Thread: The term "Rangie"

I have never heard a Ford Ranger called a Rangie, but I have heard them called Rangas, and worse.

I have known quite a few people to call a Land Cruiser a Landy and I have had to point out the error of their ways!

In my house we generally refer to the fleet as the 2 door, the Rangie and the Vogue. Or we differentiate by colour.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Actually Kon, I like the old "Ra-Ro" instead of all that crap. While a bit of a test of the Throat & Jaw muscles it still is syn-ominous with Range Rover in my mind.

I also just wish people would not call their Discoverys, Discos or trucks either. Very Bogan-ish.


There, I've said it & now they can shoot me if they like.

Oh dear , has someone set off your snobbish self righteous indignation

Well trouty old boy, it shouldn't matter to you one way or the other.

Who really cares what people call their trucks??

They all sound kinda upper class to me ..... My "Rangie" ( ... .... ) has always been affectionately referred to as "The ****box" by me I had a few mention it shouldn't be called "the ****box" once it was painted...... So now i've dubbed it "The shiny ****box".

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Shane L.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Actually Kon, I like the old "Ra-Ro" instead of all that crap. While a bit of a test of the Throat & Jaw muscles it still is syn-ominous with Range Rover in my mind.

I also just wish people would not call their Discoverys, Discos or trucks either. Very Bogan-ish.


There, I've said it & now they can shoot me if they like.

Never heard Ra-Ro before. Certainly takes a bit of concentration and practise to get it right.

I have to say I am very guilty of calling Discovery's "Disco's". I'm actually sure I used to call them that before I ever owned a LR product.. we just call ours Hoppy now.

I do agree with the truck statement. Very American ish and quite frustrating listening to someone call their 2.5lt Navara a "truck" after I have spent the day working on actual trucks - the 15lt, 600Hp kind.

we just call ours Hoppy now.

Hhmmmm, time to have the clutch looked at I reckon.

I call our Defender the 'big white box' - is that OK?

And white D3/D4 are known as fridges.