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# Car Name
I've bought a new car... a Rover 75



It needs a name... any suggestions? My old car, a Daewoo Matiz was called 'The Duchess'
(salbot, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:47, archived)
# fred
George
Fran
(I helped save b3ta! Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:47, archived)
# by the look of it
mr ripoff?
(I helped save b3ta! SiX and his hat, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:53, archived)
# how about Rover?


I thought you had to be 75 years old to buy one of these
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:48, archived)
# How Does it smell?
.
(I helped save b3ta! Nonny Mouse. -- Scared as a Shitting Scorpion, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:48, archived)
# yes yes yes already
waiting at the docs surgery one time, I read the only thing available to me which was a caravaning magazine.

The letter of the month was a story of a chap who had longed all his life to own a Rover 260, and the day eventually came that he owned one - a secondhand one. That was the story - no punchline - nothing.

(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:52, archived)
# You made that up...
in the old Rover numbering scheme, the first number means the car type (2 = 200 series, 4 = 400 series and so on) and the second two numbers mean the engine size... a 6 litre 200 series... methinks not! :P
(salbot, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:54, archived)
# might have been a 216 then
it was a few years ago - the story is true even if the detail is suspect
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:55, archived)
# haha
my next door neighbour has a k-reg rover 214i, it's the fucking bees. even though it's ancient, it keeps on going and going and going - it's never broken down in ages and it's still very comfortable. got 4 of us down to cornwall and back, with all our luggage and camping gear in. great car indeed.
(salbot, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:00, archived)
# I have an M reg 214 sei
It is braw!
(I helped save b3ta! wefbhweiufhweiu party, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:07, archived)
# because it's a bloody honda underneath!
you fool.
(I helped save b3ta! The Beast can't help looking at womens breasts on the tube, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:10, archived)
# S'not
The 1.6's have honda engines, not the 1.4's

*I may be 100% wrong here
(I helped save b3ta! wefbhweiufhweiu party, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:14, archived)
# it's all old honda civic underneath, they're the best cars they ever made
the newer round ones suffer from the high quality of craftsmanship at longbridge that ensured rovers success!

actually they were crap, assembled by unionn led monkeys. One of my mates worked there as a cleaner for a summer job, £300-400 a week!
(I helped save b3ta! The Beast can't help looking at womens breasts on the tube, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:19, archived)
# It's a cracking car,
goes like stink for a 1.4, but it's starting to look a little tatty. if I could get another I would, but i don't want a newer Rover
(I helped save b3ta! wefbhweiufhweiu party, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:25, archived)
# correction
it's actually based on a honda concerto

see:

(salbot, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:29, archived)
# or it could have been a SD1 2600, they were cool
(I helped save b3ta! The Beast can't help looking at womens breasts on the tube, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:21, archived)
# i'm 18
and i'm pimpin in my rove!
(salbot, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:51, archived)
# I suppose you will have a burberry picnic blanket on the back shelf instead of the usual tartan one then
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:53, archived)
# you
chav
(I helped save b3ta! SiX and his hat, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:54, archived)
# Asquith
(I helped save b3ta! Geoff the Clownfish You know Myra, some people might think you're cute, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:48, archived)
# nice
that goes on the list of possibles
(salbot, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:48, archived)
# call it bruce
real men drive utes anyway
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:54, archived)
# she looks small for a real man

and she's wearing pink.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:57, archived)
# She's 6' 8"
the cars are bloody huge over here mate
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:58, archived)
# she a bit short for a stormtrooper

(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:03, archived)
# she's the youngest of a pair
they are like pitbulls on crystalmeth, will take on anybody in a fight.
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:06, archived)
# but that's a little girl?
or am I being very un PC
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:58, archived)
# I prefer
height and/or age challenged person, thank you
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:00, archived)
# Eek, I drive a ute
and I am a laydee.

Edit: Mine isn't 214261 bytes though
(I helped save b3ta! Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:00, archived)
# good on ya
wonder when somebody would do a "too big" comment.

