Gypsy Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Some time ago I posted this thread and was suprised by the answers received. We were in the throes of changing from our Italian A class to an ih Motor Campers Oregon Re and needed suggestions for a pet name. I wanted to call the Oregon "Onslow" as I liked the alliteration but my wife vetoed that in no uncertain terms. So we have settled on "d'Ollie", none of the suggestions being suitable. Why "d'Ollie"? Well, she's on a Renault, hence the "d'" bit, and "Ollie Oregon" is alliteratively acceptable, and "d'Ollie Oregon" flows well! So now you know! Just though you might be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzy Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Our cars always had names. The Ford Anglia Estate was EVF 970C so she was 'effy'; my current Toyota is WHK so is 'whisky'. The Escort was TBD so 'trundles better driver' .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 depends on the latest garage bill really :D :D :D B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 LOL jackie, well all ours have been the same over the years I have not a clue why .. they are all called BETSY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hello Gypsy, Ours is called Rosie (the Rapido). The SatNav is called Betty Boo. My grandaughtrer named it that not us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 Thanks, Randonneur. You have reminded me that in our family sat navs are also "christened". Mine is called "Shirley". Years ago I spent a couple of months in hospital fighting for my life and me and the occupants of the male surgical ward were scared stiff of a most formidable black nurse called Shirley. She used to fling the ward doors open at a most unearthly hour in the mornings and direct us all to wake up. Failure meant bedclothes torn off the bed and ear ache! She knew what was best for us though! Maybe the sat nav does as well???????? I've tried changing the voice to male but it's just not the same. My son's sat nav is referred to as "The Bossy Woman". Nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark lambert Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 ours will be called fefee, wifes name is fiona, ie: fefe, van reg is: FE--FEE very sad person i am, i know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Carry Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Ours have been: VW Bay Window Pop Top "Barney" (Barney Bus) VW High Top "Harry" (Harry Hightop) Hymer B534 " Herman" (Herman the German) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Bry Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Hi Gypsy Ours is called "Freeda" only gernman girls name we could instantly think of that went with a Hymer van. Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Gypsy - 2007-05-15 11:04 AM Thanks, Randonneur. You have reminded me that in our family sat navs are also "christened". Mine is called "Shirley". Years ago I spent a couple of months in hospital fighting for my life and me and the occupants of the male surgical ward were scared stiff of a most formidable black nurse called Shirley. She used to fling the ward doors open at a most unearthly hour in the mornings and direct us all to wake up. Failure meant bedclothes torn off the bed and ear ache! She knew what was best for us though! Maybe the sat nav does as well???????? I've tried changing the voice to male but it's just not the same. My son's sat nav is referred to as "The Bossy Woman". Nuff said! As an update to my last post about our name for the Satnav, we have just upgraded the maps and software and lo and behold we now have a male voice. Apparently he is called "Thomas". He speaks awfully posh and is very grating on the ears. We can only change it to "Jason who is American but is nicer on the eardrum. Trying to find a way at the moment how to download a female voice. If anyone knows, please, please let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Just found the following website for new voices for the Mio. http://rapidshare.com/users/HQCS3N If anyone wants to use it the password is sole_mio and you can download them for free. We now have "Phillipa", much nicer than "Thomas". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Lizzy - 2007-05-14 3:01 PM Our cars always had names. The Ford Anglia Estate was EVF 970C so she was 'effy'; my current Toyota is WHK so is 'whisky'. The Escort was TBD so 'trundles better driver' .......... Just found this thread, as I don't always look on this forum. We had an Anglia Estate once as well - BTE 211E, hence Betty. Our first camper was a T2 pop-top, letters on the plate were CYG so it was the Ugly Duckling (Cygnet - geddit?) Then we sort of left the number plates for a while, as our next 2 vans were both Glendales so were both called Glenda. Present one didn't have a name until it crossed the Alps in 2003, and earned "Hannibal." I've also got an Escort I bought a few years ago, with LX on the side so she's "Lexie." (I was 51 at the time, so the no plate on that (N151HTW) was easy to remember - Now I'm 51 Hide The Whisky!) Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Many years ago my Wife Georgina, started a thread going for names of our beloved big white boxes on wheels. At that time we had a Holdsworth Ranger the number plate was OPM so we called her "Poppy". She is still knocking around locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest caraprof Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I call mine 'the motorhome'. I suspect that the same people who give their 'vans silly names are the total strangers who wave at me enthusiastically when we approach them. Very sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Oh dear, caraprof, don't you have any fun in your life? Is there no place for frivolity and a good laugh? Hang on a minute though - does your closing "very sad!" apply to you personally, and not as I first read it? I trust you are not a very sad person. One of the many joys of motorhoming is the interaction with other motorhomers and the spreading of a little joy and happiness here and there. Whilst on the subject of waving - since we've had our van conversion we've had no waves at all, whereas with the A class every passing motorhome gave us huge smiles and energetic waves. Is there a class distinction here? :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Bry Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Class distinction? Not at all Gypsy!! We'll wave to anyone in a M/H, up to them if they wish to wave back, could be the Yorkshire part of me, but then again my homeland- Thailand- is known as the "Land of smiles"!!Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 caraprof - 2007-06-07 9:12 AM I call mine 'the motorhome'. I suspect that the same people who give their 'vans silly names are the total strangers who wave at me enthusiastically when we approach them. Very sad! Not got much of an imagination then chuck? Yes I thinks its very sad that people wave at you as well seeing as you don't like it. Such a waste of energy!(lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaleg Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 we call ours bianca, as it said in the book; colour,bianca white pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 My m/h is called Shirley. Quite apt as she is a Holdsworth Valentine and I travel solo on my adventures! (lol) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest caraprof Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Mel B - 2007-06-07 3:56 PM caraprof - 2007-06-07 9:12 AM I call mine 'the motorhome'. I suspect that the same people who give their 'vans silly names are the total strangers who wave at me enthusiastically when we approach them. Very sad! Not got much of an imagination then chuck? Yes I thinks its very sad that people wave at you as well seeing as you don't like it. Such a waste of energy!(lol) I don't like it I'm afraid, in fact I heartily dislike it. What is it about motorhomers that makes them think that they're so special? I don't wave at other Mercedes sports car drivers when our paths cross and when I towed a caravan I didn't wave at every other caravanner coming towards me, so why do motorhomers do it?When I'm on a site if I like the look of my neighbours I'll happily chat to them but whenever a motorhome approaches my first thought is "Oh God, here we go, another grinning couple flapping their arms at us." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usinmyknaus Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Regarding the waving thing. As a newbie, I had understood it was a simple expression of comradeship, derived from a shared interest and activity, that is, in motorhoming. On balance, I think a smile and a wave is probably good thing in an increasingly grim and insular world, especially in the ever more crowded and busy South. As for names, currently it's "The Bus" but once we have actually taken delivery of it I'm hoping a more suitable "pet" name will come to us. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 When I first started motorcaravanning with an Austin, we used to raise our hats on passing, it was considered good manners. When we toured New Zealand, "a long time ago", motor homers on the South Island used to stop for a chat. All the manners and friendliness seem to be sadly in decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I had the driver of a Hymer wave to me yesterday - I didn't think they did that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Trying to find a way at the moment how to download a female voice. If anyone knows, please, please let us know. if all else failsyou could try Yoda. Over the roundabout. you must go ! http://www.gpsice.co.uk/voices.html Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Bry Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Hi J9We're Hymer owners and will always wave.!!I think we (the brand name) have a stigma that says we only wave to other Hymer users.Usually we wait until someone waves, as the number of times we've waved and nothing happens. I think sometimes it the shock of getting a wave from a Hymer!!Keep smiling and waving!!Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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