Naming cars

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Nanaand Grampy - Big Bertha was also the nickname of the locomotive that used, in the 50s, to be waiting at the bottom of the Lickey Incline to give trains extra power to get up. Sunday afternoons were quiet and the drive and fireman were happy to chat young train enthusiasts and even occasionally invite us into the cab. Happy memories!

We don't actually call our car anything, but as it has the letters YEV on the plate, for some reason it sounds a bit Hebraic to me so I always think of it as an Israeli!
When our elder daughter was little, we were talking about cars we liked and she told us she would like" one of those Flat Pandas"

Hubby always names his with a female name, his latest is Lucy. Mine always get male and the present one is called 'Rupy' short for Rupert. No idea why

I've only ever named one of ours. We briefly owned a wreck that I still refer back to as the Exxon Valdez, partly because the registration number began XON, but mainly because it leaked oil everywhere.

I can only remember the name of our (well his) first car which was a mini with only one headlight so we called it Winky. As he couldn't drive when he first got it we used to sit in it and he'd reverse up and down the back alley - hence his reversing has always been spot on! It managed to get me to hospital when I went into labour with our first child but was only doing 2 mph due to some petrol blockage and we sadly had to part with it in 1971 for £17!

Yes, we name all our cars. We call it The Car.

My first car a mini Mayfair was called Lady Docker (who lived in Mayfair)

Then a Honda called Mabel, only had two lady owners, written off!

Then Honda CRV called Florence, not macho but liked the name.

Current car is aRenault Scenic called Betty after my late mum.

Love some of the names on here, especially The Rattler and The Pig, conjures up some hilarious images.

That's strange coincidence Anya as we call our cars exactly the same.... Spooky eh?

Yes, very!!!