It's a Girl!

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">After a couple months of bad luck, something good has come out of it. I got a new baby! Look!</font color>

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/ILovePapaSmurf/Mobile1.jpg

<font color="purple">It's a girl! However, I'm having some troubles giving it a name anyone got any ideas? And hush about the color, I love it!</font color>

[phit_demon]

Well, since it's red and curvy, how about Jessica Rabbit?

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">It's not red. It's an orange type of color. The description says 'copper.'</font color>

[slizzelizzel]

Is than an SVT Focus or just the regular one?

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">XZ8 or something like that.</font color>

[Dave]

How about Zippy?

[slizzelizzel]

Thats cool. Auto or manaul?



Sorry for all the Q's. I'm a car guy.

[DarthMaulRat]

Knightrider, except that car had a male voice, and Wenchrider sounds like a medival occupation.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">It's an automatic. I don't know how to drive stick yet. It's ok. I can answer all the basic stuff, just not the 'technical' stuff.

The only thing I need to figure out is how to put an FM Modulator in my car so I can listen to my XM radio in this car. </font color>

[airionnablue]

What about Isabel? It's pretty.. But I think you need something a little more sassy.

[slizzelizzel]

If you buy the right XM kit it should be included, if not, you just have to attach it to the car's positive and negative, then attach the XM audio wire to the modulator. Simple stuff, you just have to figure out where you're going to put the hardware, under the seat, in the trunk, behind the dash. I'd suggest buying a cd player with XM or Serius built in, that way you can do without the modulator and the XM tuner.

[Mighty_Wingman]

The falcon, she may not look like much but she's got it where it counts, kid. That's what I tell people about the Blazemobile ( My Blazer).

Or how about Christine ?

[airionnablue]

Christine was a car that killed people. I wouldn't get in it if it was named Christine.

[Mighty_Wingman]

Kristina is person who Kills people , so I think it fits./forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">The one I purchased at Best Buy said it needed to be installed into the back of the radio. I'm not sure and the hell I am paying for someone to install it. This is where I need a man to help…</font color>

[jonmarbles]

Matilda....yea that name will make her cool.

[slizzelizzel]

Now, now, you don't need a man. Just his brain.



*DONT HURT ME!!*



Now, If you're going to go and take apart your dashboard just for an FM modulator, then you should either A: read up on it for a while and make sure you dont break your dash, B: Take it back to Best Buy and have them do it, or C: Don't do it. Just buy a cd player that already has an XM or Serius tuner in it.

Probably not much help, but its hard to give technical advise without looking at the situation in person.

[airionnablue]

If we're going with witches what about Shota.. Or a sorceress named Nikki.. They're from books...

[FanGirl]

Illyana the Conquorer of Roads.

[Robbo_the_Hood]

In high school, I convinced my naive friend to name his red GrandAm "The Crimson Wave."

Interesting note that KITT was voiced by Mr. Feeney from Boy Meets World.

I named my car in high school (a Camero) Josephine, after the song by the Wallflowers. The first line of that song was quite apt at a certain moment, so that's how the car got it's name.

I now drive a Volvo, and it's so hard to think of a name for that.

Maybe you should name your car after an author, like Flannery, or Sylvia. Then again, this is the book store clerk talking.

[slizzelizzel]

It looks about the right color, paint a Confederate flag on the top of it and paint 01 on the doors. Call it the General Lee.

[ratm1966]

I have never really thought to name a car that I owned. I doubt I would be able to have anything cool now, as I drive a tan/gold (book says prairie tan while I think it looks gold) in color explorer.

However, I did have the nickname of Mad Max with my first car. I had a flat black 1976 Mustang II with limo tint all around and black louvres on the rear window as well as the back side windows. It had a straight six, 4-speed manual transmission w/ a reversed gear shift and I was quite the terror on the streets.

[TLS]

I'd name her Meatwad, almost the same color.

