Nicknames we give to cars/bits of cars
Discussion
blearyeyedboy said:
I thought it was a reference to people driving naughtily without paying attention, only to be to late to spot an Ovlov in their rear view mirror with ECILOP written on it.
Came into play when the Police started using T5 estates, I thought?
Ovlov rolls off the tongue better than Adoks or Llahxuav, I guess.
In the 80s, Volvo drivers were the bikers worst enemy. Bike mag or Superbike or something had a comic strip about 'the planet Ovlov' taking the mickey. So I think it may have been a biking term originally (that was when I first heard of it anyway).Came into play when the Police started using T5 estates, I thought?
Ovlov rolls off the tongue better than Adoks or Llahxuav, I guess.
Edited by blearyeyedboy on Sunday 19th February 22:52
And have we had the 'Landcrab' yet?! (Austin 1300 and its various other forms)
Most of these are a bit more American I think?
4 on the floor - 4 speed manual with the 'shifter' mounted down on the trans tunnel
3 on the tree - typically 3 speed automatic with a steering column mounted shifter
locker - a locking differential
posi - an LSD, 'Positraction' being a Chevy brand name for their LSD, apparently Buick called theirs 'Positive Traction'
Someone mentioned 'donkey dick' earlier, that means a really aggressive / lumpy cam from my perspective
Firechicken - Pontiac Firebird
4 on the floor - 4 speed manual with the 'shifter' mounted down on the trans tunnel
3 on the tree - typically 3 speed automatic with a steering column mounted shifter
locker - a locking differential
posi - an LSD, 'Positraction' being a Chevy brand name for their LSD, apparently Buick called theirs 'Positive Traction'
Someone mentioned 'donkey dick' earlier, that means a really aggressive / lumpy cam from my perspective
Firechicken - Pontiac Firebird
robsa said:
I'd heard of Landcrab but couldn't remember the actual name of the car so couldn't post it. Thanks for reminding me. You also had Austin Healey 3000's simply referred to as "Big Healey". My Grandad is currently restoring one. Can't wait to see it done!KarlMac said:
No they aren't, Hakusoka (KGC10) and Kenmeri (C110). Interestingly Kenmeri allegedly comes from the original advert featuring Ken and Mary.
Zenki and Kouki are most commonly used on the s14 Silvia but can also be seen when another model gets a facelift, this isn't common amongst Japanese manufacturers though.
Hachiroku is literally 'eighty six' in Japanese.
Almost...Zenki and Kouki are most commonly used on the s14 Silvia but can also be seen when another model gets a facelift, this isn't common amongst Japanese manufacturers though.
Hachiroku is literally 'eighty six' in Japanese.
Edited by KarlMac on Monday 20th February 16:44
Hako = Box, and Suka is short for Sukairain which translates to Skyline... BoxSkyline if you will.
Kenmeri is as you said, if you find the old ads the feature two characters called Ken and Mary, with the fast paced nature of the language it blends to Kenmeri...
Zenki, Chucki and Kouki are adverbs meaning early, middle and late stage... used for describing the facelifts etc.. interestingly this seems to not have overly common usage with native speakers, it seems to be used more to help make an easier translation for some other grammatical elements into English.
And being pedantic slightly but HachiRoku is 8-6 (eight six) Hachi-ji Roku would be 86 (eighty six)
Meoricin said:
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 themFor 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.
So you have a MK2 Rev 4 Mister Two.
Phase is commonly used where you get new headlights. Eg MK2 phase 1/2 clio /megane
Rev I would hazard a guess is interchangeable with phase.
No?
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