What sort of ute is it?
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:04, archived)
# Corsa (GM) Utility half tonner
and erm, it's green and it has a hard canopy.

Sorry, I'm a bit of a typical girlie when it comes to transport. I don't have much interest. Yours looks bigger than mine though.

Edit: It took Ford a bloody long time to redesign their utes (well, here anyway). Only last year did they bring out a new version. Prior to that they used bloody ancient technology for their utes. I wouldn't touch one (then) with a barge pole. Yours looks bloody ace and I want one. With holdy onny things at the back too.
(I helped save b3ta! Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:09, archived)
# my brother just bought one like in the pic but red
5.4 litre V8, 6 speed manual, runs on LPG

www.ford.com.au/range/falconute/models/xr8ute.asp
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:17, archived)
# FFS!
Looks amazing but 5.4 litres?

I dunno what LPG is but I hope it's cow poo cos that thing must guzzle petrol!
(I helped save b3ta! Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:20, archived)
# Liquid Petroleum Gas
less than half the price of petrol
we pay 52 cents a litre for gas and $1.12 for petrol.

also, if you prefer the GM product, Holden's ute is good too.
www.holden.com.au/www-holden/jsp/popups/sszUte.jsp
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:24, archived)
# liquid petrolium gas
in the uk, at least, it's cheaper than petrol and carries less tax. also, less emissions.
(salbot, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:26, archived)
# Do all cars out there
have to have small children stuck to the door?
(I helped save b3ta! betpet is the fun in dysfunctional, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:03, archived)
# of course!
otherwise you'd get kangaroo guts all down the side of your car.
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:05, archived)
# name
Brakedown!
(dildogaggins is trying to lick ones elbow!, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:49, archived)
# Why in the name of fuck did you buy a Rover?
Do they even make parts for Rovers since they went bust?
I'm sure none of the warrenties survive.
Twat.
(r3load, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:48, archived)
# yes
parts are still made (think about it - there's still loads of them about). it's 1999 V, so it was out of warranty in 2002 anyway!
(salbot, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:49, archived)
# In that case
call it Warren.
(r3load, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:49, archived)
# "the shitheap"
?
(I helped save b3ta! new_matt, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:48, archived)
# how about
the big slag shag machine
(I helped save b3ta! executiverocker only wears C&A, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:48, archived)
# you bought a Rover?
I'd call it "Millstone"

/how about calling it Grand Moff Tarkin
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:48, archived)
# Dorothy?
people know you as her friend anyway, so it may avoid confusion.
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:48, archived)
# Toto
I don't think they are at Longbridge anymore
(I helped save b3ta! David Bardell Diks - In Car 956, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:00, archived)
# the bumsler
or bumsmobile
(I helped save b3ta! mutated monty, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:49, archived)
# why not reverse the situation
and call it dog
(I helped save b3ta! Plomien is Polish for flame, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:49, archived)
# The "Fuck awful I know nothing about cars mobile"?
Or Bob.

Either way.
(I helped save b3ta! Zak McFlimby Twibbling @McFlimby, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:49, archived)
# hmmm, it's catchy enough
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:50, archived)
# name
DOG SHIT!
(dildogaggins is trying to lick ones elbow!, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:50, archived)
# Obsolete?
(I helped save b3ta! wibblywobbly - helping ugly people get laid since 1982, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:50, archived)
# 08501337
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:54, archived)
# Niiice


NeoThermic
(I helped save b3ta! spagaroony, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:08, archived)
# Fules, the lot of you.
Rover cars am good, especially the 75. ;-)

As for a name, no idea. Why does it have to have one?
(crazyman this machine kills wasps, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:50, archived)
# good man
bmw development, a car that looks like a jag, is stacked to the ceiling with equipment and doesn't cost the earth.

and it has to have a name because i know someone with a vinyl cutter who can make me a nice little stickery thing for the back...
(salbot, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:52, archived)
# haha.
*snigger*


PFFFFFFFRT!

