whats yours called?

[tony]

ok what do u call your car and why?

[Dave]

"762" cos its the numberplate!!! Not very original - but theres plenty of properly named Maesty's and Monty's as i'm sure we're about to see!!

[E_T_V]

George. (after the rainbow character) because he's sort of an off white, and rather iffeminate - as he's only a 1.3) Our rover214 is named Zippy. All I need now is a turbo and we'll have a bungle!

[E_T_V]

Of course when trying to remove thermostat housing bolts George wasn't referred to as George very often, mostly by 4 letter words and things I can't type here. ;)

[e692wtt]

"Monty". Possibly unoriginal, but that's what my deceased missus called him, and we were struggling to make a nickname from e692wtt this side of Whittier, named after one of the founders of the Quaker movement... The missus had a very soft spot for Monty - ever seen the film (or read the Stephen King book) 'Christine'???

Don't ask (no, I'm not a Quaker).

The other other Rich.
:)

[Austin-Rover]

"Aggie"

There are not many names you can make from the letters 'AGD', but its short and suits her personality perfectly.

...And no - she doesnt give me a load of AGGro! :laugh:

[Jonathan]

He generally answers to "CHO" simply because that's the last three letters of the registration mark. Interesting to see that some cars are male and others are female. How ever do we tell?
:laugh:

[Austin-Rover]

I dont know how my car happened to be Female - i think it was when she embarrased me infront of the RAC man when she refused to start (he started it first turn of the key). Ever since then, i have always thought of it as Female! :laugh:

The cars personality decides if its Male or Female.

[F690OTF(RIP)]

Whilst all our cars are really family cars, one is registered and insured in my Dad's name, and the other in my Mum's name. The tradition has become that all those registered to my Dad are male and all those registered to my Mum are female.
The tradition is also that the name of the car begins with the same letter as the first letter of the model (Maestro, Mini, etc.). The problem is that for most of my life we have owned cars whose model begins with the letter 'M'. Hence, the previous Maestro was Michael and the current one is Murray. Given that I, obviously, intend to have many more Maestros in the future, I might have to come up with a different system...

[D87 SMW]

Can anyone think of a name for this little guy?

[tony]

:eek: :banghead: :mad: :p are the female ones the type that brake down once a month, are the male ones male because they have gear k**b just a suggestion:) as for car above rooster is the obvious one in mind,anymore cars keep em,comming in.tony mad car freak.

[D87 SMW]

Rooster, what is that all about? :laugh:

[tony]

red rooster:)

[D87 SMW]

I meant creating a name from F170 GGT, not its' colour. :laugh:

[Wonko_The_Sane]

I can't use my numberplate for a name....it's very inaccurate and insulting to the car..."DUD"!:laugh:

The AA man found it MOST amusing:censored: ....

Usually referred to as "your car" by family/missus, and H870 or "old girl" by me..:rolleyes:

The Digital dash has been christened B.I.T.C.H though...Bloody Inaccurate (Interesting? Informative? Irritating?) Trip Computer Hardware unit...:laugh:

[Maria]

My VP is called Hexie, as in Hexie the Hexagon - so called because Chris once mentioned that Maestros are vaguely hexagonal in shape, so we've called them Hexagons ever since. Hexie was originally called Hex but that's another word for "curse" so after a run of bad luck he was renamed. F506 MDL, the camper, was called "Muddle" because of the numberplate. It was always supposed to be something more dignified, but somehow Muddle stuck. B606 WBM the racecar was originally just called "WBM," pronounced "Wubum", but that's mutated into "Bubble" now. The Greeny doesn't have a name yet, other than just "Greeny". I haven't driven the Turbo yet other than to turn it round in a side street, so I haven't had a chance to get to know it well enough to give it a name. Our other cars are Mr Frosty the white Cavalier, and J576 VOG the racing Mini, known as Voggie. Mum and Dad's Maestro 1.3HLE never had a name until they got BON ("Bonnie") the Rover 400, when the HLE became "Clyde" :)

For some reason, ours have always been males *shrug*

[Simon]

My Montego was called 'LYN' because the number plate was E722 LYN. He/She was a hermaphrodite. And also an extremely good car. That's the only car I've had that has been named.

[D87 SMW]

I'm still thinking of this one... GGT, GGT, GGT... :confused: :(

[tony]

do u know how cheep a private plate is now? ggt = going (to)get two or groovy gt or time to buy a new maestro?

[D87 SMW]

Very nearly bought a plate from DVLA for £250 which would solve the problem of finding a name- M13 SPE M for Maestro, 13 with the screw between the numbers for 1.3, and SPE for Special.
This was until I found out that you can't have an 'M' plate on an F reg car. :(
No idea why this is, they say it is making the car seem 'newer.' But the two numbers indicate that it is a private plate anyhow. Some really stupid regulations nowadays. :laugh: :banghead: :(

[tony]

what about using your initials in a p/p, what about a well placed screw in the middle G changing it to a E :banghead: i will wash my mouth out with soap now:D

[D87 SMW]

I know what you mean and I think I'll pass on that one. :laugh:
However, I have been looking for personalised plates, but all the ones that are £250 are over F reg. :(
If anyone can find SPE 13M anywhere, please, let me know! :banghead:

[D87 SMW]

^ ^ ^
Ledbury Maestro, anyone? :laugh:

:cool:

[matthewsemple]

I must be very boring as I have never named any of my Maestros although three out of four have carried my private plate MAT99V but as its my name - I never called the cars MAT.