As for the XM thing, it's probably only 2 wires that need to be attached to the reciever, though I wouldn't know without seeing it. It's not really hard to install a car sterio system. (Any girl could do it.) The hardest part really is trying to get the dash off without breaking it. I've found some cars to be especially difficult. If you are getting it installed professionally, just be sure to check that your dash lights still work after they install it. Sometimes the bulbs come lose when they are working on it, so the dash lights don't always work afterwards. It sucks driving around at night and not being able to see the heater or AC switches.

[BAMSS04]

Yay for you!!

Ok, how about...... Lela?

or Blossom ?

Bubbles

Buttercup?

[Jason_Brown]

Tiny, tiny wheels.

[Zens_7s]

If you were from Texas you would be required to name it something in relation to The University of Texas because those people are nuts about their burnt orange cars. They all have a silver longhorn on the back too.

The mascot's Name is Bevo.

The Story of Bevo (http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/pages/proudtrads/bevo.html)

http://www.universitycoop.com/webitemimages/108/3535698.jpg

[Robbo_the_Hood]

I heard "Orange" and "University," but we weren't talking about Tennessee. Such a foriegn concept. Were we actually speaking of the Knoxville based school, you'd have to name the car after one of Tennessee's three favorite sons:

Nathan Bedford Forrest, most noted for starting the modern incarnation of the KKK. Before Forrest's involvement, the KKK was just a group of college kids that pulled pranks in public places while wearing masks. So loved by Tennessee is Forrest, that there is a statue of him on the south side of town which requires 24-hour luminescence (much like Nashville's Parthenon, or South Carolina's Confederate Battle Flag after its removal from the captial dome). Nathan Bedford Forrest is perminantly perched on horseback facing the North as he dilligently defends Dixie from Yankee invasion.

Peyton Manning is the most recent addition to the list. But now that Manning plays for the Indianapolis Colts, and perennially beats the Titans, some residents of the Volunteer state are beginning to question that amendment to the state's constitution which requires all first born be named Peyton (pronounced PahAY-tin). Apparently, singlehandedly beating the Florida Gators Football team and coming in second place for the Heisman trophy is the highest plane any Tennessean can hope to achieve.

Last but not least is the Tennessean who has contributed the most to society in general. With reverance, I write of the late Mr. Jack Daniel. A man who was able to make and distribute his own brand of bourbon in a dry county. So large has his legacy grown, that even Yankees and foriegners, like Frank Sinatra and Bon Scott have enjoyed Jack Daniel's brand of Tennessee Sippin' Whiskey. Today, elementary school children are bussed to Lynchburg, Tennessee to see why their fathers get so angry, why their mothers still get such good tips at work, and to have an eerie look into their futures.

This message brought to you by the Tennessee Department of Tourism, Car Naming, and Thread Hijacking.

[bwdial]

Lucy or Lucille (after Lucille Ball) because of the reddish, copper color.

[Zens_7s]

I just had the song "Lucille" pop into my head.

After reading this thread I realized my cars have names that are not particularly exciting, but they do have accidental theme songs I associate with them.

My 85 IROC has always been called "The Rock" by my friends. In association, Like A Rock is a song that Chevy used in their marketing, and it is often put in by somebody in the passenger seat thinking they are clever.

As for the 02' Dodge Ram, I call that Mean Green (it is a dark metallic forest green). I like to play "The Truck Song" by Lyle Lovett when riding in it on a nice day. However, he believes his truck is a girl and I fully believe mine is a man. I have checked the size of the trailer hitch to confirm this. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

[Dave]

most of the time, you have to drive the car a little and get to know it, then a name will come naturally.

[Jason_Brown]

Well said. That's how I came to name my last car "Arse-face".

[jonmarbles]

Hey I was born in Texas.....

[jjcourtright]

In my life, I've had five cars. First, a Ford Tempo that wasn't worthy of a name. Then a 73 Ford Van, the Vantastic. Next, a 68 Buick Skylark. The "I" in Buick was missing on the trunk lid, so it was Buck. After I sold that, I drove the car that my wife drove in high school. Sadly, that already had a name...Camille. I'm sure driving a car named Camille made me at least slightly gayer. Now I have a Neon...like my first car, not worthy of a name.

