The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car’s brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with ‘V’, like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
I had Horsybird 1, Horsybird 2 and Dobby. My current one doesn’t have a name.
I have had these ones: All Volvo, all station wagons.
- “De kat in de zak” (pig in a poke) - A red Volvo 240 named so because it was a pig in a poke (Name was given afterwards)
- “Het lek in de nek” (The leak in the neck) - A silver Volvo 240 that had a sunroof which could open and it leaked. Everytine I had to brake after a rainstorm, I risked a generous gulp of cold water in my neck. (Name was given in the last few months we had her)
- “De Noordkaper” (the North Caper) - A Grey Volvo 240 that had, before we bought it, taken part in a rally to the North Cape. (This one had her name from the start)
- “Je Reed Heel netjes” (You drove very neatly) - A red Volvo 940, named after the license plate. Its name originally was in present tense but on a fateful new year’s eve it fell victim to arson and burned to a crisp. It was a good car and I hated to see her go.
- “De Barones” A fabulous luxurious old dark blue Volvo 960 with a purring six cylinder and flaky paint. It drove like a bat out of hell and I really loved that car. Unfortunately she started to sag in the back and the repairs got way too expensive to keep her.
- “Het Bakbeest” (The Beast) - my most recent car, a Volvo XC90 that is way too modern for my taste. It is big, heavy and chockfull of computers. It is a solid tank but I prefer the older Volvo types.
My ebike is Gusteau (Gusto), or Gus.
Meet: Blooregard “Bloo” Q. Kazoo (from Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends).
I even have Bloo stickers.
My first car was named Sora Aoi which means sky blue. Don’t mind that it’s also the name of a popular Japanese porn star.
I also had a white Kia Soul that looked like a stormtrooper helmet so I was trying to pick a good reference name, but couldn’t decide on one.
My subaru is called “Subarashii”, because it’s excellent.
frog car!!
it’s the green one in the backNormally no. However, I do own a 1968 Chrysler station wagon that I’ve taken to calling “the Duchess of Rustess”. No, it doesn’t even rhyme, but it does makes me smile.
James. No particular reason.
My other cars never had names, but I love this one to pieces and it goes like the clappers.
“car”
which inevitably becomes “piece of shit”
My wife named her first SUV - a dinky Equinox - “pebbles”, purely because it was a light stone grey.
Her next SUV - a more beefy 4Runner that can actually hold the Gunner dog crate comfortably - is “snowflake”, purely because it was a pristine snow white.
I think I’m seeing a pattern here with my wife.
xev yoyo in lime green.
I call her tinkerbell
Only one of my cars has earned a name, otherwise its just "that shitbox"or “the daily”
My blue VW Golf project car I’m always tweaking, modifying and breaking because I’m not a mechanic, thus it often forgets how to car, and it has black and yellow accents. So it’s been christened “Dory”
My cars are usually named after old women, because I subconsciously relate older women with comfort and kindness. Gertie, and Mathilde.
I just use the name they were given at the factory to avoid confusing them.
I don’t, but others do. Mine has 35y and 1.3 millions kms. It’s a beautiful silver coupé - with 101 defects and constantly on the verge of collapse, but already been taking me places for over 10 years now. Sometimes even for 1K Kms/day. I’m the 8th owner. Somebody called it “Gattone” (Italian for “big cat”). I wanted to “recycle” those 2 Tons of iron that already ferried tons of people probably, and keep it on the road for ever. Friends love it, average girls here don’t :/ they just call it “il rottame” (“the wreck”)