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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 10:37 AM
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I call mine "The Rocket". My wife calls her "Moneypit".
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 11:17 AM
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My wife calls her " Mistress".
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 11:47 AM
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MY WIFE CALLS her.. YOUR GIRLFRIEND GINGER.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 11:48 AM
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No. .
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 11:49 AM
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I named mine Athena
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 11:58 AM
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We call ours HARLEY, we bought her instead of a Harley
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:12 PM
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Bad Boy.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:15 PM
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The vette
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The Chevy.


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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:20 PM
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Mine is named "KROLVET".
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:31 PM
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Black Betty
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:41 PM
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I named mine Jersey, after flying there to purchase. A have a few friends that call her Wildcard
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:48 PM
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Depends on whether or not everything is working as it should.

Right now I call my car &#%*$## #%@(#%!.
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Mine is named "Chelsea"
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:03 PM
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mine has a couple names "frostbite" "trackslut" "moneypit" ... my buddys girlfriend calls it "evetta"
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
Depends on whether or not everything is working as it should.

Right now I call my car &#%*$## #%@(#%!.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:25 PM
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Trixie.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:35 PM
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"Deuce"

as in "Little Deuce Coupe"

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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:38 PM
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