Humber Super Snipe that was dubbed Maudie after the first owner … when vehicles get to that age they need more attention than most pets and can have a name.
My current car doesn’t have a name. I named my dad’s car Radislav because the number plate is RD05SLV.
My previous car was Juke Silver.
And he liked smooth jazz.
Henry Honda
Mine is called Vicky because the first letter on my number plate is V.
Our camper van is called Dora the Explorer – because we go exploring in her
The blue car because it’s blue. The other one is grey.
Roger. Plate starts with RF.
Named by my 5 year old, wife’s grey insignia is flossy, nans red astra is blaze and grandads grey mondeo is tiger for some reason.
Evie (EV -Electric Vehicle- BMW i3)
Minnie 1st-3rd (MINI Coopers)
Teal’c (Teal Toyota Yaris after Stargate character)
TARDIS (Dark blue Yaris)
Smartie (Toyota Aygo)
Rosie (Rover Metro after the girl who wanted the car and sulked about it… car was brought off a family friend who I helped out, Rosie did know her but not as well as I did so we never knew why she thought she deserved the Rover more but the naming amused me (not that she ever knew))