What's your car's name?

"Big Bubba Ray" (eganward01) 02/20/2014 at 12:43 • Filed to: None

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As Jalops and Opponauts, we all form some sort of emotional connection to our cars, whether it be positive or negative. Because of these emotions, we feel a sense of connectedness to our automobiles and we will often give them names. So, what is the name of your car? I guess we can do motorcycles as well because I know there are a lot of "two wheels awesome" Jalops out there!

I'll start. My Outback's name is Ca$h. Yes, the "s" is a dollar sign. Yes, I know it is dumb, but the car is the color of dolla dolla bills y'all.

My Baja Bug was just recently named Sahara. My mom actually came up with this name for me. I didn't like it at first, but it just kind of stuck.

Let me hear the names of your rides! Pictures would be appreciated. GO!

anonsagainstanonymous > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 12:45

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"The Car"

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 12:48

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The Beast

mycarneverruns87 > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 12:51

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Blue hair

Big Bubba Ray > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 02/20/2014 at 12:52

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Love the horns on the front! That's a great car and very fitting name.

Big Bubba Ray > mycarneverruns87 02/20/2014 at 12:52

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How did you come up with the name "Blue Hair?"

yamahog > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 12:56

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My first car was The Pink Nightmare. Literally. Desert Rose factory paint on a 95 Mercury Mystique.

I didn't name my Explorer, but my old boss called it The Green Machine.

I've taken to calling my XJ either Princess, because she enjoys a mud bath, or SexJ, because I have the sense of humor of a 12 year old.

I haven't named either of my motorcycles, just called them by Ninja or Yamaha.

DollaMoneyAve > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 12:58

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For every car or bike I've owned, I'd use the first letter of the make or model, and name it after a girl with whom I've had familiar relations that shares the same first letter. For example, my Honda CBR's name was Heather. My GSX-R's name was Siobhan. My A6 was called Audrey, and my Wrangler is called Julie.

Jon-o > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:00

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My girlfriend named it Ol' Pearl, and it just kind of stuck

Big Bubba Ray > DollaMoneyAve 02/20/2014 at 13:03

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Haha that's great! Those are definitely some awesome names.

Big Bubba Ray > yamahog 02/20/2014 at 13:04

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Nice. One of my friends has an old explorer and it has been gifted the name, "The Exploder." The car is a total piece of shit.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:04

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Marine Blue SIIa Rover: "Percy"("Percival")

Gold/I don't know Benz 300d: "Helmut"

As yet unpainted (probably blue/white) Ranchero: "Oswald".

(Shoop projection couresy ArDu MaYe)

Never named my VW.

mycarneverruns87 > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:08

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It was owned by an old lady and it is blue on blue so I thought it was fitting

promoted by the color red > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:08

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I found a business card from the finance manager. Her name was Christine (the last name escapes me) and I joked that I would name the car after the first female name I found in it (kinda glad it wasn't a stripper ad).

BJ > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:11

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I briefly lived in Germany and had a red Golf II 5-door named Lederhosen. It wasn't terribly original as far as names go, and I wasn't anywhere near Bavaria. It's the only time I named a car.

Shiarlis > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:12

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Old Yeller (OY for short)

It's old, yellow, and probably going to be shot at the end.

Pics

Big Bubba Ray > BJ 02/20/2014 at 13:12

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Lederhosen is a hilarious name! Very fitting for a German car.

Big Bubba Ray > Shiarlis 02/20/2014 at 13:13

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Very cool car. Planning to restore it?

BarryDanger > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:15

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Gretchen and I at Count's Customs last weekend. She's in winter mode right now, 19s are getting new tires :)

Arben72 > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:17

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Jackrabbit, goes over everything and through snow like nothing. The other cars still haven't acquired a name and the ///M goes simply by the beauty.

BarryDanger > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 02/20/2014 at 13:17

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My '47 Chevy 3100 was named the beast! Rust colored, 454, side pipes and stuck in 4 wheel drive. Lost the few pictures I had of it but you get the idea

Big Bubba Ray > Arben72 02/20/2014 at 13:19

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My sister has a Fozzie also, she named it Sally and she absolutely loves the car.

