Thread: Naming cars with people's names makes me angry!

Originally Posted by mikehzz

I just discussed this with Freddy my Freelander. He got very upset and refused to start. When he acts like this it usually means "come back and try again tomorrow buttface"....in car talk.

Did you mention that Freddy the Freelander has different spelling to FFReddy the FFR?

Should I tell you about "Captain Pneumo", he's the SIIB service truck with a PTO driven 4 cyl compressor, or "Gunna" the 80 from Gunning that I'm gunner restore one day! Then there's "Gog" the demon of biblical proportions SIIB ex-SADF radio truck now camper, Wazza the Mk3 who was a fire truck after he was a Army truck and who came from Warwick (and apart from Kay, Avis and Bexy I've still got all of them and a few more)

Now what to name my Heritage in November, Guido Fawkes, that should make sparks fly?

Originally Posted by gusthedog

Anyone else?

"Hi I'm Bevan and this is my car Letitia".

No it's a Magna and you are a toss bag.

My Disco doesn't have a name. It's a car. My children and pets have names because they are alive!

Maybe I need a new bumper sticker?

"People that name their cars should be shot."

Harsh but fair

I see your point. Messrs Ford, Porsche, Ferrari, Morris, Holden, Bentley hang your heads in shame. And don't name it after your daughter Mercedes. And don't think about it for tyres - Dunlop, Goodrich. Mr Otto and Diesel shame, shame. And don't start me on Boeing or Fokker or De Haviland. Such *****. Better to just have called them horse less carriage, tyre (tire?), 4 stroke and compression ignition* and aeroplane.

(*Actually Diesel wanted to get the most energy out of fuel. Compression ignition is the best way of doing this in an expanding gas engine as the higher the compression the more energy in any expanding gas engine . So an engine that uses diesel fuel but is relatively low compression eg Mazda Skyactiv Diesel isnt part of the original design intent of Mr Diesel).

Hey. Pricey, my cars don't have names.
I can't see the point.

Originally Posted by incisor

personally i think intolerant people should be sent to a gulag for retolerancing...

I can't tolerate intolerant people!

Originally Posted by bob10

My D2 has earned some colourful names in the past, during maintenance. Bob

I bet you have been given some colorful names too Bob, over the years

Originally Posted by AndyG

I bet you have been given some colorful names too Bob, over the years

Not by people who know me, at least not to my face. And it usually only happens once. Bob

I forgot that my current Defender has a name.

However, I should point out that the name is used only in conversation with my 3 yr old and 5 yr old granddaughters.

In fact it was my granddaughter who began calling it "Poppy's Truck."

Does that count?

My Disco 1 has been christened Slo-Mo. Don't go too fast, but she goes pretty far!

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