Comments on: Question of the Day: What Do You Call Your Car?

By: jahnberg

jahnberg — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:13 +0000

My Odyssey minivan is called the Hotyssey, because the nickname gives my teenager acute embarrasment and I am a good mother that way.

The ‘66 VW bus is names The Fraulein or Fraulein Greta, since Greta means pearl and the bus is painted in…you guessed it, Pearl White.

By: maci g

maci g — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:39:18 +0000

my dad has called every vehicle he’s ever had “Betsy”. except his blue truck, i think it was a dodge, that he had when i was realllyyy little, that he called “Bird”, as in ‘bluebird’. my mom has an 05 mustang and she calls it “The Tang” and my 09 Honda Civic EX Sedan, black (i’m in love) has 3 names haha. Batmobile (obvious), Bale-mobile (because Christian Bale played Batman in the Dark Knight), and the Maci-mobile (cause my name is Maci? haha). and my stepmom’s black 08 Dodge Avenger is called Dave haha.

By: charliefletch

charliefletch — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:51:48 +0000

I’v just bought an R reg white VW polo, any ideas for names?

i’v only come up with one,probably not pc but… “slim shady” “cos he’d be better if he wasnt white.” what do you think?

By: brent

brent — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:16:25 +0000

Back in grad school, I had an ‘88 Olds Delta 88. When I wasn’t calling it the “‘88 88,” I was referring to it, affectionately, as “Delta Force.”

By: eagles_guy92

eagles_guy92 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:42:33 +0000

Haha I own a ‘94 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Bright Red. I call it “Clifford (the big red jeep)”

By: Samir

Samir — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:29:56 +0000

My father drives a long white 1992 Camry station wagon. (Estate?). I call it the “bar of soap”.

By: ZoomZoom

ZoomZoom — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:30:23 +0000

Benders, that’s so childish. But ahh, yeah I laughed!

Let’s see, a friend once called my 83 Trans Am “The Batmobile.” But it was red, not black.

I thought about calling my 93 Miata “smiley,” due to the front air dam and pop-up headlights…but it didn’t really look like a smile, more like an expression of bewilderment. So the Miata, which I kept for over 10 years, never got named.

The BMW Z3 was sometimes called “The James Bond Car,” although that was red, not blue like the one in the movie (I forget which movie).

The Prius is sometimes called “Sparky” or “Zappy.” Where I live is one of the top lightning zones in the US, so we make jokes about the little antenna on the Prius roof providing direct-to-battery recharging from lightning bolts. The first time somebody rides in the back seat, I ask them if they’ve put on their rubberized underwear that morning…

I like silly electric jokes; keeps me er.. “grounded.”

By: benders

benders — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:38:07 +0000

I once heard of a guy naming his car ‘The Nude.’ Simply so he could say that he was going to church in The Nude and other hilarious situations.

By: Howler

Howler — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:22:36 +0000

Audi TT – The Shpud. Maybe because its potato like?
Jaguar XJS – OctoCat. No explaination.
PT Cruiser – PT Loser. Coined by the younger generation lol.
Some oldies. Mercur(lol) XR4Ti – Xerati, Honda CRX – Roach,

By: Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:22:51 +0000

My friends and I call my ‘03 Lexus ES300 “the Smiling Whale”, a callout to the Toyota designers who decided to bulbous fatass with a dopey grin and call it OK. Plus, that porker body rolls in the corners like a whale in the ocean…LOL

By: mikey

mikey — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:04:58 +0000

The Grand Am is the Grey Ghost the Jimmy is just
Jimmy The Firebird is the Bird.

By: BabyM

BabyM — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:02:09 +0000

marc: They’re offering Priususes (Prii?) with Cate Blanchett as an accessory?

I gotta get one a dose!

By: JTSParts

JTSParts — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:28:40 +0000

Oh man, just remembered the 77 Dodge Van…

The Stabin Cabin.

