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Did You Name Your Car?

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by Rascal, Jun 20, 2008.

  1. Rascal

    Rascal New Member

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    Ok...I have to admit it. I come from a long line of psychotic car owners who create emotional attachments to their vehicles. Having said that...I just took delivery of my PRIUS on 6/18/08 and am giving myself a week or two to sort out the cars personality before I name it. Do you name your cars? If so can you share the name with us, and maybe the reason behind it?
     
  2. Tammy7287

    Tammy7287 Junior Member

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    I don't normally name my vehicles but my brother convinced me to name my new Spectra Blue should be named Dave Niehaus since we are in Seattle and it's Mariner Blue. :)

    I call him Niehaus for short.
     
  3. Rokeby

    Rokeby Member

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    airedale Junior Member

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    It's name is Flounder because it is a different kind of car as a flounder is a different kind of fish (both eyes are on one of its flat sides).
     
  5. pmanza

    pmanza Fernsmom

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    Fern because she is fern green (aka silver pine mica)
    Fernsmom
     
  6. fcc

    fcc New Member

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    nope. toyota already gave it a name. it is called a prius.
     
  7. orracle

    orracle Whaddaya mean "senior" member?

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    Yeah, but when you call "Prius" in a parking lot, they all come!:D
     
  8. MsDaisy

    MsDaisy Goddess of Green-land

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    'Rita (short for marguerita) since the Silver Pine Mica makes me think of a pitcher of frozen margueritas. And I love Jimmy Buffett, too, so my garage will be forever known as "Margueritaville".
     
  9. priusincc

    priusincc Member

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    My wife named ours Sparky. The white RAV4 she drives is Frosty.
     
  10. freshmtt

    freshmtt Dachshund Addict

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    I just decided on "Sandy" for my Driftwood Pearl Prius, because it has that Sand color...
     
  11. patsparks

    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    hey that's my name!!
     
  12. Rae Vynn

    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    Of course!
    We also have cars with personality. Our Buick is positively sentient!

    Our Prius is named Rudy. I don't know why, he tells me it is his name. I won't argue with him.
     
  13. ZC1

    ZC1 Junior Prius Owner

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    Gitchie Gitichie Goo Poodle dumpkins whipper snicker doodle bug love Prius car. <Ahh....catches breath>
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    You piece of %&%# , for short.

    ZC1
     
  14. Jiipa

    Jiipa MGySgt USMC (Ret)

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    My wife named ours Maile (Maile Duval was Elvis' girlfriend in Blue Hawaii).
     
  15. roxanna

    roxanna New Member

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    I named mine PriPri...i started calling it that when i was on the waiting list.
     
  16. Tojo

    Tojo New Member

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    Ours is named "Maggie" (color=Magnetic Grey)

    The kids really get a kick out of having a name for the car.
     
  17. runningmom2

    runningmom2 New Member

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    :p I named my car Spike, like Snoopy's tough, little brother, and also because it is silver pine mica, Spike it's a quasi acronym for its color.
     
  18. Bob64

    Bob64 Sapphire of the Blue Sky

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    Souten, the Japanese name for Blue Sky.
     
  19. bulletprooffool

    bulletprooffool Junior Member

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    Yup, the car is called Daisy, but the SatNav is called Dolores . .

    Dais, because Daisies come out the exhaust when we drive down the road and Dolores was called so by the previous owner and we fear her wrath if we try rename her!
     
  20. root4wings

    root4wings New Member

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    Priscilla, Priscilla Prius. Came up with that after she started talking to me. Let me know if anyone figures out how to modify the voice in the VAS. I'd like something a little more exotic--even more for my wife to worry about as I spend more and more time with Priscilla...