Big Bubba Ray > BarryDanger 02/20/2014 at 13:20

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Awesome! Did you get to look around their shop at all? Seems like a pretty cool place. And I like the GTO, by the way!

BarryDanger > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:25

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Thanks! The shop is closed off but the showroom is open daily with about 20 of the count's cars and a cheesy gift shop. I saw Rollie there but then again it was a Saturday so I didn't expect to see anyone from the show.

Bad Idea Hat > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:29

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Snowmobile II, because she's impossible to upset in the snow.

Unless my wife is driving.

Ilike_cougars > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:33

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02 Mercury Cougar - Lisa

07 BMW M roadster - Heidi

texasfordfan > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:34

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My Honda Pilot's name is Paula. It was my brother's car, he named it, and passed the car down to me.

My brother's friend named my dad's truck "The man truck" becasue his truck was tiny in comparison.

Moxy > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:35

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Meet Dorothy...

Trunk Impaired 318 > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:43

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1986 Toyota MR2 - Kamui

1999 BMW 318ti - Sophia

2002 BMW 325ci - Evelyn

Zibodiz > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:47

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Hezekiah. '98 'scort wagon.

Bailey. It was stamped onto the ignition key when I got it; not sure if it was the bike's or the owner's name, but it's the bike's name now.

My other two cars aren't really mine; I have a '99 F-250 that was too good of a deal to pass up, so I bought it even though I didn't really need a truck, and now it lives at my parents house, since they need a truck more often than I do. I never named it, since I rarely drive it. My wife's car is an '03 Escape. I kept telling her she needed to name it, and after a year, she announced it was "Marygold" (as in 'Merry gold', not Marigold like a flower) — I think she just wanted to shut me up lol.

A few of my past named vehicles:

'Packard', an '87 F-250 4x4

'Larry', as in 'Larry the Cucumber', a '93 Suburban.

'Kug'. The original plate number ended in 'KUG'. Notice Packard pre-paint in the background. '05 Sebring Convertible.

'Ralph' from The Mouse & The Motorcycle - - a '93 Civic CX.

'The Tomato Crate' — a '73 Wagoneer. Man I miss that thing and its sloppy suspension.

'Rag Rocket', the first vehicle I ever named — a '92 Miata. I drove 1200 miles to pick it up after buying it off Autotrader, and DD it for 5 years, putting over 100k miles on it. Sold it for $300 more than I paid for it.

Zibodiz > Shiarlis 02/20/2014 at 13:53

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An old Cj or Willys is definitely going to be my next project, looks like you got an awesome one to start with.

Big Bubba Ray > Zibodiz 02/20/2014 at 13:56

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Love the Suburban. My dad has got a '99 and it's an absolute animal.

Horkin' Up Dangle Hams > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:58

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Meet the Dragon Wagon. Named by my friends sophomore year of high school. She stuck around, they didn't. Selling her at the end of the year to buy tickets to China. She will be missed.

Awe_thentiX > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 13:58

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Depends on who you ask. Her official name is Innessa. Unofficially, it's the blue waffle, which has been around longer and most of my friends use it.

I'm tempted to get a vanity plate that says BLU W4FL but I'm not sure it'll get past.

Zibodiz > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 14:06

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I loved Larry until the tranny went out. My mom used to have an '87, back when I was a kid, and it lost 2 transmissions. After I lost mine, I decided I'd had enough with Chevys, as that's apparently a pretty common problem with the Chevy trucks. Aside from that, though, it was awesome. Loved all the room — 8 adults (we had bucket front seats) with lots of leg & elbow room, and still enough room for 4 dogs in the back.

Big Bubba Ray > Zibodiz 02/20/2014 at 14:09

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Yep the transmission on my dad's is finally going to shit after 25,000 miles. Its a shame cause that car has more life in it. We used it for road trips all the time when I was a kid and it served us well. I'll shed a tear when my dad finally has to part with it.

Zibodiz > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 14:11

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I'm assuming you mean 250k... in which case wow, he did pretty good. My mom's suburban had 150k on it by the time she'd sold it, and had gone through two transmissions in that time. Mine had 114k.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 14:18

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Clairette (claret), Claire for short. She was going to be called Scarlet, but that seemed too sexy and sultry a name for a humble minivan with a big goofy smile. Successor to Bertha (525i) & Betsy (320i), relative to Blanche (E320 or Vanagon- white), Sadie (E320 - silver), Fred (528e - Bronzit) and a few others that I can't recall.