By: Jonathon

Jonathon — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:19:07 +0000

My ‘78 Chevy Malibu station wagon (with a 350ci V8) was the Dragon Wagon. I’ve tried to give my other cars names, but I’ve usually just called them “the Cutlass,” “the Regal,” or “the Saturn.”

By: Cole Trickle

Cole Trickle — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:04:40 +0000

That’s the 1st 1/3 of the list rjones. On top of that, the dealership treats me like I have a jetta…no loaners. Its a shame; its the most beautiful car I’ve ever had, handles like a dream, and I get 32 mpg on my commute.

By: JTSParts

JTSParts — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:59:15 +0000

Suburban and Water. Or Duburban. and the Volvo is my car and referred to as “your car” by the wife and “not the Volvo!” by the kids…

Mom used to a have a 65 fairlane 500 “gerta,” a 68 VW camper bus “sylvester” and a 76 265 wagon “airwolf.”

By: flanken

flanken — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:38:07 +0000

My boss calls my ‘83 Mercedes Benz 300 SD der Panzerkampfenwagen and, I gotta admit, I quite like it.

Very nice. Here are mine:
‘85 Mercedes 300D: Mobutumobile
‘04 Mazda6 wagon: Frank the Tank

By: TomAnderson

TomAnderson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:31:03 +0000

My boss calls my ‘83 Mercedes Benz 300 SD der Panzerkampfenwagen and, I gotta admit, I quite like it.

By: thebigmass

thebigmass — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:29:23 +0000

I call my ‘91 Eagle Talon TSi AWD the Millennium Falcon (yes, I am a complete and total loser) as it had some ’special modifications’ that make it extremely fast and also because it never works (It’s not my fault-they told me they fixed it!)

Taking suggestions for the GTI…

By: BabyM

BabyM — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:26:55 +0000

Dad’s ‘76 Ford LTD was “the Battleship.”

My ‘78 Chevy Monza was “the Brown Beast.”

The toddler named the ‘90 Subaru Legacy “White Car Station Wagon” and the ‘98 Neon “Aqua Crayon.”

The ‘04 Grand Marquis I inherited from my father was “HMS Pachyderm” in honor of its ponderous bulk and predreadnought-battleship-like handling.

Can’t come up with a good nickname for the GTI. I tried “Der Panzerkampfhasen,” but it just doesn’t seem right.

By: marc

marc — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:26:17 +0000

My sparkling grey Prius is named Cate after Cate Blanchett’s sparkling grey dress at the ‘06 Oscars (watched it right after buying the car). Save the judgment, Ive heard it all before.

By: pls

pls — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:22:52 +0000

I went out with a girl in college who just got her first car. She told me she named it -gak- ‘Freezy’ or some other silly combination of free and breezy. Cute girl. Never called her again.

By: tdoyle

tdoyle — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:09:25 +0000

In our family we have an 07 Focus which my 5 year old daughter called the “Baby Car” and she calls our 05 F150 “Big Red…” How cute is that?

By: FrostyOregon

FrostyOregon — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:50:40 +0000

Some cars we still have – some are good memories:
‘75 Baby Blue VW Rabbit (”luxury model” with 300k miles on it) = Blue Bunny
‘01 Red Honda CRV = Ladybug Car (3 year old daughter named it)
‘01 Silver BMW X5 4.4 = Betsy (or Potato Bug car – again, daughter named it)
‘03 Snowmobile and Horse Haulin’ H2 = The Beast
‘05 Mystic Blue BMW M3 Convertible (with Dynan exhaust, Schnitzer short shifter and chip to remove the governor – this was my car but the husband had to add the bling) = The Teenager
‘07 Audi RS4 = Viper
‘06 Red BMW X5 4.8Si = Consuela
‘06 Salt-n-Peppa White Mini Cooper Convertible = Ellie

By: rjones

rjones — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:38:33 +0000

Cole Trickle:

Let me guess: ignition coils? horns? wipers? headlamp washers? stereo? Been there, done that, sold the bitch, it’s someone else’s problem now.