hehehe
(I helped save b3ta! Zak McFlimby Twibbling @McFlimby, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:56, archived)
# ^this
with added pfffft you fool
(I helped save b3ta! SiX and his hat, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:58, archived)
# I like your donation icon
Quite a good likeness, I thought. ;-)
(crazyman this machine kills wasps, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:58, archived)
# it's uncanny
It really is.
(I helped save b3ta! Zak McFlimby Twibbling @McFlimby, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:05, archived)
# ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
I prescribe 200mg Chlorpromazine three times a day, that should help with the delusions
(peewee13, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:57, archived)
# Does it still smell of piss from the last owner?
(I helped save b3ta! wefbhweiufhweiu party, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:02, archived)
# I bought a new BMW once
drove it for a year then thought.. sod this. I then bought a "clapped outish" Rover 216 for 250 pounds and drove it for 4 years until it failed its MOT due to rust.

The only thing I ever did was give it new brake linings and a new battery. I loved that car. I never worried about it getting stolen or scratched or being parked outside.
(I helped save b3ta! Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:04, archived)
# Hurrah for clapped out old rovers!
I've been driving my 214 for 3 years now without a single problem.
(I helped save b3ta! wefbhweiufhweiu party, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:08, archived)
# you should have been killed for having a matiz
they are almost as evil as a metro.

you should call your new car Thor

or aggamemnon.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:51, archived)
# Ajax
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:51, archived)
# Zues
(I helped save b3ta! Purple Onion, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:53, archived)
# Don't Make Me Unleash My Pedant!
.
(I helped save b3ta! Nonny Mouse. -- Scared as a Shitting Scorpion, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:05, archived)
# Deploy war car AJAX to bring back his body.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:54, archived)
# and pick up a couple of cheeseburgers on the way back
(I helped save b3ta! Purple Onion, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:55, archived)
# hows about
"I wanted a go-cart but all I got was this piece of shite" or "the green goddess"
(I helped save b3ta! Neon Blue Ah ha ha haa! I feel positively capital!, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:51, archived)
# b0rk?
(I helped save b3ta! The little pink animal is mostly harmless, except on, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:51, archived)
# Call it
"WTF do you keep breaking down" it'll be easy to remember :)
(I helped save b3ta! Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:52, archived)
# The Wank Tank?
(I helped save b3ta! Beastie is doing science with his arse, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:52, archived)
# Name him after the Pope
"The Pope"

My vauxhall corsa is called "Padre Pio"
(pdjpdj, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:52, archived)
# jamaica?
(well its not going to suck itself yadda yadda yadda, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:52, archived)
# over rover
?
(I helped save b3ta! SiX and his hat, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:52, archived)
# call it wogan
old, respected and likely to collapse at any moment
(I helped save b3ta! PsyreN Bored Sig, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:52, archived)
# Nice purchase : )
Borrowed one last Christmas for a week or so. Virtually a BMW too. Best value motor on the market right now.
(I helped save b3ta! routine has perfected burgers, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:53, archived)
# ham
(rover-ham)

or Boatashore
(I helped save b3ta! my mum, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:53, archived)
# Dido
(I helped save b3ta! Purple Onion, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:54, archived)
# Old mans car!
Call it Herbert
(I helped save b3ta! wefbhweiufhweiu party, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:55, archived)
# Meridith
or Archduke Ferdinand
(Reverend Creepy, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:56, archived)
# The Death Dealer
(I helped save b3ta! mrlogic is copying your beard, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 10:59, archived)
# i never ment to hurt her but she just wouldn't shut up wagon
(I helped save b3ta! mongychops, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:00, archived)
# she was gagging for it officer, i mean look at them curves and that inviting tailpipe

i just had to have her.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:02, archived)
# Terry Thomas


What better name for a Rover than the bounder and all-round cad-in-chief Mr. Terence Thomas esquire
(Flappers, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:01, archived)
# ^ this ^
(I helped save b3ta! Doc G and Sid the Monkey may contain traces of spatula, Wed 16 Nov 2005, 11:02, archived)