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Does your car have a name?

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grannyactivist Fri 29-Sept-17 19:28:28

On another thread I noted someone is about to say goodbye to her car, which is named Mildred and it got me wondering who else names their car and why that name.

My last car was Percy because it had the letters PCY in the registration.

Granpe Sun 01-Oct-17 09:19:14

Rosy.....because reg no is RSY

pen50 Sun 01-Oct-17 09:27:28

The Tank. An ageing Hyundai Santa Fe, environmentally unfriendly, I'm afraid, but I don't do a huge mileage. But very useful for hauling stuff around, which is why I got it.

Smithy Sun 01-Oct-17 09:29:55

?????

Nelliemaggs Sun 01-Oct-17 09:32:42

Two generation, two car family. One car is called "Yours" and the other "Mine", or vice versa. I have a designated parking spot so we go in Mine if parking may be a problem on our return. If I am feeling under the weather we go in Yours. We got them insured such that we can each drive both Mine and Yours which has proved to be so useful; my daughter may be out in Mine but Yours is on the street for emergency use.

ladan Sun 01-Oct-17 09:36:25

Mine is called foxy as it is a vw fox smile

chocolatepudding Sun 01-Oct-17 09:40:40

Freddie the Focus - our estate car, now 16 years old and a real workhorse especially when we were building a new house.

Holly the Honda sportscar - used occasionally and certainly not for anything to do with building work or trips to the tip.

Tilly the Matiz - for all short trips and shopping runs.

Daisynance123 Sun 01-Oct-17 09:43:15

Mines known as the 'pope mobile' . It's rather narrow and tall,in order to accommodate a wheelchair.

Diddy1 Sun 01-Oct-17 09:58:42

My little beauty, a VW UP, is called after its owner, DIDDY1 it is a tiny car, and I have always been little and nicknamed Diddy, so what better name for my car.
We all know what Diddy means dont we?

newnanny Sun 01-Oct-17 10:07:16

We have driven Pergula (Peugot)Kitty (when we bought her she had Hello Kitty sticker in window)Clarabelle (claret colour) Silvia (silver colour) Bonny (bought her new and so happy with her) now getting Boris (Tory blue).

nipsmum Sun 01-Oct-17 10:09:05

I remember the first car. She was called Daisy. Days she went and days she didn't.

maryhoffman37 Sun 01-Oct-17 10:12:26

Currently my car is Zelda (short for Grizelda) and husband's is Hattie (short for Henrietta). Both Renault Clios and both names suggested by their numberplates. We've had Clemmy, Alice, Delilah, Purdy, Jemima, Suzy, Olivia and Polly in our time. Only one car, the first VW Spacewagon, remained unnamed.

Emptynester Sun 01-Oct-17 10:15:21

Mrs Murdle (as Lord Peter Whimsey), Edith ( DHs classic sports car named after my mother!), Judy, Red Rover.......etc. Though I’ve just realised the car we have had from new six years ago, has no name! Possibly, due to to little personality, very reliable, no obvious quirks..... I feel quite sad now!

Steph5108 Sun 01-Oct-17 10:16:10

‘Snowdrop’...because she’s white and dainty like the flower!

Skweek1 Sun 01-Oct-17 10:25:32

My parents didn't have a car, but did have scooters - the first two (I was 7 and still remember the registrations) were Millicent and Phoebe (no idea why). Then my dad decided he wanted a more powerful one, a German top of the range Heinkel model (no, I didn't know they'd moved into the 2-wheek sector either), which became Hank. My mum-s first 3-wheeler was a Reliant Robin, which didn't have a name, but then she got a DAF which she wasn't very good at - saw it hopping down the road, so clearly known from then on as Kanga. None of ours ever had names. Funny - don't know why some have names and personalities, others not.

Theoddbird Sun 01-Oct-17 10:30:54

Mine is called Toyota Aygo... hahahaha

cwasin Sun 01-Oct-17 10:33:48

My lovely old Previa was called Freddie Mercury because he was a deep silvery mercury colour and when he was flying down a motorway he sang like a bird. I just loved him. My current Suzuki is Suzicar. Sweet but there'll never be another Freddie.

pamdixon Sun 01-Oct-17 10:44:58

am desperately trying to find a suitable name for my metallic! light blue little car (a skoda)....every name the grandchildren come up with is not suitable for one reason or another! Any inspiration gratefully received.

Dharmacat Sun 01-Oct-17 10:49:05

Our car is just "The Car" but the sat-Nav is named Doris - very satisfying to shout "Oh, shut up Doris " when "she" is stating the obvious.

inishowen Sun 01-Oct-17 11:23:28

When we got a lovely new red Kia with a sun roof, our granddaughter said it looked like Peppa Pigs car, so there you are!

Sheilasue Sun 01-Oct-17 11:48:01

We did have a car which we called goldie.

lesley4357 Sun 01-Oct-17 12:01:41

Giving a car a nane is cringe-worthy

HurdyGurdy Sun 01-Oct-17 12:19:23

Moneypit. Self explanatory !

HurdyGurdy Sun 01-Oct-17 12:21:47

Lesley4357 - "Giving a car a nane is cringe-worthy"

Why? And why does it bother you if other people choose to do so?

Gardenman99 Sun 01-Oct-17 12:39:42

We call ours "The Car" or "The Van"

Cathy21 Sun 01-Oct-17 12:42:50

Viking because number plate VK05NGY
Only other car we've ever named was my little yellow mini called Custard the Dragon after a poem I read to my class. Usually shortened to Custard.