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Your Cars Name?
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Fullerene
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If the Knight Rider Props Designer had presented a Model 3 dash (which may well have been the case) they would have been asked to find a new job. Same for the interior of the DeLorean in BTTF.
Thank you Stanley Kubrick, Jony Ive, Franz von H and other minimalists for the declutter on screen(s) and in the real world
Apt, as one day in the distant future the car could evolve and actually deliver self driving.
m-i-l
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Small world - my dad was in Antarctica for a few years and then moved to Shetland. He wasn't in Faraday (he was in Halley Bay and Scott Base) so I don't think we're related
Was thinking of taking my Model 3 from London to Shetland next summer, hoping it might be the first one on the island, but it doesn't sound like it would be.
m-i-l
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Kids' first impression of the car was "its like a spaceship", referring to the glass roof. I've since taken to calling it the spaceship, thinking also of its smoothness, quietness and power. But me saying I call it that because of their idea seems to embarrass / annoy them now, so I need to think of actual spaceship names for the car.
Shortlist so far:
Shortlist so far:
- Heart of Gold - The first spaceship to make use of the Infinite Improbability Drive in tHGttG. Also not obviously a spaceship name. And has an Elon Musk connection because he says he'll use the name for the first SpaceX ship to Mars.
- Voyager - Long distance travelling. And Star Trek.
- Icarus - Planet of the Apes, and Sunshine. Also contains the word "car". Not sure about the connotations of overambition and eventual personal tragedy though. Although I could see what happens if I try to set the controls for the heart of the sun.
My son's friends all call mine the Batmobile (I did go for black)..
andyfox
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I'm pretty sure to go with 'Ford Prefect'. Combines my love of HitchHiker's with a bit of irony.
- His minimal research told him that Ford Prefect would be a nicely inconspicuous name.
- His minimal research told him that Ford Prefect would be a nicely inconspicuous name.
PatrickCH4313
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Chills
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Previous P85+ was called Dave. No real reason other than it seemed a cool name for a car.
Current P90DL is called Sally. Always thought Dave sounded funny when he spoke with a female SatNav voice so went for a girl's name this time.
Current P90DL is called Sally. Always thought Dave sounded funny when he spoke with a female SatNav voice so went for a girl's name this time.
pdk42
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interbear
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I was going to call mine Greta after the climate change campaigner but will now reserve judgement until I actually see my car and make an instant decision as to whether it’s a male, female or gender neutral car. That’s probably not diverse enough these days but it’ll cover my options in this scenario I think
jerseygirl18
jersey girl
SUSHI will be mine ... my grand/son & i visited the store almost every other day for 2 wks before deciding..and then went out for sushi after every time...hence...when it arrives...expecting Sept 13th but who knows the guy at the store can't even send a text to me successfully!!
I was thinking of
'Thunderwing Doomslayer'
Just got stuck in my head the other day when I first saw this thread (I'd had a few bevvies')
It's the parrot from Bottom live 3 if (as I'd guess most) wouldnt get the reference...random and no link to anything electric/sporty/fast...but I kinda feel better about it now as I've seen what jerseygirl18 is calling hers...
'Thunderwing Doomslayer'
Just got stuck in my head the other day when I first saw this thread (I'd had a few bevvies')
It's the parrot from Bottom live 3 if (as I'd guess most) wouldnt get the reference...random and no link to anything electric/sporty/fast...but I kinda feel better about it now as I've seen what jerseygirl18 is calling hers...
Mr. Jim
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Mine is named after my African grey parrot that I had to be put down after a stroke. She was 42 years old and I had her all those years. I have a grey MX which has wings so I named it Greycey in her honor.
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