[Jason_Brown]

My first was a 1979 Datsun 510 ("The Copper Commando") with no A/C or tape deck. My second was a 1981 Isuzu I-mark Diesel ("The James Bond Car") with A/C and a tape deck. My third was a 1993 Eagle Talon ("Arse-face") with A/C, tape deck, big engine, and no room for human beings, or their belongings. My current car is the first one I actually bought (as opposed to being a hand-me-down from a relative): a 2002 VW Jetta. It's a decent car, but hasn't, as yet, earned a nick-name.

[JK]

I've owned an '83 Caprice Classic, an '86 Honda Civic, a '68 Chevy C-10, an '88 Ford Ranger, a '73 Fiat 500, a '78 Datsun, a '78 Honda 750, an '87 Alpha Romeo, an '83 Fiat 1200 station wagon (fastest car in Naples Italy /forums/images/icons/wink.gif ) an '87 Chevy K5 Blazer, a 1970 Chevy C-10, a '93 Ford Probe GT, a '95 Dodge Ram, an '87 Pontiac Grand Am, a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS (cries a single tear in loving memory) an '85 Ford Ranger, a '92 Ford Ranger, and finally a 2004 Jeep Wrangler X. I never named any of them. I had some rather unkind words for several of them- like "you piece of shit, start you motherf*cker or I'll turn you into a f*cking can opener you son of an Edsel" I only had any real affection for the first (the Caprice) the Chevelle, and the last.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">This is my third car since I was 18 years old.

First car was a 1995 Kia Sephia. It was hit from behind as I was trying to avoid hitting a dog. I named her Kit.

Second car was a 2001 Dodge Neon. I called her Ol' Girl. It was hit from behind while parked as I was watching Harry Potter 3.

Third car is still nameless. I'm thinking Cordeilia or Cordy. Not sure though.</font color>

[karmattack]

</font><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr />
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS (cries a single tear in loving memory)

[/ QUOTE ] Dude, I'd cry two. Too? No. Well yeah, but 2. My dad had the very same car and it was red. He put a custom shifter knob in it that I was just daydreaming about the other day -- it was a really oddly shaped piece of natural wood that was polished and glazed and looked badass in the car. It looked like a wooden flame. His Malibu was red. To this day, whenever the car is mentioned to him he gets really upset and says he wishes he'd held out and given it to me. He gave it to my sister who trashed it, let it rust out, crashed it more than once, tore up the interior, and then sold it for $500.

How's that for crying?


Ok, so I've owned an Audi A4, a Grand Prix, and my Saturn. The Audi was called....."The Audi." The Prix was "The Beast." The Saturn is "The Porsche-saturn."

[Peoria]

I happen to be the stupidest (and luckiest) driver in the world. I'd had my license little more than a month when a friend and I ramped my '96 accord over a hill at 90. This broke the driveshaft when i landed which inturn sent us through a telephone pole (that's right throught it). The telephone pole flipped us into a tree. Neither my friend nor I suffered serious injury. Now i have a '98 accord (upgrade) and I drive it much more carefully. I know I am an idiot so don't bother telling me, but I would like to know if anyone can top that story.

[bwdial]

My first car was a 1986 Honda Accord LXi hatchback. It was a beautiful champagne color with dark tinted windows. I nicknamed it "Pretzel" after wrapping it around a tree and a telephone pole. Next came a 1983 Honda Prelude. No nicknames for it, but I did have some rather colorful nicknames for the retard mechanic that "fixed" it and stranded me on a desolate exit in sub-freezing temps in Birmingham, AL. He replaced the head gasket without checking to see if the head was cracked. Moondick was his nickname.
"White Lightnin'" was my third Honda, a 1993 Accord Coupe, white with blue interior, and for some unknown reason, the "gold package". How utterly pimp.
Now, "Ol' Faithful" is a 2000 Nissan Maxima with over 125,000 miles on her. Hasn't let me down yet. **crosses fingers**

[jjcourtright]

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Dude, I'd cry two. Too? No. Well yeah, but 2. My dad had the very same car and it was red . He put a custom shifter knob in it that I was just daydreaming about the other day -- it was a really oddly shaped piece of natural wood that was polished and glazed and looked badass in the car. It looked like a wooden flame. His Malibu was red . To this day, whenever the red car is mentioned to him he gets really upset and says he wishes he'd held out and given it to me. He gave it(the red car) to my sister who trashed it, let it rust out, crashed it more than once, tore up the interior, and then sold it for $500.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm sorry, what color was it?

