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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: gclan on March 12, 2014, 05:53:07 PM
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We, as a family, name our vehicles, and they become part of the family.
They take us to work, school, shops, visiting family and friends etc... and most importantly, they go on adventures with us… or in our case, Misadventures >:D
I only pose this question because on the weekend, our beloved Land Rover Defender 'Monty' had a very big misadventure and is no more :'(
After our troubles with Land Rover Australia during our Cape York trip, my hubby threatened to sell both of our Land Rovers and I almost cried.
Now that Monty has officially been written off, we've been surprised at just how emotional we've been.
We'd grown very fond of her, and I was curious as to whether there were others out there that had grown attached to their vehicles too, or whether we were just freaks ???
Would love to hear your thoughts
Cheers
Karen
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What happened to Monty?
And not any more, I used to once upon a time. Now they are tin and rubber and tools to get me from a to b.
But I do admit I am fond of my old Patrol :)
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Letty Lancer and Jerry Jeep
No, not attached at all:-)
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Yes I'm afraid that's how it is for me, their pain is my pain and they always need to be tucked in at night.
Funny the only ones I never got emotional about was my enduro bikes, they were there to thrash to the limit and beyond!
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My daughter names her cars - her first learner car was a nissan pulsar - it is known as PENNY PULSAR.
She just purchased her own first car - a Suzuki Swift, she caller her TAYLOR - could not stop laughing at that one!
My new work car is a prius - I call it BUZZ
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Letty Lancer and Jerry Jeep
No, not attached at all:-)
So very sad
KB
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I do, I love "Frank the Tank". I have owned many cars worth 6-7 times more and even brand new cars but I really enjoy driving the old bus
Swannie
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havent named my cruiser, but now have owned it for 15 years and its a part of me, spent many hours in it working to improve it and so on. Have been telling my 4 year old its his big brother iv owned it that long now.
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Love my Challenger but Chally doesn't seem to work,at the moment it's the Truck.
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Karen,
Sorry to hear your unfortunate news, our clan did 300,000 Km's in our 300 tdi Disco and she was sorely missed when she was retired :'(
We now have the commute car, a white Suzuki Swift named by the kids as "Buggy" and the weekend adventure truck, a Mitsubishi Triton named T Rex. Both are part of the family. T Rex really has character, his front seats are terrible, as is his radio reception away from town, he refuses to acknowledge these issues but we are working on it, softly , softly we go!
He had taken us to Fraser Island and the Vic High Country several times all towing or Trackabout Safari, "Mrs T". They have a lovely relationship which suits our family just fine! Karen, there will be those that disagree with us, they will talk rubbish, words such as inanimate object and even "just transport" will be thrown about. To them we say :-*, as ours is a higher form of love!
Cheers,
Disco teddy.
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Having to own up that both our cars have names...
...STORM - the Landrover D3
...Swallow (the bird!) - the Polo GTI...
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Yep, white Defender 90, 'Ivy'.
What happened to the deefer?
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So very sad
KB
possibly but not alone by the looks of it:-)
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Sorry mate, didn't mean to offend. Please accept my apologies
KB
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Hmmm I was going to try to deny this... I do refer to my Troll, as "the pretty blue truck"... My wife is pretty sure I am more in love with it than I am with her... She plans to bury me in it.. Some days I wonder if she will wait till I die of natural causes....
I have sort of nicknamed my new Challenger "the white shopping trolley"...
So I suppose I do get a bit attached to my vehicles...
I won't tell you that when I got the Patrol, it took me over 12 months to sell the Hilux it replaced.. Advertised it.. Cause SWMBO said I had to..... But if anyone came and looked at it.. Said one negative thing... I told them they can't buy it....
But no... I don't think I get attached to my vehicles... ;)
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Sorry mate, didn't mean to offend. Please accept my apologies
KB
no offence, after all I own a Jeep. Used to it.. Lol:-)
Is it just me or is there a new level of niceness and respect around this forum lately.
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I have owned 2 Torana, s an 82 Jackaroo (15yrs) before married bliss. Then a magna Wagon then 2 Prado's. Loved all of them to different levels wished I still had the UC Torana.but never named them other than their by their model.
Grizzly :cheers:
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Yep of course we do :)
My previous Prado I called "Black Diamond" I miss it :'( best car I've owned.
(http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq272/jsouvas/Hut%20Trip%202012/P2122344-1.jpg) (http://s455.photobucket.com/user/jsouvas/media/Hut%20Trip%202012/P2122344-1.jpg.html)
Please don't ask me why I got rid of it ........
Now of got my 80. No real name. Maybe "Bro of Frank" ;D
(http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq272/jsouvas/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps165673b4.jpg) (http://s455.photobucket.com/user/jsouvas/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps165673b4.jpg.html)
Together we have been through a lot :)
:cheers:
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Still have my 67 Beetle, first car I owned.
Known as 'Buggle'.
My now almost 24 year old daughter would kill me if I got rid of it.
