17-Coffees Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Nissan Juke - Joke...or as @rantingYoof would say, 'Shit'. hennabm, rantingYoof and Magic 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erebus Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Skodas: Labia Fellatio Shitigo cOctavia LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Passat - Patwat Honda C90 - bog seat bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 10 hours ago, garethj said: That’s interesting, my dad always used to call the Ford Escort a Dagenham Dustbin, it does roll off the tongue nicely 😀 The Prefect my grandparents had in the 50s was also referred to as a Dagenham Dustbin carburettor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 IIRC, Jalopy magazine referred to Ford's supermini as the 'Siesta'. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Korean Cortina = Hyundai Stellar Japanese Mercedes = Lexus French Allegro = Renault 14 (aka Rotten Pear) Italian Allegro = Fiat Strada American Allegro = AMC Pacer Yank Tank or Detroit Iron = Any American Car Disco = Land Rover Discovery Granny = Ford Granada Monty = Austin Montego Landcrab = BMC 1800 / 2200 Auntie = Rover P4 Pop = Ford Popular Moggy = Morris Minor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Reliant Regal - Russian wheelbarrow Vespa / Lambretta - Hairdryer Mk4 Zodiac - Snuffler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I read once that in Poland they used to call the Fiat 126p 'The Kazlak', which translates to 'The Cougher' as reference to the sound of its air cooled engine. The FSO 125p got the nickname 'kredenz' which means 'cupboard'. I'm not making this up. Austat and warch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 The Citroen 2CV has a tonne of weird nicknames all around the world. Obviously here in Britain we call it the Tin Snail but in France some people call it 'the big beast'. In The Netherlands they call it 'the ugly duck', the Finnish refer to it as the 'Rag Citroen' thanks to its soft top roof, the former Yugoslavians say its the oddity but my favourite has to be the nickname the Flemish gave it... 'the goat'. timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 3 hours ago, MiniMort said: The Citroen 2CV has a tonne of weird nicknames all around the world. Obviously here in Britain we call it the Tin Snail but in France some people call it 'the big beast'. In The Netherlands they call it 'the ugly duck', the Finnish refer to it as the 'Rag Citroen' thanks to its soft top roof, the former Yugoslavians say its the oddity but my favourite has to be the nickname the Flemish gave it... 'the goat'. I've heard in Germany they were known as Student Cars & Cockroaches in Sweden. MiniMort 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 20 hours ago, Bren said: Honda C90 'Grunter' around these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Mini Clubfoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 A personal one - I call Nissan X-Trails the Entrails. bangernomics and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 A wee bit obscure maybe but to me this is an Itchypussy Delicious Space Cakes. Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdeMk1 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Pisshat - PassatCamels ear - CavalierMoggy - MorrisCashcow - QashqaiScooby - SubaruJelly mould - Sierra bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 10/29/2021 at 1:57 PM, JimH said: I find it incredible that anyone remembers that PIF. As an aside, it is Mrs Blunder who comes up with the greatest meal suggestion of all time. I mean, who wouldn't look forward to coming home to a steaming plate of spaghetti and Brussels sprouts. No wonder they all drove like they wanted to die. For those who care. I implore you to watch to the end. The look on the face of the poor sod actor driving the Cortina says that this was Take 7. He really isn't looking forward to it. I've been wondering for YEARS why 1100s were known as that in banger circles, thank you! hennabm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Pieman said: I've been wondering for YEARS why 1100s were known as that in banger circles, thank you! Me too, and nobody I asked ever knew. But why was a P6 a Joey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo3002 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 orion were always urinal round these parts bora = borat citroen =shitroen, which in fairness is what they should be called from the dealers carburettor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 10/29/2021 at 8:38 AM, bangernomics said: TVR - Trevor Ford Escort - Ford labia (every xxxx has them) i always heard Ford Focus - Ford Clitoris (same reason|) lol carburettor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 2 hours ago, groovylee said: i always heard Ford Focus - Ford Clitoris (same reason|) lol Reminds me of something I read in the Viz Profanisaurus: Subarus (noun) A pair of lady's undercrackers. So called because there's commonly a small, hairless cnut inside them. catsinthewelder, groovylee, Barry Cade and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 11:34 PM, Ghosty said: A personal one - I call Nissan X-Trails the Entrails. Which reminds me of Dodgy Tom who referred to his as the Sex Trial 😂 Shite Ron and ProgRocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj_efk Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Shitroen 2 shit for me was always my fav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Not the name of a car but I heard in the 80s/90s the hard shoulder was nicknamed Montego Bay warch, catsinthewelder and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Proton Bumfuck (Credit to @Crackers) Fumbler, reb, AnnoyingPentium and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Fabia gets called a Furby/Furbie. Octavia just gets Octy AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 On 29/10/2021 at 10:48, crapcarcollector said: Fiat winkypot - Cinquecento Alfa Bread van - Alfa 145 Flying Brick - Volvo 850 T5 Scooby Doo - Subaru usually with some sort of noisy exhaust *****car - Chrysler PT Cruiser Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro No one says Scooby Doo, it’s just a Scooby ( or Subie if you’re American) and big exhausts are compulsory on WRX and STi models. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 MR2 is pronounced in French as Merde which means Shit, so presumably not many were sold there. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Renner Migraine. Dat ass ones always caused me cluster headaches.. twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrabbieRonnie Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 The Trabant was nick-named "Rennpappe" in the DDR, literally 'Racing Cardboard'! I actually quite like the real meaning of its name mind, Trabant is German for satellite or companion... I think it's the Russian equivalent of Sputnik. Dyslexic Viking and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 In Poland at least: Mercedes W123 - beczka (barrel) Mercedes W124 - baleron (a kind of Polish cured, smoked meat) Mercedes T1/TN - kaczka (duck) VW Beetle - garbus (hunchback) FSO/FSM Syrena - skarpeta (sock), królowa pobocza (queen of the shoulder; as in they break down so often) PF 125p - kredens (cupboard), duży Fiat (big Fiat) PF 126p - kaszlak (cougher), mały Fiat (small Fiat), maluch (little one; later adopted as an official name) FSC/FS Żuk - żul (junkie, bum; came from parts of the letter k commonly breaking off leaving an l) bangernomics, ProgRocker, CreepingJesus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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