[JK]

Mine was primer black with a spoiler, no grill, no head liner. But it had lake pipes running off a 327 bored .40 over sitting in front of a 3 spd auto w/shift kit and 3:73 gears in the rear. I could burn off the tires punching the gas at 50mph. It was ugly as sin, but fast. Oh my God, it was fast.

I need a tissue...

[ratm1966]

My first was the '76 Ford Mustang listed in the previous post. The rest came in the following order:

'86 Plymouth Horizon, '90 Dodge Caravan, '91 Dodge Shadow (1st and last convertable I will ever own), '93 Chevrolet Baretta, '90 Nissan Hardbody P/U, '00 Ford Explorer.

[slizzelizzel]

My first, current, and only car, is a '76 firebird with a '79 front end that I completely rebuilt myself (except the body, i paid to have that done). I'm going home this weekend so I'll bring back pics...

[FanGirl]

My first car was a 1987 Chevy Celebrity -copper/beige. I named him George as in "I will love him and hold him and name him George." It was also my grandfather's middle name and it was formerly his car. It was in an accident that would have cost $400 to fix which was more then George was worth.

I then had a 1990 Ford Taurus the colored of refried beans. I named him El Guapo. I don't think I need to explain that name. El Guapo did when it blew a transmission.

And now I have a Blue Saturan SL2 named Suzy Q. She's a good little car that was violated by Zens and Karma with coat hangers just recently. Her first time needing to be broken into.

[Matt1]

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The Prix was "The Beast."

[/ QUOTE ]
My truck is also named The Beast. Although in my case, its kind of meant to be ironic, due to the fact it has the nasty little habit of temporarily stalling while in the middle of intersections. It's a 1980 F-150 in otherwise fair condition and it remains the only car I've ever had.

As for name suggestions for Smurfy's car, how about Biscuit?

[JK]

This has absolutely no relevance but I used to know a girl named "Biscuit Butt".

[Matt1]

I'm trying to figure out whether that is a complimentary or defamatory nickname. I'm leaning towards the latter.

[JK]

That was her dad's nickname for her.

[ratm1966]

Were they from the South? Cause I am sure that if you added a bit of gravy to that biscuit he'd....never mind....I shouldn't of oughta gone there.

[karmattack]

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I'm sorry, what color was it?

[/ QUOTE ] It was red. Definitely red. I drove it in the driveway. Every Sunday. Definitely every Sunday.

[airionnablue]

Cordy from Buffy? That would be so awesome!!

[DangerSeeker]

I drove a bunch of K-cars (http://www.danger-seekers.com/rants/cars1.shtm) before I drove a few other cars (http://www.danger-seekers.com/rants/cars2.shtm)

[Zens_7s]

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And now I have a Blue Saturan SL2 named Suzy Q. She's a good little car that was violated by zens and Karma with coat hangers just recently. Her first time needing to be broken into.

[/ QUOTE ] Ahh yes...the good old days. I have learned one thing from the incident. Do not allow FanGirl to hold the car keys without verifying that she didn't throw them on the back seat before shutting the door. Especially when Zen and Karma's weddin' clothes were locked inside the car with only 2 hours to go.

Dun dun dunnnnnnn.....

I did think the race to see who could break into the car faster was a great idea. Of course, I think this because I won. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif For as much of a equal rights gentleman as he is, I think Karma's face registered real disappointment.

Or maybe it was me jumping in the air yelling "Fuck yeah!", forgetting we were at the Disneyland Sheraton and there are children now scarred for life. OOPS!