Do you name your cars, if so what have you named them?
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
1970 Chevrolet Impala: Liberty (I bought it from a guy in Liberty, KY).
1997 Nissan 200SX SE-R: Dot (It was Pacific Blue)
2003 Acura TL: Sally (Generic name for a generic car)
2014 Camry LE: Pearl (It was Cosmic Mica Gray which gave the car a pearlescent sheen).
I currently have a 2019 Camry Hybrid XLE, but have yet to name it. I'm leaning toward "Betty", because the car has so many warnings, alarms, and notifications that I feel like I'm being bitched at when I drive it.
I have owned several cars over the years that I never named. My absolute favorite car I've ever owned was a 1985 Corolla GT-S that I raced in Pro Solo for a few years and it never received a name. The next car I owned was a 1992 Sentra SE-R and it never got a name either. Also had a 1969 Chevelle that I drag raced in my teen years, but no name there.
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I name my bicycles.
Steely Fran is my touring and every day ride (she's a Salsa Vaya, a steel-frame gravel bike)
Moon Unit is my fat-tire bike for snow, dirt, and rockhopping fun.
These are both excellent names. A+
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]A couple years ago I had a neighbor named Patrick, and although we didn't have assigned parking at my apartment, we all tended to gravitate to the same spot regardless if others were available, and I parked next to Patrick's car nearly every everyday.
Wife starts calling our car "SpongeBob" cuz it's always next to Patrick.
To this day, as we're doing things like leaving a store forgetful of where we parked, she'll say something like "where's SpongeBob?"
10/10
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
My current car is named the Goose, I had never named one before. No particular reason, but I got goose license plate holders and a goose with a knife sticker on the side of the mirror to embellish the ensemble. Still need a good goose to put in the back
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
No real naming scheme, mostly just stupid names because they're funny, though a couple names have been roughly related to the car to which they belonged.
- Pobjoy
- Probably Jessie (yes, "probably" is part of the name)
- Probably Jenny
- My Boy Blue
- Winona
- Jules
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
My cousin had a 1988 Dodge minivan with plastic covered seats and no AC. She called it "Big Ralf"
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Any name that seems to fit the character of the car. In hindsight, based on personifying the car's flaws.
One was a Saturn SL2 that had a leaky exhaust, sometimes hesitated to start, and the automatic transmission shifted aggressively. Oscar, because it seemed grouchy all the time.
Another was a manual transmission Volkswagen Passat 2.0 with a tiny turbo and some neat safety features that still worked, including automatically holding the brakes for a hill start to prevent rolling backward. Not particularly fast, but once it got going it just kept accelerating up through the gears, as if rising to a challenge. I named it Walter, it just seemed to fit.
My current car is a 2014 Ford Focus with the "bad" transmission. It needs to either go or stop, asking it to accelerate too slowly burns up the clutches in a hurry, thus the terrible reputation for the dual clutch automatic. The harder I accelerate, the better the gas milage, up until it starts spinning the tires.
Idk what to call this one.
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
I kinda wanna name my car, but nothing has inspired yet.
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
We have a Toyota we call Plavalaguna because of the paint color, and a Volvo we call Portia because we thought it was funny.
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Blue 2025 Subaru Forester = Beast
White 2015 Hyundai Sonata = Stormtrooper (also has a stormtrooper ornament hanging from the rear view mirror)
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
The Prius (he/him)
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
I had a murdered G37s named Stella. Was a fun time in life. Happy not to have a car at all now.
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I'm gonna go against the grain and say no, I don't name my cars other than what they are - my "Subaru" and my "Mazda". If I got another car from the same manufacturer, then I'd switch it to the model like my " Forester" and my "323"
However, I do have a friend whose family has a designated learner car that they call "Socks" simply because the number plate ends in SOX
I'm in the same boat. I'm into cars, and have a couple that I enjoy very thoroughly, but I've never been able to think of a name that sticks, even tho I've tried. I usually just refer to as "The Mazda" or whatever. Mayhe one day I'll have a Jaguar, and will be able to refer to it as "The Jag" like Jeremy Clarkson haha
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Titine. Doesn't matter what car is it, all cars are Titine. I think it's very french.
Can confirm, I also own a Titine
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
I didn't name all of them, but here are the ones:
- My small everyday car: Titine (see other comment about that)
- My camper van: Léon (In french "Léon le fourgon")
- My '78 spitfire: Rosie
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
Yes, currently Robert RedFord and Suby Roo.
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I'm gonna go against the grain and say no, I don't name my cars other than what they are - my "Subaru" and my "Mazda". If I got another car from the same manufacturer, then I'd switch it to the model like my " Forester" and my "323"
However, I do have a friend whose family has a designated learner car that they call "Socks" simply because the number plate ends in SOX
We call our Subaru “Subarashii”.
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
My first car was named Sora Aoi which means sky blue. Don’t mind that it’s also the name of a popular Japanese porn star.
I also had a white Kia Soul that looked like a stormtrooper helmet so I was trying to pick a good reference name, but couldn’t decide on one.
My subaru is called “Subarashii”, because it’s excellent.
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
Normally no. However, I do own a 1968 Chrysler station wagon that I've taken to calling "the Duchess of Rustess". No, it doesn't even rhyme, but it does makes me smile.
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The naming scheme we followed, is based on the first letter of the car's brand—so for example, a Volvo gets a name starting with 'V', like Vincent.
Anyone else done/do this? If so, what was your car + name + naming scheme?
TIL: people name their cars. Honest question, unless you have several identical cars, why?