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Yep love my cars that much I've been known to go to extremes to keep them. SWMBO wanted me to sell my comp truck years ago so I stripped her down (the truck) and had the body at a mates to keep it out of her eyes. Sadly I rebuilt her after I beat cancer in the order of buying my R33 GTR....yes now 2 GTRs and both of which SWMBO wanted sold around a year or 2 ago....well I put it on my signature on here ???? but I hide them in a storage locker to keep them from her eyes....till rego time comes each year and she starts again.
Legally I can't put SWMBO on eBay or Gumtree ????
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2000 twin cab diesel Hilux. Base, model, appliance white, slow (non turbo), crap articulation, bumpy, noisy, etc.
Owned since it was 18 months old, covered more than 270K in it. It's been my work truck (chippie), spent almost every weekend in the first two years doing 4wd trips with the boys, it was our home for 4 months while we traveled Australia, it transported my first born home from the hospital and now is relegated to a daily driver to and from work with no real 4wd action in the last 4 years.
An LN167 a bit of a boring car and not that good a 4wd, but I'm so attached to it. My partners told me to sell it, but its worth nothing and even with 300+ k's, it would be hard to find another 2nd hand car that would be as reliable as this old girl.
My mates call it the Slugger, not cause it's like a boxer that punches above its weight, but because it moves as fast as a slug!
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv260/kylarama/kylespicturesulurutoboggyhole011_ed.jpg) (http://s689.photobucket.com/user/kylarama/media/kylespicturesulurutoboggyhole011_ed.jpg.html)
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Yer I think most get attached to there wheels, ive had 4wds most of my life and given the fun they provide you and the family, I think naming them and looking after them is what we do.
The most fun any truck provided me would have been a Toyota forerunner a model around the late 80s I think. Me and my mates use to flog the guts out of it 4wd and touring all thru NQLD, it was brilliant, when I busted it, id fix her up and off we would go again, I had that car for ages, and ended up selling it to a mate who had it for some time also.
My latest veh is near and dear to me also, I took my Dad, who recently passed away, up thru Corner Country, and across the Simo in it, so have some fond memories already with it, I have also taken the family on our camping and annual touring trips, so its fast given us plenty of good times.
I have invested some $$$ into setting her up and its now starting to take shape into a great family tourer.
Regards Swanny
(http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l559/swanny6/Pootrol_zps50dcad4d.jpg) (http://s1123.photobucket.com/user/swanny6/media/Pootrol_zps50dcad4d.jpg.html)
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I am somewhat attached to the Prado, however I really regret selling my first German. She was the last of that shape, up spec'd with the TT engine, full mechanical quattro and used to fly.
(http://blkmav.com/myswag/audi4.jpg)
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I am somewhat attached to the Prado, however I really regret selling my first German. She was the last of that shape, up spec'd with the TT engine, full mechanical quattro and used to fly.
(http://blkmav.com/myswag/audi4.jpg)
needs a suspension lift?
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When I was young.
I love VW's but lord I hate the stupid naming of them. Everytime one comes up for sale its "Betty is a member of our family and we are so sad to see her go".
Makes me want to vomit.
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I wish there was a 'like' button. Great stories there :cup:
Glad to know I'm not a freak, or if so, that I've got company ;D :cheers:
As for Monty's misadventure, Monty unfortunately drowned :(
We were only out for a little afternoon trundle, not 10mins from home, and within 20m of the end of the track, when the last puddle sort of...swallowed us :-X
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I wish there was a 'like' button. Great stories there :cup:
Glad to know I'm not a freak, or if so, that I've got company ;D :cheers:
As for Monty's misadventure, Monty unfortunately drowned :(
We were only out for a little afternoon trundle, not 10mins from home, and within 20m of the end of the track, when the last puddle sort of...swallowed us :-X
Oh dear sorry to see that.
What are you guys going to replace him with?
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I'm rather attached to my Luxy. After putting a lot of effort into getting it up to where we wanted it for touring, she's now getting a few too many KMs on it.... so rather than forking out more big bickies, I got a cheap 2nd car for runabouting, and Luxy get's to go out for the good stuff only!
So sorry to hear of Monty's drowning. I love reading your trip reports, and Monty played a starring role!
RIP Monty :angel: , and looking forward to seeing what new Misadventures will come with the newest addition to the clan!
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Our Isuzu MU called the Blue Moooo 13 years of ownership, imported for us from Japan. Was pulled up at the local shops one day and this chap asked if it was for sale, I said no and it would be going in the hole with me when I go, he said where you getting buried :D ;D I was going to sell her, but as long as I can pay the rego we will keep her, unless I am offered a lot a lot of money ;D
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Yes I understand how it happens.
I keep threatening to sell our GQ patrol,that we have had for over 8'yrs now.
How ever , when we look at family trip photo's there is this white patrol somewhere
In the back ground.the kids call it "truck", wife & I call it " the tractor"
She has taken us half way around oz and back ,so guess she's family now. ;D
We also have a bamboo colour 1973 KE20 corolla that we call "peanut".(which is about to be sold)
Ian
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Our Isuzu MU called the Blue Moooo 13 years of ownership, imported for us from Japan. Was pulled up at the local shops one day and this chap asked if it was for sale, I said no and it would be going in the hole with me when I go, he said where you getting buried :D ;D I was going to sell her, back as long as I can pay the rego we will keep her, unless I am offered a lot a lot of money ;D
Thats a grouse looking unit :cheers:
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Not a 4x4 , but I've had my baby for 17 years. She is a cherry red 66 pillar less Chevy Impala. Her name is Christine. SHWBO has got a 2013 Colorado After we put on a bonnet protector , she said it looks like one of my mates who has a monobrow. So it's name is Harry. ;D
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Not a 4x4 , but I've had my baby for 17 years. She is a cherry red 66 pillar less Chevy Impala.