The Windscar didn't have a personality so it didn't get a name, only that derogatory appellation.

Mom was usually the one giving out the car names, but then again, at one time she named anything and everything (address book, vacuum cleaner and other household objects) for reasons still unknown to me 40 years on...

Big Bubba Ray > Awe_thentiX 02/20/2014 at 14:23

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How do you like this car? I've always wanted to drive one because I heard they're a good time. I really like the color of yours, too!

Big Bubba Ray > Zibodiz 02/20/2014 at 14:31

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Yep, I missed a zero haha 250,000.

Awe_thentiX > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 14:31

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Personally, I love it. FWD can be surprisingly fun and it keeps up with more cars than you'd expect it to. It's a great car as long as you can deal with all the hate.

Thanks! I'm a big fan of the blue as well.

Trunk Impaired 318 > Trunk Impaired 318 02/20/2014 at 15:05

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Shiarlis > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 19:34

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Yup!

Shiarlis > Zibodiz 02/20/2014 at 19:35

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Go '76 and up. Parts are a semi-nightmare for before that.

Big Bubba Ray > Shiarlis 02/20/2014 at 20:04

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Awesome. We better get some pics and build updates on it!

ozkar0rtiz > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 21:30

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Bruno in reference to Italian MBenz designer Bruno Sacco

Big Bubba Ray > ozkar0rtiz 02/20/2014 at 21:33

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Very nice. You have more pictures? I love a good old MB. I'm trying to find an old diesel for my younger brother, actually.

ozkar0rtiz > Big Bubba Ray 02/20/2014 at 21:45

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Sorry I don't have more pics at this time. I can tell you its a great first car and good on insurance for 18 yr olds like me. Keep in mind if you want decent levels of performance get a 300D just like mine, fast enough to keep up with modern traffic.

Big Bubba Ray > ozkar0rtiz 02/20/2014 at 21:47

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Awesome. My brother is also 18 and hopefully something like this will be his first car. I'll definitely keep the 300D in mind!

Zibodiz > Shiarlis 02/20/2014 at 22:21

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Good to know, thanks. I know I had a hard time with parts for my '73 Wagoneer, so I'm not surprised those would be as well.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > Big Bubba Ray 02/21/2014 at 02:05

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I had initially planned to give my car an aircraft theme. I had already begun the back story based on the fictitious plane called Firefox from the Clint Eastwood movie of the same name.
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Most of you have seen my shifter and the embedded computer between the seats. I had even developed a replacement screen for the nav screen.
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But, then I developed my replacement shield overlay. And had overlays made for all external emblems including wheel caps.
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My overlay was intended as a spoof on the Corvette Racing mascot, Jake. One day (I think it was at Mid-Ohio), Cubby or Mark, or someone in the MMs called it Elwood (Jake's brother from the movie Blues Brothers). And it fit, became accepted as a given, and the rest is history. I ran with it and everyone now knows the car as ELWOOD. PJ even had T-Shirts made up for the Team Elwood Racing crew (we put the following on the Cadillac Racing T-Shirts)
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P.S. Jake and Elwood do hang out together every now and then:
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Big Bubba Ray > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 02/21/2014 at 08:57

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I believe you've been Kinja'd, good sir.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > Big Bubba Ray 02/21/2014 at 09:12

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I think you're right! Let me try it again.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > Big Bubba Ray 02/21/2014 at 10:41

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I had initially planned to give my car an aircraft theme. I had already begun the back story based on the fictitious plane called Firefox from the Clint Eastwood movie of the same name.

Most of you have seen my shifter and the embedded computer between the seats. I had even developed a replacement screen for the nav screen.

But, then I developed my replacement shield overlay. And had overlays made for all external emblems including wheel caps.

