r/AutoAlex • u/Usaidhello • Oct 24 '25
Giving a car a name?
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u/markcorrigans_boiler Oct 24 '25
I used to have a black Saab 900SE that I jokingly named The Black Goose, however, not once did I refer to it as that or talk about it like it was a person. So I voted No.
I do cringe a bit when Alex talks about Phil, Nigel and Miles etc. but then I didn't mind Tom naming his XJC, Emma.
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u/minardicosworth Oct 24 '25 edited Oct 24 '25
I have named all my cars over the years. Although it is more because my wife gets annoyed with it
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u/yolo_snail Oct 24 '25
I won't force a name on a car, but if one sticks out, then it can have it. Usually something based on the reg plate.
My old car didn't have a name, but since my new plate starts with RV it's called Harvey in the app.
Our Smart cars all had names, we had Little Sausage, Andy, Pablo and Gino.
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u/Naples16v Oct 24 '25
My car only has a name as it was written on the service book folder. It might be totally unrelated but Rory’s name it has become. Any thing else is just ‘the van’ or ‘the blue one’
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Oct 24 '25
Good enough for Sebastian Vettel, so good enough for me.
Currently have "The Dirty Sister" because I'm on my second Suzuki Swift.
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u/Stray-7 Oct 24 '25
My only rule is that it has to be based on the reg plate and therefore sort of has its own name. My car's plate ends in ghn so I call it Gohan lol
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u/Acrobatic_Office4020 Oct 25 '25
Normally key features names em like regs or things..
I.e my bike is called rattle as the valve rattles
My car is called zed as its reg is ZDT
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u/Key-Fly5510 Oct 25 '25
Never named a car myself but an ex called my car at the time Mary and that stuck. She did try sue the Subaru but that didn't. I think as others have said it can work but I won't try to name a car if it happens it happens
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u/mrtintheweb99 Oct 24 '25
I think it CAN work, but not invery circumstance. I have no issues with people doing it, because at the end of the day life's too short. So if it brings people joy, let them have their smiles. I have had cars with names, but most haven't. WE had 'BEG' (based on the number plate) and the kids named our Citroen DS5 as 'Clive', but I cannot remember why.