Does your Vette have a name?

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Mar 12, 2012 | 11:20 AM

buktlst

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From: Elmira New York

Does your Vette have a name?

Just curious if anyone has named their Vettes
after seeing the Ruby post.

Mar 12, 2012 | 11:42 AM

dukeallen

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Whenever something breaks on it, I call it the albatross (as in, an albatross around my neck). Usually it's just the vette.

Mar 12, 2012 | 11:46 AM

johnnymo63

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I call mine "The Demon", because it's red and I purchased it on 06-06-06.

Mar 12, 2012 | 11:47 AM

j-vette

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dukeallen

Whenever something breaks on it, I call it the albatross (as in, an albatross around my neck). Usually it's just the vette.

Good one

Mar 12, 2012 | 11:57 AM

hitmanpty

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From: panama panama

My son. call it the beast. after hearing the sound out of the new exhaust system. but I just call it the Vette

Mar 12, 2012 | 12:20 PM

ejscarfo

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I affectionately call my 85 "The Flaming Pit" due to the flames on the hood and whenever something goes wrong, the money used to correct it just disappears down the money pit.

I used to have names for my other cars, Nelly was my Nova (Mom named that one), Pheobe was my Saturn SC, Betty was my Maiblu and the wife named our Mustang, Eleanor. We never came up with a name for this car, we're still trying to figure out her personality. She can be a real lady and other times a total bitch.

Mar 12, 2012 | 12:46 PM

Nathan Plemons

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Eleanor.... yes I know Eleanor is supposed to be a Mustang.

Mar 12, 2012 | 01:12 PM

ddahlgren

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From: Mystic CT

Lucille after a girl I dated in school. Crazy full of life and no matter what seemed like a good idea did whatever struck her at the moment. The name came to me driving the 91 home from Philly to CT on the day I bought it. In the middle of the NJ turnpike would hit some stretches of road and it was darting all over the place for no particular reason other than no doubt for me to pay attention. Though possibly shouldhave saved the name for the crap tires I took off and like magic goes pretty straight on all but the worst of roads now.

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Mar 12, 2012 | 01:32 PM

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Mar 12, 2012 | 01:36 PM

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Old Ben

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Garfield is the name. Like the personality with a spunky attitude.

Mar 12, 2012 | 01:41 PM

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Nathan Plemons

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Quote:

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Garfield is the name. Like the personality with a spunky attitude.

But hopefully not old and fat.

Mar 12, 2012 | 01:45 PM

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"Trixie". Feminine and playful

Mar 12, 2012 | 01:58 PM

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Mar 12, 2012 | 02:30 PM

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NVDetroit

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Mines named "The Mistress" since I spend almost more time with her as I do my girl

Mar 12, 2012 | 02:37 PM

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Jayhawk62

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Vanna, because she is a girl; and she is cute and has curves. But the name comes from my father-in-law--Nurthing Van Doorn Bateson; his money paid for it