the ulitimate "pet name" thread

[Speed Buggy]

Porsche is Speed Buggy, (I also call her Mistress)
Durango is "your truck" (hers)
First Durango was "your truck" (hers)
Mitsu Montero Sport is "my truck"
Isuzu Rodeo (gone) was "my truck"
Passat (gone) was "my car"
911 first one we cared about enough to name.
Cheers,
Mike

[JonT]

911--Damien the she-devil
Dodge Ram (Hemi)-Demi

[PorscheRB]

I just call it "She" or "the Baby"

My co-workers call it "The love machine"

My 16 year old brother, "I'll be suprised if that piece of ***** passes inspection"

My friends, "Whoa what was that red blur that just went past?" "Little red cherry" "Ian's red car"

A certain lady: "OOOH! The shifter is waay far forward! How convenient "

My dad, "Stop taking up the whole garage."


I've come to the conclusion that all Porsches are female. It has to be if it causes you that much trouble, empties your wallet down to nothing, and you still come running back for more.

[azasadny]

My '74 911 is "Helga" and my 1969 VW Vanagon was "Gretchen".

[juanbenae]

yes johan that was her you spotted me in. his (my buddy) wife (marlena) even bought me a "I'd rather be sailing" license plate frame so it would be exactly like hers...

great info guys, have i hit "ultimate" status with this thread yet?

[vash]

i am considering "gw-oye lo" white ghost, in cantonese.

you can pronounce that first part with the "oye" sound from the yiddish phrase "oye ve!" just add the (gee double you) sound first. haha. i figured i would go ethnic.

heck, i should put that on my vanity plates. naw....i should check, it might mean something else too.

[curmudgeon]

Red Chevy is Bertha. My wife named her Honda the Mach 5 after Speed Racer. The Porsche is currently unnamed.

[Westy]

I'll trade you my engineless 79 Chevy truck for Bertha. OK, OK, I'll throw in air fare so you can drive her out here!!

[Overpaid Slacker]

Every time I see the 930 I say, under my breath, "whoof." But you can't name a car "Whoof."** So, the 930 is Rakete ("Rrrrah-kay-tuh"; German for rocket). The old BMW is "the Deuce". The Mini is, well, "The Mini" or "The Cooper". I have no other names for the toys... I've got a pretty blunted creative gene, I guess.

JP

** Though the Italians did name a car "Countach" which is, roughly translated, "Fwaah?!" So maybe I should reconsider "Whoof."

[zotman72]

With deference to Keith Richards and the Stones, when I am on the track with my '72 911S clone, I feel the urge to sing, "she is my little rock roll, her t**.." So my "little rock roll" seems appropriate name for her, yes it is a female.

[9 once]

I call mine "The Roach" el cucaracho in spanish.

[vash]

billy pilgrim! that is it, i have forgotten all chinese. i thought it meant old something.. opps.

[juanbenae]

hmmm,, is that the deal with 888 auto sales here in the bay area? chinese owned no less.

[Westy]

Sure Cliff, sure. Now UR doing the trash-talking. We see how you are!!!!

[Porsche_911s]

Mine has yet to earn a name... So far during the restore... it's been "That *&^% Porsche". My friends refer to her as "The gremlin".

Paint code 137

[vash]

i thought "1-6-8" is the holy grail of numbers? personally i dont get it.

so how do you handle your inlaws calling you gwoye lo?

my girlfriend calls my car, casper2. but i think that is kinda wimpy.

[Mookster]

The porsche, Scream'n Mimi
My wife's car, the Garage Queen or GQ

[aj88cab]

The Carrera is:
(say it slow, with a hiss, and your teeth grit)
My Preciousss!

[vash]

billy, i think the nicer way is: "lo-fan"

[DByers]

My 71 has been named "Stay Puff" by an EVIL MEMBER of this board. Ill let him explain his observations of my 911 and why the name if he wishes.

The name fits and it has grown on me.