The names behind e30's

[fight4life28]

I name my vehicles, like human names. My girlfriend enjoys making up names and hearing me talk about with car when I am working on them. also the girlfriend tells me thats the only girls I can be with lol.

[Brezzi]

I call all my cars by female's names because they do nothing but give you problems and a little bit of fun if your lucky. Its a little juvenile but once you name something and put thought into that name I've found you are more connected, this doesn't always work out in your favor because like women they come and go. However, while you have them its usually more fun. List of all my named cars below:

zinno '88 325is - Zowie (Thought the name was cool at the time, college was fun)
schwarz '90 325ic - Abby (the cabby) (Was my first cabrio)
lachssilber '87 325ic - Nina (she had a perfect body, like Nina from the Americans)
zinno '89 325ic - Ginger (she was red)
Alpine '91 325ic - Miley (because shes a crazy white girl, the opposite of my basic ex that broke up with me over buying her)

[DIIRTY-30]

I ended up with blue nose cause a friend of mine related my build to a pit bull. Never named any of my cars previously; always felt forced but I thought it was kinda cool so I ran with it lol.

[e30onBBSs]

"The e30" is what I refer to mine as haha all my friends recognize them now and take pics like dude I saw an e30 today!

[goskidmark]

My first introduction to car's names was when I saw the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" and I thought it was creative and evoking. Then I got my first E30 which got me into reading forums and the window to the world of cars opened up and along the way the connection with women's names. And I love women, I often think I must have been a lesbian in my previous life. For me the vertices created by the connection between cars and women's names is as real as it gets for men. It evokes mistery, passion, humor, or simply sends one's mind and curiosity into the next gear.

Along some great project built threads I've met Alice from "jeffnhiscars", Lambo's Stella, and just recently I read about Siobhan. Just beautiful names. That kept me thinking about what's the story behind all those names and I'm sure there will be all very cool, sweet, interesting, entertaining, and evoking stories. I searched the forum but could not find a thread on this topic, and maybe the story behind each name is something to be kept for ourselves, but if there is one, well ... as noobie as noobie is.

So here I am, throwing the question for the delight, amusement, curiosity, etc, etc, of all members.

What' the story behind your E30's name? :devil::devil:

For the movie I'm certain they made that up, so that when they talked over the radio it was encrypted speech. In case someone was eavesdropping in on that specific channel no one would know what they were talking about.

Personally I call my car "The Great White Buffalo". The E30 was the one that always got away from me. I never had a chance to own one until now.

[slammin.e28]

Meh. If someone starts calling my car a name....it's fine. I don't intentionally name them.

The Touring, the e34.
The silver car, the e46.
The e30, the v8 car.
The Rover, the truck.

They're all called something.....but not named. Naming something means attachment.

[dadsbmw]

My e30 is the first car I deliberately set out to name and actually have followed thru with, which is Eloise. Otherwise theyve been called things like "the black car", "the beast", "the white car", "the e30", "the bmw", etc.

[mbonanni]

Only car I named was my Lachssilber four door. I called it Elln (El-lyn) because the license plate started with 3LLN. Otherwise I refer to them by the number of doors they have or color.

[EulB30]

You know, as infatuated as I am with older BMW's, and those that I've owned (2 E30's, 1 E34, currently 2 E30's, E36 M3), I've never been able to come up with a name for me car/s. -But still have the same affection towards. I love the concept, just haven't found a name to match maybe ?

[audiquattrot]

My old Brilliant Black on Black B5 Audi I named Shaniqua....never named my cars before this.

[lukeADE335i]

Mine's also just referred to either as "the e30" or "the beast" as a piss take - my wife's car is just "the hyundai" :)