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What do you call yours?

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I've had my TZD for just over six weeks now, and still haven't really decided on a name for it.

Apart from the obvious "you ****ing (heap of) of ****" (add/delete asterisks and adjectives as necessary) when it breaks down or something goes wrong, have you named your car (BX or not) - I have seen some floating around on various threads, so come on, share!

Frontrunner at the moment for mine is GrowlyCaR, which is pretty embarrassing :oops: - I really hope something just as appropriate but um, better, occurs before that one sticks
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The GT, the TZI, the TRS (sometimes known as what the f*ck), the DTR etc ect :wink:
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I don't do naming cars, but the Valver used to get called the Vulva for being a right c*nt at times... :wink:
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call it decaff :lol:
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I don't name my cars, it makes me cringe! :lol:
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everyone so far wrote:Indications that naming cars is totally a girl thing
I know it's an inanimate heap of various (mostly) inorganic materials and not a very heavy person dressed up in (mostly) fibreglass armour but "the car" doesn't really cover it when I call my much less loved Xsara (which has never had any other name) that.

Come on, someone other than Anne-Marie and her Daisy must have at least a nickname for their BX!
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Post by bx petrol auto saloon »

Dear Sandre.
I really like giving my cars, names 8) My Rapier was called Eleanor
from gone in 60 seconds. My SAAB is boringly called Sophie :roll: The
BX was called Neville I think by the previous owners, but I like to call
my cars after ladies names :) She is just called her highness, for the
time being until I can come up with a nice ladies name :D :wink:
Hope this helps Sandre.
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Post by Vanny »

This one is called Jasmine or more commonly Jazz. First was called Freda. I've had scrappers called Henre and Janice. I've also had a Leon called, Honey, tis a long story.
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The Red Baron ;)
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the black shed is Moby 2 (Moby 1 was my much missed XM) and the pink shed is Richie (named after one of my heroes).
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Sophie is Sophie, known to a lot of BXers. So she will always be known as Sophie to me.
Otherwise i havnt ever named a motor. Kin BX is a joke between a mate. Nice motors but inanimate objects to me. They aint pets, just love to own and drive them. Curse them when they wont go but talk to them no. May thank the lord that they got me there though.

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Our TXD is called "Uncle Buck", it's noisy and rattly and embarasses the kids when we collect them from anywhere :twisted:
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Vanny wrote: I've also had a Leon called, Honey, tis a long story.
Some of us have all the time in the world... :wink:
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JayW wrote:
Vanny wrote: I've also had a Leon called, Honey, tis a long story.
Some of us have all the time in the world... :wink:
Yeah, that is a story that MUST surely be told.

Vince, I think 'Her Highness' is a great name for such a superior looking BX.
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Post by Dollywobbler »

My 2CV is called Elly (ahem, also after Eleanor in Gone in 60 Seconds...). Wife's Mini is called Betsy. All my 2CVs (a lot of them!) have had names over the years.

I find names hard work with BXs. I tried calling the last one Francine, in honour of a fabulous host we encountered when on the BXagon, but it didn't stick. That car is now simply known as Bex, even if she also still has the secondary name of The Green Tiger.

My Mk1 doesn't have a name and I'm not sure it ever will.
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