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YOUR RESEARCHDid you name your Porsche? Have I gone too far?
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I did name a motorcycle that was used for roadracing only, once.
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I suspect the rest are concerned about coming out.
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Because the Jeep is American white trash and loves to run around topless !
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As the title suggests, did you name your Porsche? Porsche in itself is already a beautiful name, but am I the only one to name my car?
I fear I am going to the nerdy side, and I might need an intervention. It's Friday night, there are girls texting me, but I am content to clean Amara's engine and I get the utmost pleasure doing it. (careful now, not that much pleasure). It's just me, my sweet sweet ride, a bottle of 12 yr aged Scotch, and some classic rock.
Btw, Amara is a german girl's name that means eternity. Is there anyone out there as nerdy as I am?
Never named a car. My wife and I refer to it as my car but now with the addition of a 996 turbo I get confused and sometimes catch my self saying my other car.
Never named a car and I've had a bunch. My first was in 1966, a '49 Studebaker convertible that I bought for $15.00 advertised for sale across from my High School. I drove it home, then told my parents.
I did name a motorcycle that was used for roadracing only, once. I named it Mindy after my shy and timid male Tabby cat that we thought was a female. My motorcycle was a small 600cc 4 cyl Yamaha FZ with a built motor, Dellorto carbs, Ohlins shock, and slicks. It reminded me of my cat because it was not a very aggressive ride compared to my 750 Superbike and an open classer I raced. I with 2 other riders did win a GTU 4 hour endurance roadrace with Mindy and I also won several sprint races over a 2-3 year season.
I have never named a car either...but my plate is in memory of my dad...ZAFTIG. He would always tell me as a kid to put some zaftig in to it...meaning put effort into what I do. There are other meanings to the word but I like this best.
It's good to hear there are a few other crazy people out there.
The rest of you are wannabes. Go ahead. You can do it. You know you want to. Name your baby. She's out there in the garage just waiting.
Years ago when I had my '76 Targa and little money my girlfriend at the time, who was bothered by the time and money I spent on the car called it "that little black piece of ****." Does that count?
I name my cars... this one is Claudia (after Claudia Schiffer)
Before her was an 86 951 which would howl like a banshee, so I called her Souixsie (appropriate for an 80's fan)
The Passat wagon was called Hildegarde.
I even named my bicycle.
LMAO @ Doug !!!
I didn't name mine, but mostly have "nicknames" for cars
like Doug, my suburban is "the pig" - Wife's Chrysler is "the secret weapon" and my car is "the little red car"
in private, when I am alone with her, I do talk nasty with her though - and THAT is like every day I drive her
other car names I have had:
The stinky bomb boom van (with kids help - one of my fav's!)
my little truck
my monster
HaHaHaHonda
I think I towed that Honda more then drove it, which is why if Honda becomes the best car on the planet with 10,000 HP and gets 10,000 miles to the gallon and only cost $10 I will never own another one -
I have a 1/2 dozen Porsche shirts - and wear them all the time - but they are more than just Porsche shirts - they are Pacific Northwest region PCA shirts/sweatshirts
I dont think it's the same thing as Joey above - is it?
I represent the club and am an active member - and I do get questions from people
mostly like" why the h&ll do you wear those shirts" and "What were you like before you turned into a Porsche weird-o"
Halik is a hater. Don't fall for it.
It may be nerdy geeky obsessive ill give you that. But I relish the role of nerd whenever possible
To say it's just a "thing" in the garage, wow, why even own one? No passion at all.
You guys are idiots!!! Why would you name a car, it's an inanimate object. Will it not answer you if you don't call it by its name? Or, maybe it will feel sad, offended, and neglected and cry(weep from its RM$)...stop being ghey...
Seriously, though, I think my wife may have been talking to Doug's old GF...
How can a car have only one name...?
Just recently when I was replacing my coolant resevoir (it's one of those "hated" Boxster S's where the resevoir is in the rear trunk), the coolant hose spring clip unattached itself from the pliers and transferred it clamping strength onto my index finger.... The car was immediately re-christened ahhh - You !@#$% B%^&* mangy thing.
