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Does your car have a name?

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GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 4 May 2013 14:29

Do you name your car?
I only ever named one car that I had.

It was a Volkswagen Polo called... Marco
Dau No1 has a bright green Mazda2 named.. Midori

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

Wendy

Wendy Report 4 May 2013 14:35

mines a volvov70 and forever going wrong so you wouldnt want to know what call it..

i was a jordan before i was married glasgow lass,what area are you searching.

wendy (lincs)

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 4 May 2013 14:40

My Jordans are from Ramelton, Donegal with a number of them ending up in Clydebank from 1882 onwards.

I currently have a Volvo too. An XC90 and I just love it. ( It's the 2nd one I've had) <3 <3 <3 <3

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

Sharron

Sharron Report 4 May 2013 14:45

The sunfish is all head and no body.It's Latin name is mola mola.

I have a Smart called Moli because she is all front and no back.

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 4 May 2013 14:47

I only ever named one - the first brand new car I had - it was a white Ford called Phoebe.

Researching:
Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, London, Lithuania, Russia

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 May 2013 14:56

misread this - thought it was "cat" :-D

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

terryj

terryj Report 4 May 2013 15:45

car doesnt have a name
scooter does
when i was restoring it and spending night after night down the shed
wife said she had dreamt i was having an affair so i asked who with
the woman in the shed she said so the scooter became my italian tart

Researching:
having a mod life crisis i was born with nothing and have most of it left

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 4 May 2013 16:02

Ive never named any of my cars but in the days when I could only afford old bangers I did have several 4 letter words/names that I called them when they broke down

Roy

GinN

GinN Report 4 May 2013 16:14

I make up the cars name from the registration numbers and letters. The last one was Apeskin!

Researching:
Anything and everything that takes my fancy.

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 4 May 2013 16:18

Never mind AnnCardiff we always named our animals too, but my Mum never believed in "Pet Type" names
Our first cat was called.. James Patrick and the dog was ..Joseph LOL

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 4 May 2013 16:53

we used to have a car called Esmerellda
but the one we have now hasnt got a name :-D :-D

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 4 May 2013 16:59

One one car I named - a Renault 6 - she was Clementine!!!!

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 4 May 2013 17:02

HaHa Chris,
Dau No1's first car was a Clio.
She called that one.. Rene Renault

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 4 May 2013 18:00

The car doesn't have a name, but the lady on the Sat Nav voice does.
She's Guidance Gertie.


Gwyn

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 4 May 2013 18:28

Our Sat Nav doesn't have a name Gwyn, but if it did, I'm sure it would be called......
Recalculating!

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

VIVinHERTS

VIVinHERTS Report 4 May 2013 18:39

Mine is a Vauxhall called PLEW (some of the reg letters)

Researching:
Researching Tucker in London/Australia. Cliff in U.S.A. Fuller, Eaton & Sa(u)nders(on) in Bedfordshire. Turner, Morley, Blythe & Webb in Cambridgeshire/Suffolk. Want in Hertfordshire.

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 4 May 2013 18:48

I had a Citroen 2CV called Esmerelda. Latest a Peugeot is called Pug

Edit.. sometimes I call it a damn nuisance

Researching:
Keep the Faith

Wendy

Wendy Report 4 May 2013 23:38

have driven volvos for years and this is the worst type made,i had a 240 model which i thought was the best,hated giving it up but it was getting old drove like a dream but bits kept wearing out.

after ive won the lottery (think positive peeps) im going to have a 240 custom made as a run around ,and a Bentley as my little bit of luxury,always wanted one ,keep your porches and beemers. this old girl wants comfort in her old age,
:-)
wendy(lincs)