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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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Has your car got a name ?

name and 1 pic of the motor please

was thinking "The Kameleon" for mine.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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Maria is going to LOVE this post
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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thats a pretty fezzie!!mines called marmite!
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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why marmite ?
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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inspired from lambchop actually, you either love it, or hate it
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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My cars are called Escorts, Fiesta's and whatever the factory called them.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Neil@FastFord
My cars are called Escorts, Fiesta's and whatever the factory called them.



Exactly, it's a heap of fucking metal. Why name it. Don't be so gay!
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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It's a heap of fucking metal. Why name it. Don't be so gay!
cause people spend alot of time and money on there motors, why you so surprised that they might name them. Mines called "The Fes" but wanted a proper name for it.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 95 fiesta si
cause people spend alot of time and money on there motors, why you so surprised that they might name them. Mines called "The Fes" but wanted a proper name for it.

I spent a shit load on my escort cosworth and Focus RS. They were called the Escort and Focus...... seriously.... don't be gay
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Originally Posted by PT
I spent a shit load on my escort cosworth and Focus RS. They were called the Escort and Focus...... seriously.... don't be gay
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Originally Posted by orion_crazy_carl
inspired from lambchop actually, you either love it, or hate it

lol
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Have 'named' a few of my cars over the years for various reasons, none i feel should be repeated on a family forum though!
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Old May 11, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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My pals daft on naming his cars. Currently he has a focus rs named Rachel. He used to have a citroen C2 called Rebecca
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Old May 11, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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no name ive given,tbh it gets referred to as "her" and thats about it
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Old May 11, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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only give mine a name when it goes wrong its been called few over the years lol
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I've never grasped why some folk refer to their cars as 'her' either. As if a car's female!!!!
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Old May 11, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by DanW@FastFord
I've never grasped why some folk refer to their cars as 'her' either. As if a car's female!!!!
Yeah me too, though i thought it was more americans that said it! "She's a real handful" and "Shes a beauty" when talking about cars
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dan,aint even got a clue why i say that tbh. if people ask about it i say "she" ok or "her,box is a problem" etc etc




maybe its because like a woman it gives me grief lol
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i keep calling one of my cars "fucking thing" and "piece of shit" and "whats that noise now, its different to the other one" do they count?
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mines not got a name, other than "that fucking thing" (what the missus calls it), had a girlfriend once, who had a VW Beatle called Eric
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Old May 11, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DanW@FastFord
I've never grasped why some folk refer to their cars as 'her' either. As if a car's female!!!!


Always been my thoughts!
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