who names their cars? and what? and why?

[tomc92bb000059]

Haven't seen this one yet, if ever (last few months), at least on this site. I'll start, and if anyone thinks its weird, I'll never claim differently...

1952 MG TD kit car, red (built it when I was 14, took 2 years, first time Dad heard me curse, LOL) -- many many bad bad names

1987 Toyota Supra blue, totalled, black, totalled again - Suzanne - friend in collge named her. his 83 Supra was Muffy

1987 Porsche 944, off white - Kristina -
German chick friend said that is was the only name I could use without thinking of some big fat sweaty thing or say without sounding like I was about to hock up a big greenie

1994 Corvette, black - Victoria - so wanted to put a supercharger in her. Victoria's Secret. get it? the name stuck although the charger never appeared, sniff sniff

1992 NSX, black - Roxanne - very sexy, yet something very down and dirty hiding within.

It's kinda funny, but of all the motorcycles I have owned, I have never named a single one. Always just call them by part of their actual name. ZX12R is The 12. fzr600 is The fzr. GSX-R 600, the GSXR, not gixxer, like so many say.

Can't explain why I do it, I just do. How many wives or girlfriends get jealous and how many coworkers have mistaken your talking about one of your vehicles as you talking about a new girlfriend or lover. Yes I am bored, and all of the above have happened. OK maybe I am giving out a bit much info....

 

[altman]

My ex named my '98 3.2 "Growler". Seems rather apt

Of course, she also said it was a penis extension, but that didn't stop her driving it and getting great looks from men she pulled up alongside!

Hugo

 

[mlambert890]

My wife loves naming cars...

Our 97 Benz was "Snoopy" (white car)
My 00 Vette was "The Red Baron"
Her 01 BMW is "Potter"
My 98 NSX is "The Bento Box" (I like this one!)

She seems to really enjoy anthropomorphizing things

 

[tomc92bb000059]

the few times I have let friends wives drive my NSX they have all come backe with strange looks, as though they could not understand why everyone was staring at them. After a few minutes, they ALL wanted a copy of the key. Still don't understand why.....

My finace/wife in two weeks just loves to take it out, but she is a HORRIBLE driver (no wrecks, but drives on the white line, and I can see her dropping off and ruining the $4k worth of wheel and tier on the car) so I let her, and every time she comes back with the biggest smile, and talks about her and "roxanne's" lesbian relationship. LOL damn shame it's only her and the car!!!!

Hugo, I love disarming people I have just me in the car, by saying, YES, I am a charter member of the small penis club on america. That gets a laugh, and then I am alright, and not some snooty exotic owner. Little do they know, I am perfectly content with my small 7 inches. ROTFLMAO

Spookyp, Bento Box??? you have officially lost me....

 

[DDozier]

"Hugo, I love disarming people I have just me in the car, by saying, YES, I am a charter member of the small penis club on america. That gets a laugh, and then I am alright, and not some snooty exotic owner. Little do they know, I am perfectly content with my small 7 inches. ROTFLMAO"

Way, way , way to much information.

 

[tomc92bb000059]

If you cant laugh, shoot yourself in the foot. After all I have been through in the last 2 months.... Yes I know. STILL TMI!!!

 

[altman]

I think the generic "p-extension" cars are those with huge long hoods - we're talking Viper and Z3 here. The NSX has a rather pert front end, and a gorgeous swoopy back end - doesn't really fit the stereotype.

Then again, my ex had a black Z3 and an ego to match the size of her hood... I guess that's what you get for dating an aerobics instructor!

Hugo