Nicknames we give to cars/bits of cars

[Darryl247W]

I thought the 996 was 'fried egg' headlamps.

The annoying Eastenders thing of naming with one syllable :
Teg = Integra
Mig = Omega

Ban-the-Bomb tail-lights on Mk1 Tina, sorry Cortina.
Coke-bottle Mk3 Cortina.
TVR Wedges.
Baboon's Arse Suzuki GSXF600

[aka_kerrly]

Levin said:

aka_kerrly said:

Agree, i've seen TWINKS before used for twin cams but I'd NEVER use that myself.

I'd suggest you don't even Google it if you're looking for discussion of twin cam engines.

There goes any surprises..

How about engine nick names,

Vauxhall XE = RED top
Toyota BEAMS = BLACK top
VW G60 = The Grenade
Pinto = almost any Ford 8v according to some hehe

[MorganP104]

Bdevo3 said:

Yeah it must be an Irish thing, coupe, twin cam, twin tub, twinky and the classic "15 rolls of mig wire" all refer to ae86 corolla. Suzy is a sierra, docker is a dohc vtec, a kettle is a four cylinder petrol bmw, stroen is self-explanatory. Starbo is a starlet gt turbo, as for parts gearbag is a gear box, donkey is an engine, brakes are anchors, heater is an oven, seats are bum huggers, exhaust is a pea shooter, daily run around car is a shunter, track car/ drift car is a slut,

Right, got that, everyone?

Now get out there and write the best damn used car adverts you've ever produced!

[Biker's Nemesis]

LC

To me that means a Yamaha 250/350Lc not a Lotus Carlton.

[Riley Blue]

Two of our cars are:

Big car
Little Car

because they are.

[Bdevo3]

MorganP104 said:

Bdevo3 said:

Yeah it must be an Irish thing, coupe, twin cam, twin tub, twinky and the classic "15 rolls of mig wire" all refer to ae86 corolla. Suzy is a sierra, docker is a dohc vtec, a kettle is a four cylinder petrol bmw, stroen is self-explanatory. Starbo is a starlet gt turbo, as for parts gearbag is a gear box, donkey is an engine, brakes are anchors, heater is an oven, seats are bum huggers, exhaust is a pea shooter, daily run around car is a shunter, track car/ drift car is a slut,

Right, got that, everyone?

Now get out there and write the best damn used car adverts you've ever produced!

For a small country we have a wild amount of dialects and terminology. I could drive forty minutes away and not have a clue what the locals are referring to

[PorkFan]

I had an EF shape civic 1.6i-16 about 10 years ago which ended up being owned by me twice and at least 3 of my mates. It was affectionately known as "the silver tool" still to this day if anyone is trying to describe that particular model of civic it would be called "tool shape"

Integras are Tegs
Preludes are Ludes
Crxs are Rex's

But they're all pretty common nicknames for them, not one that is just used by a group of 10/15 or so people

[kingkongsfinger]

Cossie- Escort or Sierra Cosworth
Spaz Chariot- AC Salamader?
Tina- Cortina
Jam Butty- Old Capri cop car
Battenberg- old Volvo estate cop car
Black Mariah- Police riot van

[entwistlecymru]

Surely the simplest has to be a 'B'?







MG B for the young 'uns

[hoegaardenruls]

Flat beetle = 911

[MagnaJeep]

Wasn't beetle a nickname for its product adopted by VW in the 50ies, after being simply called Volkswagen and formerly KDF-Wagen?

I also nominate the nickname the thing for the VW 181

The 2CV is known as duck in german-speaking countries
The 126p is called maluch in Poland, translates to mite, as in small thing/person

[wildcat45]

Dustin Hoffman - Alfa Spyder.

Bobby Ewing - 70s/80s Merc SL

Dame Edna - Facelift SAAB 9-5

Rangey - Range Rover

Disco - Discovery

All Aggro - Austin Allegro

Lady Di - Audi soft top from the 80s or Mercedes. S-Class

Benzo - what my American cousin called Mercedes when we were kids.

Beermer. - BMW

Bimmer - What my American cousin used to call BMWs

Bee Em - BMW

Bee Em Dub - late '70s term for BMW.

Dagenham Dustbin. - Ford

Granny - Ford Granada

Tomcat - Rover 200 Coupe

Edited by wildcat45 on Monday 20th February 08:11

[lucido grigio]

Darryl247W said:

Baboon's Arse Suzuki GSXF600

Also used in the Barchetta community for the later cars with this.


The extra bootlid mounted brake light

[Doofus]

eltax91 said:

Bug for beetle

Beetle for Volkswagen

[aka_kerrly]

PorkFan said:

Crxs are Rex's

But they're all pretty common nicknames for them, not one that is just used by a group of 10/15 or so people

REX = RX7 (in my opinion)

ROO = Holden Maloo Ute

[MorganP104]

Lexus rear lights = any clear aftermarket rear lights, fitted to all sorts of cars. Usually look rubbish.

I give you...

[KillerHERTZ]

Mercedes

UK: Mercs
US: Benz

[SlimRick]

Smiley faced transit:

[Halmyre]

My dad calls Austin A30/A35s 'puddlejumpers'.

I've seen Volvo referred to as 'Ovlov', for some obscure reason (yes, it's backwards, but why Volvos?)

[Bdevo3]

Sport=e30 325 sport
Mister two =Mr2
Chicken box=cinquecento
Nazi wagon =vw
Diamond of doom= Renault
Tragedy= hyunda trajet
Diddy shakers= coil overs