My overlay was intended as a spoof on the Corvette Racing mascot, Jake. One day (I think it was at Mid-Ohio), someone in my car club called it Elwood (Jake's brother from the movie Blues Brothers). And it fit, became accepted as a given, and the rest is history. I ran with it and everyone now knows the car as ELWOOD. My gal even had T-Shirts made up for the Team Elwood Racing crew (we put the following on the Cadillac Racing T-Shirts)

P.S. Jake and Elwood do hang out together every now and then:

Coty > Big Bubba Ray 02/22/2014 at 23:33

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FUCK NAMES LET ME DRIVE YOUR BAJA

Big Bubba Ray > Coty 02/22/2014 at 23:40

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If you're ever in St. Louis, you're more than welcome to! I love having people drive it. It doesn't have power steering or brakes so it definitely will keep you on your toes! A real challenge, but also really fun when driven right!

Coty > Big Bubba Ray 02/22/2014 at 23:40

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I can't get pictures to post, but:

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/tag/oskar is Oskar's tag, and http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/tag/kermit is Kermit's!

Coty > Big Bubba Ray 02/22/2014 at 23:41

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-gets on plane- Soon....

I just commented with the names of my cars and their Kinja tags, check out Kermit for some aircoolness.

Big Bubba Ray > Coty 02/22/2014 at 23:43

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Yep just saw your post! I love the Fastback. Really cool cars! What have you done/are planning to do to it?

Coty > Big Bubba Ray 02/22/2014 at 23:52

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It's gonna be slammed. In fact I should be able to put it on the ground to see the ride height tomorrow. The patina is staying, the rust HOLES are not. Then it's getting converted to 5 lug, so it can take 2013 Beetle Heritage wheel and low profile tires. Easier said than done, because you have to mini tub the front end the fit them. I have a rack I want, but I dunno if the car will be far enough along to buy it before the show season this year. Converted it to carbs to save the headache. I have an interior overhaul kit for it, but that might not get installed before the shows. Right now just trying to get the wheels under it, and get it operational.

Then next winter, bags and Subbie power. I'd like to put a '63 Ghia dash in it, but I dunno if i wanna do all that work. Oh, and wanna try for modern Corvette power to weight with the Subaru mill.

Don't tell anyone because it's an upcoming adventure that I'll post about when I do it, but I own a legit Euro only '67 Beetle I've never even seen that I have to go get at some point.

Big Bubba Ray > Coty 02/22/2014 at 23:59

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That sounds awesome! Good luck with the project! I look forward to seeing pics and write ups about in the future.

Coty > Big Bubba Ray 02/23/2014 at 00:04

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Check on here tomorrow later in the day (I'm EST, dunno about ST. L) for pics of it lowered. It's all lowered, anyway, but Some thing have kept us from putting it on the ground.

Big Bubba Ray > Coty 02/23/2014 at 00:06

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Oh, I'll definitely be here! I'm looking forward to it!

Coty > Big Bubba Ray 02/23/2014 at 00:09

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You've seen '63 Ghia dashes, right?

Big Bubba Ray > Coty 02/23/2014 at 00:15

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I have. A friend's dad used to own a Ghia and they're really clean and cool.

Coty > Big Bubba Ray 02/23/2014 at 00:17

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Trying to resist the urge to trade my Beetle for this. Like, It'd be a pretty close trade, IF I HAD IT IN MY POSSESSION.

Coty > Coty 02/23/2014 at 00:18

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Whoops no link:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds…

He probably wouldn't trade anyway.

Big Bubba Ray > Coty 02/23/2014 at 00:23

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Ohhhh thats a damn cool car. My friend's dad only had his for a few years and I still think its one of the best looking cars I've ever seen. His engine was bored out and it was surprisingly quick! I'd love to get my hands on one in the future. I'm all about air cooled engines now after buying the Baja haha

Coty > Big Bubba Ray 02/23/2014 at 00:25

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I need to find one to take to NY with me so I can drive the bug home. I bought one, but it had water inside and that water was frozen.....

blooregardo > Big Bubba Ray 02/23/2014 at 21:27

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I named my 04 Ranger 'Chomsky'. I can't really remember why, but it stuck and it's too late to change it anyway.

Dopey > anonsagainstanonymous 06/02/2015 at 11:57

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Harlot

1987 mr2. Name stuck after I kept saying “cry your heart out” due to the door alarm when you open it. Most annoying sound ever! Not the fastest or stylish but she’s a keeper!