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Old 12-26-2011, 12:30 AM
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This is quite a long thread, so forgive us any redundancy . I think that my little beast shall henceforth be known as Coopernicus.
 
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Old 12-26-2011, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SCMountaineer
When I posted pics of the car I had on order to Facebook, a friend from high school commented "Well, Pip Pip, Cheerio!" and Pip just stuck. I am surprised however how MUCH it has stuck. It's no longer "Are we taking my car or yours?" Its: "Are we taking Pip or the convertible" At home for the holidays, all my relatives wanted to "see Pip" not "see the new car" Kinda funny, but everyone seems to recognize how much personality our cars have.
I know what you mean. I'm surprised too. Everyone in the family refers to our new MINI as Hobbes now, just after a week. It just fit so well. Maybe they name themselves. Food for thought. Hmm....
 
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Old 12-28-2011, 12:17 PM
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My Countryman goes by the name Elf. She was born on 11/11/11, and the German word for eleven is "Elf". Besides, she arrived just before Christmas. She even has a pair of elf ears and a striped hat (not my idea). However, when she gets wild, she uses her roller derby name -- Crystal Beth.
 
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Old 12-28-2011, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SpeedyDD
My Countryman goes by the name Elf. She was born on 11/11/11, and the German word for eleven is "Elf". Besides, she arrived just before Christmas. She even has a pair of elf ears and a striped hat (not my idea). However, when she gets wild, she uses her roller derby name -- Crystal Beth.
 
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Old 12-28-2011, 04:24 PM
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The best Christmas present EVER... Thelwell is my 2012 hardtop. LOVE him so far! (He's only a week old.)
 
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Old 12-30-2011, 03:23 PM
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Mine is Maggie Mae after the Rod Stewart song. I also have a black Ford F250 Supercrew that we call Black Betty.
 
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Old 12-31-2011, 12:31 PM
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Ours is Firefly.
 
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Old 12-31-2011, 01:04 PM
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Shorty, had him a week
 
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Old 12-31-2011, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by azwildbill2
Ours is Firefly.
I like it!
 
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Old 12-31-2011, 03:08 PM
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Shorty, had him a week
Awwwwwww
 
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Old 12-31-2011, 03:35 PM
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I named mine Kestrel.
 
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Hammond. :D
 
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Originally Posted by type79
I have never named a car. Always thought it was a silly idea.
Yeah. I enjoy reading about people's enthusiastic creativity, but my ex-wife used to name cars and it brings me back to a strange place so, no name. The Mini is just a Mini. Besides, my car hates being anthropomorphized.
 
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Besides, my car hates being anthropomorphized.
Like putting cute car eyes into your signature's windshield? Sorry, you left it wide open!
 
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Old 01-04-2012, 08:36 AM
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Chili Red name
Scarlet Fire
 
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Old 01-04-2012, 07:55 PM
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Of Course, Both Do.
Yes, we have Max and Moe.
 
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Old 01-04-2012, 08:49 PM
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Tardis and Space Ghost
 
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Old 01-05-2012, 08:10 AM
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As this thread seems like a naming registry, my CM4's name is Norman. No real reason for the name, he just looked like a Norman.
 
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Old 01-05-2012, 10:25 AM
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Old 01-05-2012, 06:56 PM
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Just had mine a couple of weeks, still working on a name, just hasn't come to me yet.
 
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Since I am the Zen Zombie I chose Mini Z while I was building. Cars do seem to have a personality of their own so this may change to something more fitting.
 
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My son named him Connor.
 
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Finally decided to go whith Oscar. Don't know why.
 
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