Nicknames we give to cars/bits of cars

Nicknames we give to cars/bits of cars

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Packrat

126 posts

101 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Honda Civic .spaceship
Robin reliant .. plastic pig

LP670

819 posts

125 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Packrat said:
Honda Civic .spaceship
Robin reliant .. plastic pig
was just about to say that one, pronounced as placky pig in the ex mining towns of south yorkshire

robsa

2,254 posts

183 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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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. wink

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Sunday 19th February 22:52
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).

And have we had the 'Landcrab' yet?! (Austin 1300 and its various other forms)




SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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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


jtopps

154 posts

153 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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robsa said:
And have we had the 'Landcrab' yet?! (Austin 1300 and its various other forms)

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!

10b0b

35 posts

111 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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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.


Edited by KarlMac on Monday 20th February 16:44
Almost...

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)

Charger69RT

2 posts

85 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Not heard this one mentioned yet...

Bonnet Bra



Is that a nickname, insult or a technical term?

Alex_225

6,234 posts

200 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Bonnet bra is the actual name of that smile

Whenever I see a Fiat Multipla it's known as an Ugly Piece of Sh*te. Could just be me though!

R8Steve

4,150 posts

174 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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chasingracecars said:
Wow we still have not had...

Fezza!!!
Or the most pointless one of all that makes me cringe every time i hear it - 'F car'

Usually used in sentences like 'I have 250k and am looking to get myself into an F car'.

It's not a bad word, you can just say it you know. smile

lucido grigio

44,044 posts

162 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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robsa said:
And have we had the 'Landcrab' yet?! (Austin 1300 and its various other forms)

Landcrab was the 1800 and 2200 versions only ,not the smaller cars.....smile

JasperT

187 posts

95 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Gorbyrev said:
Twinkle - Skooby-doo Legacy estate
laugh I presume this is because of the 6 stars on the Subaru badge?

robsa

2,254 posts

183 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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lucido grigio said:
robsa said:
And have we had the 'Landcrab' yet?! (Austin 1300 and its various other forms)

Landcrab was the 1800 and 2200 versions only ,not the smaller cars.....smile
Ah, yes, well spotted! We had a green 1800... then a Maxi... still remember the smell of the vinyl seats now!

Tuvra

7,920 posts

224 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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The commonly known "smiley front" Ford Transit:-

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

254 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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talksthetorque said:
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.
roflroflbow

wildcat45

8,056 posts

188 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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R8Steve said:
Or the most pointless one of all that makes me cringe every time i hear it - 'F car'

Usually used in sentences like 'I have 250k and am looking to Pull the trigger an F car'.

It's not a bad word, you can just say it you know. smile
Would annoy me even more.

Poopipe

619 posts

143 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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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 them
The MK2 MR2 is further split into the various Revs, as well.

So you have a MK2 Rev 4 Mister Two.
Mk is commonly used where the manufacturer changes model designation - Eg. Na/nb/nc/nd for mx5 or gc/gd etc. For imprezas

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?

MorganP104

Original Poster:

2,605 posts

129 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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I just thought of a REALLY obvious one:

Chevy = Chevrolet

biggrin

Jex

837 posts

127 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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JasperT said:
Gorbyrev said:
Twinkle - Skooby-doo Legacy estate
laugh I presume this is because of the 6 stars on the Subaru badge?
Subaru is the Japanese name for the constellation 'The seven sisters'.

Gorbyrev

1,160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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JasperT said:
Gorbyrev said:
Twinkle - Skooby-doo Legacy estate
laugh I presume this is because of the 6 stars on the Subaru badge?
He shoots, he scores. I missed that but my better figured that one out!

Gorbyrev

1,160 posts

153 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Jex said:
JasperT said:
Gorbyrev said:
Twinkle - Skooby-doo Legacy estate
laugh I presume this is because of the 6 stars on the Subaru badge?
Subaru is the Japanese name for the constellation 'The seven sisters'.
I never knew that! Top knowledge sir. Outgunned by a 4 year old!