Have you got a nickname for your fun-mobile? (1 Viewer)

David M Franks

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My kids have always given nicknames to our vehicles. My Alfa Spider is "The Beast", our old Discovery was "Growler" (they were younger then), and they excelled themselves with my Qashqai: "Johnny" (Johnny Cash - kai). We can't be the only weirdos that do this, so I'm wondering if any of you lot have pet names for your motorhomes?
 
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We're calling our 'new' one Beagle because we're going to do a lot more exploring next year. Motorhome is such long word we tend to call our current vehicle - the van. The new (to us) MH is going to have a mascot too when I've been through my soft toy cupboard :LOL:
 

Jim

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We've had a few names, the most notable we had for 5 years. "The slug". I forget why it was so called but might have had something to do with its lack of power and speed.

But all my vehicles have the same name, the same name all my dads cars had.. The name is rarely used, but sometimes you'll hear me use it

..when you're on fumes and trying to get to the fuel station...
..Trying to make it over the brow of the hill...
..Struggling to overtake and in danger of a head on crash​

"Come on Betsy, you can do it"

Why Betsy? I've no idea, I never did ask my dad.

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Cotswoldiver

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newbie with MH, 9 years with VW Camper
white blob

the vw before was blue bus so this set of followed on

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Jemima. The previous one was called Buffy.
ooh i had a ford Escort called Jemima
Present van is CJ, others have been wibur (wagon)
new car is Elvis -VIVA las Vegas god i am sad, have cur down on nicknames since son pointed oiut that giving the washing machine a name was a step too close to the white coats
 
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Me Julie
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Silver-Fox

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Why Betsy? I've no idea, I never did ask my dad

Thats what my Mk1 Escort rally car was called.

Mainly because a previous occupant had scratched it into the top of the door on the inside paintwork :)
 
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Northernraider

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" lady francis" and the scooter is called "scoot"

I had a euro Mobil called mabel
And a mobilvetta called mable 2
A t4 vw called bumble
 
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Puddleduck

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ooh i had a ford Escort called Jemima
Present van is CJ, others have been wibur (wagon)
new car is Elvis -VIVA las Vegas god i am sad, have cur down on nicknames since son pointed oiut that giving the washing machine a name was a step too close to the white coats

But do you talk to them? And if you do then are the answers they give to your questions sensible?

I did once have a boss who called her shopping bag (one of the trolley things) "Betsy".
 

ianandkath

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the bus,, grandkids called her that the first time they saw her."its as big as a bus", name stuck
 
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Chris

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Ours have been called Gus1 and Gus2.

It comes from my wife's late Grandfather Augustus ( Gus) who left her the money to buy the first one.
 

Anthea M

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Dixie as she has DX in her number plate!

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