Do you have a name for your 480?
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- Jimmy
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Do you have a name for your 480?
I was wondering if any other members called their cars by name and how their names came about?
I have only ever named one car, my 1997 S40 2.0TSE was called Trevor - it just sort of fit.
Not yet named the 480 - I haven't even decided if it is male or female yet.
I have only ever named one car, my 1997 S40 2.0TSE was called Trevor - it just sort of fit.
Not yet named the 480 - I haven't even decided if it is male or female yet.
- ladyforatey
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Sure, my 480 was quickly christened Baby. Not from any Dirty Dancing reference, but because everytime I breaked too suddenly or crunched the gears I'd apologise to her saying "Sorry baby!". The name stuck!
Having said that, when it looked like Baby was destined for scrapyard heaven lately, I went to see a turbo that I decided was called "Bark" cause of the holey exhaust. Another ES I saw ended up being called "Burp"...for no apparent reason.
I think if I have another 480 it has to start with a B. Its tradition!
Having said that, when it looked like Baby was destined for scrapyard heaven lately, I went to see a turbo that I decided was called "Bark" cause of the holey exhaust. Another ES I saw ended up being called "Burp"...for no apparent reason.
I think if I have another 480 it has to start with a B. Its tradition!
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All my cars have had names (and i name most of my mates too )
My 480s names...
My ES was called Lulu, cos thats practically what the letters in her reg spelt, she was a girl cos (a) she was bright red, mixed with (b) the fact that only one of her lights popped up reliably-so bright red + winkin = tart! Had to be a gal!!
My GT was named Lula, as she was Lulus sister, and the name was picked by my mum, as she thought it was quaint that they were sisters - bless her
But in general a mix of number plates letters and car colours and getting to know the car.
Eg, My current run-around is called Wally, he came from Wallington
I had one car called Percy (Percival) his last 3 letters were PCV
My Rover 416i was called Junior, his last 3 letters were JRW, and he was the baby British car in the drive, so it kinda suited
My first car was a special edition Metro Tahiti, which got nicknamed Tati (take out the "hi") which my mum said kinda fitted cos it looked tatty against her cars
And after all this i can hear people telling me i REALLY need to get out more
And i have just realised that i have written all of this and i could have just said "Look at my signature"
My 480s names...
My ES was called Lulu, cos thats practically what the letters in her reg spelt, she was a girl cos (a) she was bright red, mixed with (b) the fact that only one of her lights popped up reliably-so bright red + winkin = tart! Had to be a gal!!
My GT was named Lula, as she was Lulus sister, and the name was picked by my mum, as she thought it was quaint that they were sisters - bless her
But in general a mix of number plates letters and car colours and getting to know the car.
Eg, My current run-around is called Wally, he came from Wallington
I had one car called Percy (Percival) his last 3 letters were PCV
My Rover 416i was called Junior, his last 3 letters were JRW, and he was the baby British car in the drive, so it kinda suited
My first car was a special edition Metro Tahiti, which got nicknamed Tati (take out the "hi") which my mum said kinda fitted cos it looked tatty against her cars
And after all this i can hear people telling me i REALLY need to get out more
And i have just realised that i have written all of this and i could have just said "Look at my signature"
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WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
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HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)
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There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Volvo 480 ;)
WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
HAVE: Jaguar XJ40 4l Sov
HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)
www.projectjaguar.co.uk
There have been a few threads on forum members names for their 480's over the years ...
Car Names
Whats your 480 called?
480 Names
Names
Personally, i just called mine 'The Turbo'! Boring or what?
Car Names
Whats your 480 called?
480 Names
Names
Personally, i just called mine 'The Turbo'! Boring or what?
You should take a look at Macaroon's thread onCar Gender Issues, the poll concluded that 480's are mostly female!esta wrote:she was a girl cos (a) she was bright red, mixed with (b) the fact that only one of her lights popped up reliably-so bright red + winkin = tart! Had to be a gal!!
Current:
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previous:
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VW Mk4 Golf V6 4Motion
Toyota Celica GT-FOUR ST205 WRC
1995 (M) Dark Grey Metallic 480 Turbo
1994 (M) Flame Red Metallic 480GT
1992 (J) Black Metallic 480ES 1.7i
Honda Civic ES I-VTEC
previous:
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VW Mk4 Golf V6 4Motion
Toyota Celica GT-FOUR ST205 WRC
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1994 (M) Flame Red Metallic 480GT
1992 (J) Black Metallic 480ES 1.7i
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Brilliant! I love this forum lol!
And yes, 58% say female. Phew, shows i am not the only sad one out there!
And yes, 58% say female. Phew, shows i am not the only sad one out there!
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There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Volvo 480 ;)
WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
HAVE: Jaguar XJ40 4l Sov
HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)
www.projectjaguar.co.uk
There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Volvo 480 ;)
WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
HAVE: Jaguar XJ40 4l Sov
HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)
www.projectjaguar.co.uk
- 480 Tatey
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I do, Leaky son of a b*^$h! I cant think of a name for mine. What do you think?
