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Old 05-30-2010, 02:02 PM   #1
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Uh just curious

Whats the deal with people giving their trucks names for one and giving their trucks girl names ?Sounds kinda strange to me
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Old 05-30-2010, 02:21 PM   #2
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I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF A NAME SUITABLE FOR MY 86 SHORTY, BUT THE THOUGHT HAS CROSSED MY MIND A FEW TIMES. I CALL IT GIRL SOMETIMES, BUT I GET TO THINKING THAT MAYBE IT SHOULD BE A GUYS NAME BECAUSE ITS A CHEVY C10 = SILVERADO AS OPPOSED TO GMC = SIERRA..... GET IT??
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Old 05-30-2010, 03:22 PM   #3
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People name there trucks to make them more personal,The whole reason they are named after women is because they are unpredictable,just like a woman.
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Old 05-30-2010, 03:25 PM   #4
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People name there trucks to make them more personal,The whole reason they are named after women is because they are unpredictable,just like a woman.
that is very true i have figured one out for mine either
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People name there trucks to make them more personal,The whole reason they are named after women is because they are unpredictable,just like a woman.
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i havent given her a name yet but she is an expensive lady
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i havent given her a name yet but she is an expensive lady
i know what u mean i got mine a lil over 2 years ago for FREE an have put about 3 thousand in it and u cant even tell i did a thing to it
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i know what u mean i got mine a lil over 2 years ago for FREE an have put about 3 thousand in it and u cant even tell i did a thing to it
i have put about 8 grand into her and is allways there when i get home
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Tonight mine pulled a few cars out of snowbanks, and is sitting in my driveway, icicles on the grille, wheels just white cakes of snow, buried up to the lug nuts in powder, straps and chains wrapped around the bumpers, the outline of the wipers clear in 4 inches of snow on the windshield... A tired warrior of the 1980s in a world of low profile tires, front wheel drive, and plastic bumpers, where people stay in their houses until snowplows move the offending substance from their paths, too helpless to travel without AAA and chains and salt, clearing their windows with longhandled brushes while gently stepping around in the snow trying to stay nice and dry.
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Old 05-30-2010, 03:28 PM   #8
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People name there trucks to make them more personal,The whole reason they are named after women is because they are unpredictable,just like a woman.
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Old 05-30-2010, 03:33 PM   #9
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I just call mine "baby", and i talk to her all the time... and she never lets me down lol
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My wife calls mine. The pile, as in steaming
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Although I don't call mine by a name, it does have one. She is known as Shy Ann.
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Old 05-30-2010, 07:46 PM   #12
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I call mine "The Heap". I guess the truck is a "male", wouldn't be cool to refer to a female as "The Heap". LOL
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I refer to mine as "Satan's Sister".
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Old 05-30-2010, 07:52 PM   #15
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I've had a lot of vehicles, but very few end up with a name and it's usually named by someone else. My neighbors named our Suburban "Lurch". Although I do have a Camaro that I named "The Coon" because it had raccoons living in it when I bought it.
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Old 05-30-2010, 08:45 PM   #16
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Some of my vehicles get name and some don't. Just depends of if a name fits or not. My truck is called Rufus ... no real reason .. just fits.
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Old 05-30-2010, 08:52 PM   #17
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No particular breed here... well maybe sometimes... the only thing I DO know is that they are high maintenance! LMAO
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Old 05-30-2010, 09:02 PM   #18
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I thought they were named after women because they are both alike....on a cold morning when you want them to turn over they won't...
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Old 05-31-2010, 04:56 PM   #20
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I thought they were named after women because they are both alike....on a cold morning when you want them to turn over they won't...
That and like the old saying - If it's got tires or tits you'll have trouble with it.

I think I've only named two trucks, if the name comes to you rather than looking for it you know you've got the right one.
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Old 05-30-2010, 09:14 PM   #22
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The wife named mine "Big Sexy"
could be male or female....
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Old 05-30-2010, 09:56 PM   #23
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I didnt name mine my girlfriend did, she calls it BRUNO so now so do I no reason it just stuck..
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Old 05-31-2010, 12:28 AM   #24
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It happens to more than just cars/trucks. I've heard people in the Navy refer to Naval ships as women, and in the movie "Titanic" The designer states, "I assure you, she can, and will sink" or something closely similar to that.

You can name your vehicle whatever you want, but, [it sounds creepy i know] if you have that special bond with your vehicle compared to the "it's just metal and rubber" people, you know what to name it when you get behind the wheel.

I have named all 5 vehicles i have owned. Mostly as a tradition, and some cases, like my old '82 C10, for the love and time i have put into it.

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"Christine" 1982 Chevrolet Silverado.



"Christina" 1983 Chevrolet Caprice.


"Kristen" 1991 Chevrolet Blazer.


"Kathrine" 1988 Mercury Cougar.


"Cassy" 1995 Chevrolet silverado.
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Also, this is my Uncle's. He calls it "Brownie".
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