:worthles:
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Was so sad when Avinash ( Indestructable ) was traded in. It had to happen. Sadly he had taken to stopping at the most unfortunate times, like on the highway. Despite being fixed, he was no longer trustworthy. And his new cR warranty was up.
But now we have Tigger ;D. A baby brother for Winnie (the poo). It's like when your cat dies and you eventually get a new one. Sadness and happiness together.
No emotional attachment. They are just machines.
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I am somewhat attached to the Prado, however I really regret selling my first German. She was the last of that shape, up spec'd with the TT engine, full mechanical quattro and used to fly.
(http://blkmav.com/myswag/audi4.jpg)
That and the 4 motion vw were the only cars I used to get a bit nervous about when I pulled up to one at traffic lights when I had the wrx.
The wrx was line ball pace wise but more nimble through traffic, just.
:cheers:
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Now of got my 80. No real name. Maybe "Bro of Frank" ;D
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What about "Ernest"....... ;D ;D
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Our Isuzu MU called the Blue Moooo 13 years of ownership, imported for us from Japan. Was pulled up at the local shops one day and this chap asked if it was for sale, I said no and it would be going in the hole with me when I go, he said where you getting buried :D ;D I was going to sell her, but as long as I can pay the rego we will keep her, unless I am offered a lot a lot of money ;D
R they convo pro's!!
Swannie
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That and the 4 motion vw were the only cars I used to get a bit nervous about when I pulled up to one at traffic lights when I had the wrx.
The wrx was line ball pace wise but more nimble through traffic, just.
:cheers:
I used to luv the look on the Rex boys faces when I would drive away from them at the lights or around them on the twisty bits. Most of them had no idea what rounded them up!
Gave quite a few bikes a scare in its day also.
>:D
Jas
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Yep "Vera" the prado and "Zoe" the Dmax i am a scify nerd so if you have ever seen firefly you will get it
I do like the dmax but still recon the 120 series prado was the best car i ever owned
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I am somewhat attached to the Prado, however I really regret selling my first German. She was the last of that shape, up spec'd with the TT engine, full mechanical quattro and used to fly.
(http://blkmav.com/myswag/audi4.jpg)
was D4D moonlighting as the original Transporter???
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as much as i like my Cruiser, i can't say i get attached to my vehicles and most certainly have never named any of them. I don't even have any photos of some of my previously owned vehicles, which looking back now i kind of regret. By the time i get rid of something it's not worth owning anyway, it's usually caused me enough problems i'm glad to see the back of it...lol
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as much as i like my Cruiser, i can't say i get attached to my vehicles and most certainly have never named any of them. I don't even have any photos of some of my previously owned vehicles, which looking back now i kind of regret. By the time i get rid of something it's not worth owning anyway, it's usually caused me enough problems i'm glad to see the back of it...lol
Hmm I have seen you sitting round a campfire after a couple of sherbies staring at it with love in your eyes...
:) ;)
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I love my Snowmobile. 8)
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By the time i get rid of something it's not worth owning anyway, it's usually caused me enough problems i'm glad to see the back of it...lol
Mental note: never buy a used vehicle anything from Rumpig ;D
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Guilty of both to be honest.
I've been happy to see a few gone,
But have been over attached to a few.
Had 3 Kombi's, Shall get another 78 model 1 day soon.
Had 2 x Troopies, 2nd now.
Had a Datsun Stanza as an apprentice, I got it going faster than all the V8's around me at the time.
My 5 speed XF ute was the best, I was living in Cairns and my Mum was Terminally Ill at the time, I used to drive to Southern end of Sydney from Cairns in 26 hours. Oh the stupid things we do in our single days. Cruise Control set to 140, and blitz it. Never drove at Dusk after I compressed the left front chassis 6 inches when hitting a roo at full cruising speed. Will never forget it, he didn't miss a step, and kept going for miles.
To fix the Ol Girl, I just made an extension bracket for 1 side of the Alloy Roo bar at a near by farmers place next morning, steering - suspension etc were fine. It also had the stereo to die for, once went past a mate near Bowen at speed, he later told me the music is was playing.....
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Yeah our ute is a member of our family ;D his names Bob.........but sometimes,..when im feeling abit emotional...I call him "The Big Fella"
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Hmm I have seen you sitting round a campfire after a couple of sherbies staring at it with love in your eyes...
:) ;)
Lmao. I've seen that too.
Me. A car is just that to me. A car
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Hmm I have seen you sitting round a campfire after a couple of sherbies staring at it with love in your eyes...
:) ;)
just looking at my reflection in the mirror is all ;) ;D ;D