And last year when lying full stretch on my back installing the new headers, one of them that was supposedly held in place by a single loosly screwed in bolt, wasn't. The beautifull looking stainless steel work of art thingy dropped down as I was looking up & admiring it and hit me plumb between the eyes....Broken specs, bruised forehead and blood nose. That day the cars name changed again to You Son of a B$#@^ Kraut mongrel piece of crap...
Just like us, they can be called many things over a lifespan.
I enjoy driving and the 4S in my garage does that exceptionally well, but not any better than another 4S.
The passion should come from what you do, not what you own; doing the latter only means you're creating your persona around some material possession.
It's not uncommon to name a car mine are The Widow formerly the Black Widow, The Yellow Bastard, 550 hp supercharged 1980 928. Hedi, street car after Hedi Klum, and an old girl friend. The Pimp Mobile, 2003 Yukon Denali c/w 22" chrome rims and a flame grill.
thats exactly what it is. Its a car, nothing more. Just metal, plastic, and glass. don't lose sight of that.
yeah, thats exactly right.
I swear some of you people caress your cars before giving them a goodnight kiss...losers.
Hey I'm kind of a wack job so all my P cars have names:
My wife '85 mint 911 euro coupe is Princess
My '85 911 targa is "stupid" or as she also calls it "the parts car"
Our 997C4s is "Chubby"
Finally my 996 track 911 coupe is "Crazy" for short " Crazy Bitxx")-named after my wife.
Hey it's fun being a wack job. We have other cars too, funny none of them have names.
I call them the 993 and the Turbo. My daughter calls the 993 "Mr. Tomato". Wife calls the Turbo "that thing" as in "GET THAT THING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY!"
Well for one I don't think PCA and other club apparel is in the same vain as the "OMGIHAVEAPORSCHENOWLOOKATMEEEEE" naming/caressing/humping your car before you go to bed nonsense.
When I first got my '99, it ran really hot until I did the fan hack and dumped a gallon of coolant, replaced it with distilled water and added Red Line Water Wetter.
The temp gauge used to get me so stressed out I started calling the car, "Inferno"
Well besides a few people that don't really care about the "inanimate piece of metal and plastic" in their garage (aka losers), we have:
Amara
My other car
Yellow
Doodlebug
Mindy
ZAFTIG (RIP) Has real Meaning
Gertrude
Blue (X2)
That little piece of ****
Harvey P-car
Claudia
The Stinky Bomb Boom (love it)
Heidi
"Thing" (Love you Halik)
You Little %$^% piece of %^#
Mangy Thing
The Widow (formerly aka The Black Widow)
The Yellow Bastard
Princess
Parts Car
Chubby
Crazy
Percy
"The 993" (Show off)
The Turbo
Mr. Tomato
The Inferno
A fine list of amazing cars!!! I suspect the rest are concerned about coming out.
You are so fu***** stupid you don't even know when you are being made an *** out of...
And no, I neither fondle nor nickname my cars.
Your posts here on the 996 forum make absolutely no sense, all they do is convey your bitterness, feeble mindedness, and misplaced anger...do yourself a favor and go seek professional help in the new year.
Sure I named my car. I call her "Portia".
Not really, but I did suggest that we name our daughter Portia. My wife would have none of it.
Wanda
: 'And when he heard your daughter's called Portia, he said 'Why did they name her after a car? '
Archie
: "How could you have a brother who's so..."
Otto
: "DON'T CALL ME STUPID!"
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I noted to my wife that our Arctic Silver 996 -- rounded curves/silver color -- was pretty much like a beer can. She promptly named the car "Bullet." I refrain from names. It's a machine.
Ignore the 993 troll. See the winky face? He's just having some fun.
To answer the OP's initial questions: 1. No. 2. Yeah, maybe just a little, but where's the harm?
So I'm sitting in my heated garage..20's outside and 60 inside...playing some Air Supply on the radio...looking at my car. Someone stop me! The 5 beers I have drank have nothing to do with it.
Disclaimer...
I in no way condone drinking beer and looking at my car's a$$ at the same time.
Don'tcha just love it when two-year old threads get revived?
No, not naming my car now or ever. Sorta seems a bit creepy to me. That said, name away if ya wants!
My 84 Carrera , I had for 9 years, we called her "synek" , little son in Polish, we sold it last March , and we have a 2001 996 C4 since last July , still is "synek" . The Boxster S 2003 , I had for 3+ years , we called " coreczka" little daughter (:
