do you name your 3rd gen? - Southern California Area - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

theaddkid2004 · 01-06-2005, 09:05 PM

i was wondering how many people name their car? and if you don't what would you name it. personally i would call mine bluebeard, blue because of the color, and beard like blackbeard the pirate because its always taking my money at the gas pump and car stores

305q_ta86 · 01-06-2005, 09:13 PM

Marie.

edit: oh yeah, and my friends named the '87 the pimpmobile. lol

astoria18 · 01-06-2005, 09:54 PM

Erin. It was the name of the Camaro in Gone in Sixty Seconds.

RTFC · 01-06-2005, 10:10 PM

No, but I whisper to her often and caress her. I'd rather not be on a first named basis due to the fact that I have a wife already. I tend to use discriptive verbage such as "don't fail me baby", or "hang in there gorgeous" when I'm on edge and my life is at risk.

8T8IROC · 01-07-2005, 12:23 PM

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Originally posted by RTFC
No, but I whisper to her often and caress her. I'd rather not be on a first named basis due to the fact that I have a wife already. I tend to use discriptive verbage such as "don't fail me baby", or "hang in there gorgeous" when I'm on edge and my life is at risk.

I am pretty much right on with this post, no formal naming. My cars usually all get a shorthand quick title, my IROC is the IROC, my SS, is just the SS, when I had a 92 RS Convertible, it was the vert. As you can see a very crafty naming convention

But other than that I subscribe pleading with my car like Han Solo does with the Millenium Falcon

astoria18 · 01-07-2005, 02:04 PM

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like Han Solo does with the Millenium Falcon

MrDude_1 · 01-07-2005, 02:28 PM

several names.

the camaro.
the vert
the convertible
my car
no, my other car that you never see me driving
the one over there on jackstands

tilstad · 01-07-2005, 03:14 PM

Colibri.

'Cause it kinda stands still (flyin) when you hit the gas and only roast's the tires before it heads off.

Nah, just kidding, I usually don't name my cars, as of yet anyway. Easiest name for my car to pronounce would be Pontiac.

InsaneIROC · 01-07-2005, 09:32 PM

I just call mine the MARO

Poncho Villa · 01-07-2005, 10:23 PM

Poncho. Just Poncho. And yes, don't tell my therapist, but I talk to it. :lala:

Note: the study of quantum physics has shown that matter is not solid at all, just different forms of the same energy, and that thoughts and words play a part in shaping our reality (since they are another form of the same energy). Have you seen a film called "What the Bleep Do We Know" ? Explains this stuff. Anyway, I think talking to your car in a positive way makes it run better. It's alive!

Eg. When I went to do my first mod, for the first time ever, the hood wouldn't open. The car is also shy around mechanics, go figure.

JulieGTA · 01-08-2005, 03:07 AM

My car is named after me.

8T8IROC · 01-08-2005, 01:51 PM

To add another layer of complexity I am not even sure if the gender references stay consistant

Wait did I just say that aloud

Phantom Champ · 01-08-2005, 01:55 PM

I bought mine with student loan money and didn't tell anyone about it for over a year.

I call her my Secret Formula.

RWB____s · 01-08-2005, 07:36 PM

Yes! P.I.T.A, P.O.S , Crap Can, Money Pit, At least its still isn't a Ford.

82FirebirdTA · 01-08-2005, 10:19 PM

The Silver '83
The Blue '83

305q_ta86 · 01-08-2005, 11:35 PM

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The Silver '83
The Blue '83

lol my mom can never remember which is the 86 and which is the 87, so she has to call them the purple one and the white one.

astoria18 · 01-08-2005, 11:54 PM

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To add another layer of complexity I am not even sure if the gender references stay consistant

I don't even know what that means.

305q_ta86 · 01-09-2005, 12:04 AM

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I don't even know what that means.

That means he will call his car a girl or a boy, and switch whenever he feels like it.

"I love my car. She does 12.6 in the quarter. I just gave him a new coat of wax, too."

Scorpner · 01-09-2005, 12:24 AM

I found that you have to name them when you have more than one. I'm still trying to figure out the best names and then sometimes I still get them confused.

It's probably like having two girlfriends at the same time although I've never done that... :nono: My other cars seem to break down when I spend money on the other. I almost had to rent a car when I had the engine and tranny redone.
Right now I'm calling the '86 "Burly" and the '85 "the F-41" even though it doesn't mean much I think it sounds good. If I get her repainted I think I'll play up the F-41 because most people don't know what it is.

If I ever get a 1LE I'll have to call "her" Elle.

Kevin91Z · 01-09-2005, 02:40 AM

Mine is well known as the Candy Cane.

trans87 · 01-09-2005, 02:57 AM

I refer to my car as The Trans Am. I also refer to it by many other explicit words that aren't suitable for this site

BrandenCali · 01-09-2005, 03:27 PM

I guess my car took it's name.. When it came down to Which Iroc I was going to drive.. The Flamed1 or The Red Roc..

RTFC · 01-09-2005, 04:35 PM

I guess I do refer to her as the "grocery getter"

Now that the binders are finished, its the "60-0 in 100ft, 1.07g, 15.8 sec (for now) grocery getter" I love this car- it is so fun to drive.

Mr. TurboTA · 01-09-2005, 05:45 PM

Well,
I just call my bird the "bat out of hell"!
Although I do play the "Ride of the Valkyries" while I take her out to play!

And yes, I do talk to her! Like almost everytime she "spanks" another car! Like Vipers! Ha!

George

langss · 01-09-2005, 06:09 PM

The 84 is the Damage Magnet and the 86 is The Little Red Car.

ILMODC · 01-10-2005, 01:51 AM

I.L.M.O.D.C.

In loving memory of Donna Cervantes. My mom. She never got her 3rd gen she was saving up for. ILMODC, or pronounced il-maude is my 1987 TA. ILMODC II, is my 1995 TA.

Actually, my mom fell in love with her boyfriends brother in law 1977 TA that she got to borrow while he was out of town. While we did have an eye out for a late model 3rd gen, technically the true ILMODC was a late model 2nd gen.

She passed away in 1991.

ILMODC - A current Work in progress....

ILMODC II - for sale on ebay right now.......LOL...

8T8IROC · 01-10-2005, 03:58 PM

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That means he will call his car a girl or a boy, and switch whenever he feels like it.

"I love my car. She does 12.6 in the quarter. I just gave him a new coat of wax, too."

Yup

MikeDirntRulez · 01-10-2005, 10:17 PM

Cammie!