My polo had a name! He was called schmichael cuz he had SCH on the end of his plate, he couldnt play footie or anythin was named after that dog in corronation street! cuz he was a bit dopy!
My polo had a name! He was called schmichael cuz he had SCH on the end of his plate, he couldnt play footie or anythin was named after that dog in corronation street! cuz he was a bit dopy!
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480's are all female. Fact.
I got in touch with the previous owner of mine who told me he called it Vanessa...so mine is called Vanessa, the name she has had all her life
I got in touch with the previous owner of mine who told me he called it Vanessa...so mine is called Vanessa, the name she has had all her life
'95 Storm Grey 323 Manual Turbo, Richmod
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'95 Flame Red Celeb, Nos.191, 2 litre, LPG, used to be Adams ;) SOLD
'95 Vase Green Turbo~ Vanessa~ 'Serendipity' manual, Richmod. RIP
'90 Light Blue 480 Turbo auto....RIP
'68 VW Type 3 1.6 auto Lotus White,Swedish import. SOLD
Audi 80 coupe Gold...pimp my ride! RIP
'76 Bug, Ocean Blue, lowered, Empi wheels.RIP
'72 Bay window VW Camper 1600 twinport. Sold
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'95 Flame Red Celeb, Nos.191, 2 litre, LPG, used to be Adams ;) SOLD
'95 Vase Green Turbo~ Vanessa~ 'Serendipity' manual, Richmod. RIP
'90 Light Blue 480 Turbo auto....RIP
'68 VW Type 3 1.6 auto Lotus White,Swedish import. SOLD
Audi 80 coupe Gold...pimp my ride! RIP
'76 Bug, Ocean Blue, lowered, Empi wheels.RIP
'72 Bay window VW Camper 1600 twinport. Sold
- Dan the 480 Man
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All my cars have had names...
Escort --> 'Lilly'
Mk1 440 --> 'Gertrude'
Mk2 440 --> 'Sophie'
The 480 T --> I called it 'Ursula'. Felt kinda swedish and sounded nice. But Groomy and a few others referred to it as 'Persil', for it's whitey-ness.
You have to give it a name, as these 480's have souls.... And they're deffo. female. High maintenance, like having money spent on them etc etc
Escort --> 'Lilly'
Mk1 440 --> 'Gertrude'
Mk2 440 --> 'Sophie'
The 480 T --> I called it 'Ursula'. Felt kinda swedish and sounded nice. But Groomy and a few others referred to it as 'Persil', for it's whitey-ness.
You have to give it a name, as these 480's have souls.... And they're deffo. female. High maintenance, like having money spent on them etc etc
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- barnsleyGT
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Mines called ARMA, I think she had a private number plate at some point in time as the driver and passanger windows both had a different number plate and that spelled ARMA.
So ARMA it is
So ARMA it is
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it is.
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- martinholmesuk
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Current cars:
The 480 turbo - Wolf
The Jag - Boudicca
The Spitfire - Cerberus (I stole the name from my own car.. go figure)
Previous cars -
Fiesta 850 - Philbert (the frog)
Vectra - Purple People Eater (should have been Purple Head Gasket Eater)
Cavalier - Huey
There have been other cars in my life.. but I have to 'bond' with them
to name them...
Posting this makes me think I must have some mental issues....
Cerbs
The 480 turbo - Wolf
The Jag - Boudicca
The Spitfire - Cerberus (I stole the name from my own car.. go figure)
Previous cars -
Fiesta 850 - Philbert (the frog)
Vectra - Purple People Eater (should have been Purple Head Gasket Eater)
Cavalier - Huey
There have been other cars in my life.. but I have to 'bond' with them
to name them...
Posting this makes me think I must have some mental issues....
Cerbs
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Mine's called "jessy too", named after my first 480 which was just plain jessy. My renault 19 was bertha and i also had two beetle's which where named scram and annie.
shit happens, all of the time and all over the world.
1983 vw beetle (brazilian with chopped roof)
1973 vw beetle (real german one)
1993 renault 19 piece o shit car
1988 480 es
1993 480 s
1983 vw beetle (brazilian with chopped roof)
1973 vw beetle (real german one)
1993 renault 19 piece o shit car
1988 480 es
1993 480 s
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- Paul240480
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Well, here's mine!
Current cars:
480 Turbo - The Rocket!
240GL Est - The Tank (what else?)
Previous cars.
850T5, er 'T5'
244GLT Marvin! (MRV on plate)
340 GL Never named
240 Torslanda 'The Beast'
Allegro - Victor (VTR plate)
Montego (Monty)
Mk1 Vaux Cav' Xray (XRA plate)
Opel Kadett NERK? NRC plate
Current cars:
480 Turbo - The Rocket!
240GL Est - The Tank (what else?)
Previous cars.
850T5, er 'T5'
244GLT Marvin! (MRV on plate)
340 GL Never named
240 Torslanda 'The Beast'
Allegro - Victor (VTR plate)
Montego (Monty)
Mk1 Vaux Cav' Xray (XRA plate)
Opel Kadett NERK? NRC plate
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