Nicknames we give to cars/bits of cars

[rtz62]

Spanish gearbox was what we called a non-auto gearbox when I was in my teens
And my old neighbour called his Transit van 'Eddie'. As in Eddie Izzard, that well-known tranny....
We also used to call Ford Cortinas 'Johnnys'., as they were invariably reps cars (for those not old enough to remember the 1974/1978 Netherlands World Cup team, Johnny Repp was their striker....

[garythesnail]

Sooty van - bedford rascal / suzuki supercarry (or any small mid / rear engined van)

I remember sniggerring at an early version of GTA on the PS (yep - just PS, no numbers) where my son could jump in to a crapi.

[bigmowley]

no idea why but my boss in my very first Saturday job in a rolling road tuning garage used to call petrol "tit" as in go down to the garage and put a fivers worth of tit in it.
I've called it that ever since

[davhill]

Automatic gearboxes were always slushboxes.

Filler: doggy in Yorkshire, bog or pod in Manchester.

Crap paint job...primer faece evidence.

My Scirocco had 'SWO' in the registration. He was called 'Elmer' but didn't go 'fud'.

My current Kuga is called Harrison.

[halfbee]

BMW Mini = Germini

[epom]

Ta-bolt for those Sunbeams

[MantaMossie]

"I left that tranny of the tranny's tranny in the back of my tranny"

Translated as "I left the transparency of the transvestite's transformer in the back of my transit"

...courtesy of Roger's profanisaurus

[Meoricin]

NJ72 said:

Risotto said:

Perhaps not nicknames as such but I've never really understood how later iterations of a model get their different names.

For example, who decided this is a phase 2 V6?:


and why is this a series 2 Elise?


yet this is a mark 2 MX-5.

I think it comes down to what the 'fanbase' defines them as for some of them. Mazda, for example, differentiate with different letter designations - NA, NB, NC and ND to describe MX5 generations, for example. These are colloquially known as Mk.1, 2, 3 and 4. - This may also be what the media/ journos dubbed them

The MK2 MR2 is further split into the various Revs, as well.

So you have a MK2 Rev 4 Mister Two.

[talksthetorque]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Mr2Mike said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

Tranny. Ford Transit.

Is that still the same in Thailand?

I can't think of a quip.

Well you've obviously not been in the back of one after a late night drinking session to get you where you need to get to.

[Gorbyrev]

My daughter names all our vehicles.
Boris - VW T5 Transporter Shuttle
Twinkle - Skooby-doo Legacy estate
Wotsit - bright orange Fiat Panda Mamy
Bumblebee - yellow and black Triumph TT600

[aka_kerrly]

talksthetorque said:

Mr2Mike said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

Tranny. Ford Transit.

Is that still the same in Thailand?

Well you've obviously not been in the back of one after a late night drinking session to get you where you need to get to.

[Mark-C]

Danith said:

Honda C90 moped - placka

Surely the C90 was a “Crunchbox” or “Crunchie” or was that just an Essex thing?

[jtopps]

Kettle series: Rover K series due to their penchant for blown headgaskets
Boolies: large wheels
Dualie Boolies: double wheels like seen on the back of some pickups or on tractors when ploughing
Rice/ricers/riced: Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement usually referring to fibreglass addenda on Japanese hatchbacks
Boomerang Mazza: those Maserati with the cool tailights shaped like boomerangs.
Flappy paddles: paddleshift gearbox
Battle Wagon: A daily used/abused inexpensive estate car
Skip: Old Skoda convertible
Tubby: Mk2 MR2 (don't know why)
Polish polish: hand car wash
Dubbers: VW enthusiasts
Chelsea Tractors/Posh Roaders: Posh 4X4's (Range Rovers, Cayennes, etc.)
Grocery getter: inexpensive family hatchback.

[krismccloy]

Toyota Corolla AE86 is a Twincam in Ireland.

[zestyfesty]

Minter - anything in pristine condition
Rice Racer - any Japanese sports/performance car
Craptiva - Holden Capitva mid size SUV
Faux wheel drive - any road biased SUV
Conformodore - Holden Commodore
Falcodore - Commodore or Ford Falcon
Brat Hauler - any SUV type horribly thingy
Sly-line - Skyline
Shouty Taxi - any hot Commodore/Falcon
Folk-arse - Focus
Festy- Fiesta
Aldi - Audi
Steer Clearer - Holden Camira
Lambogreedy
E-faux - Lancer with hideous body addenda

[zestyfesty]

Uterus - ute

[Jex]

To lorry drivers a Smart Car is the crumple zone

[squirdle]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Tina. Ford Cortina

Tranny. Ford Transit.

Bikes

Ice Cream Van. Suzuki GS1000s

Kettle - Suzuki GT750. (3 cylinder 2 stroke. One of the first (THE first?) large capacity water cooled bikes.

[Risotto]

Aldi TT:

[squirdle]

Hammamatsu horrors- Early Suzuki 2 stroke racers, so called because of their nasty habit of seizing solid at the most inopportune moments. Their riders would habitually ride with 2 fingers on the clutch lever ready for the inevitable.