I used to call my car "The MG" until we had two MG Maestros so now it is "The Turbo" or "The 1600" or sometimes they are refered to by their colours.

Our 1.3 HLE had the registartion A292 MWD but we never called it Maud!

The registration rules have existed for over twenty years and you have not been able to make your car look newer by transfering the plates. It is to stop unscrupulous dealers from charging more for a car because it appears newer than it actually is.

One of the best plates I have seen on an MG Maestro Turbo is MGT 2L - spot on!

How about M435TRO - someone must have that on a car and it could go on a 94/95 Maestro or a Ledbury car.

[matthewsemple]

G20 MGT costs £499

good for a G-reg MG 2.0 Turbo

[matthewsemple]

What it would look like:

[malcsmaesty]

M435TRO,according to newreg.com has never been issued. I enquired about 2 weeks ago.So it could be up for grabs.....it would look rather good on my T.D.......:cool:

[malcsmaesty]

Going back to names,originally i was going to call
M681 MOL, "MOLOTOV", but a molotov cocktail being petrol based,it didn't seem to be fitting for a diesel,so it is now known as either mollie or mole.....:D

[topgear]

it depends whether mine start or not as to what i call my maestros! ;)

[D87 SMW]

F170 hasn't 'not started' since I've had it, and that's pretty good for a £50 14 year old car. Isn't it? ;) :laugh:

[matthewsemple]

Originally posted by F170 GGT
F170 hasn't 'not started' since I've had it, and that's pretty good for a £50 14 year old car. Isn't it? ;) :laugh:

I have had four Maestros a 1.3, a 1.6 and two 2-litres and they have all started eagerly and never made me late for work. Even the MG 1600 (which was notorious for hot-starting problems) starts eagerly.
http://www.angelfire.com/home/mat99v/engine1.gif

[D87 SMW]

Oooh, did the 1600 come with soundproofing under the bonnet? I'll have to get some for mine one day.

[MaestroMatt]

The VP 1.6 also had pretty good soundproofing under the bonnet and it keeps the engine hot for ages when you stop which is dead handy if you then want to start again. Should be easy to salvage from a scrapped car.

[e692wtt]

Why not... change your name to match the car's number plate? This was originally a letter to Viz magazine about 20 years ago, but it's still relevant.

Yours truly,

Mr 'just call me Mr E' E692 WTT.

Might end up with some duplication though, which would make things, errm, interesting. Seriously, one reason for NOT changing your cars registration number is that the car would immediately lose all its history, unless you retained the original number (which isn't, I think, what normally happens, and would cost you money).

The other other Rich, aka E692 WTT (or e692wtt as before)............
:D

[tony]

that only works mr wtt untill its time for a new car:rolleyes:

[D87 SMW]

I've thought long and hard about the name for F170 GGT, and here it is.

Gee Gee
:) :laugh: :cool: ;) :D

[topgear]

im gonna call mine "cobblers!" not sure why, its just catchy! :) :)

PS, F170.. GREAT avatar! :)

[D87 SMW]

Thanks, you like it then...

[topgear]

Thanks, you like it then...

Haha, its cool! You;re getting a reputation on here for snazzy avatars!

[D87 SMW]

I've barely started on the animated ones... :) ;)

[topgear]

:) have you created those yourself? what prog do you use? I had to use 3DMAX for some 3D modelling coursework, its the most complex appliation ive ever used!!!

[D87 SMW]

Nope, just a website that allows you to save animated gifs.
P.S: the car crash on the motorway in Manchester - the teenage boy that was killed was from Ledbury of all places. You know what happened in Ledbury...

[topgear]

i do now, after you told me! the T reg Maestros etc! :-)

God, that was a really awful crash the other day, it just goes to show how dangerous our roads can be.

[bandycat]

Mine's called f************k or rustbucket!!!!

[tony]

Originally posted by bandycat
Mine's called f************k or rustbucket!!!!
and thats when it starts and runs:laugh:

[matthewsemple]

Originally posted by matthewsemple
I have had four Maestros a 1.3, a 1.6 and two 2-litres and they have all started eagerly and never made me late for work. Even the MG 1600 (which was notorious for hot-starting problems) starts eagerly.
http://www.angelfire.com/home/mat99v/engine1.gif

Yes - the MG1600 does have soundproofing as did all MG versions of the Maestro. My 1.3HLE did not have sound-proofing so perhaps no 1.3 models did?

Take back all that I said about the starting! Well I have no trouble starting the MG1600 even when hot but it does stall annoyingly in this hot weather when I brake hard!

[John S]

Gee Gee? Here's a Mega Gee Gee Maestro. Sporty isn't it Targa red? - more so than my nightfire car...oh well it is a diesel after all.

[bandycat]

Originally posted by tony
and thats when it starts and runs:laugh:
All sorted now m8,,, have you ever heard of an Archer injectometer?????
sorted piece of kit! I need to know where I can get one

[tony]

no idea what is it and what does it do ?

[bandycat]

Chappie from the AA stuck one on mine the other day,
from the little lights on it, it told him that two of my injectors were shot and when they wre replaced gave a readout of how they were performing, the motor is now purring!

[tony]

did u have some spare injectors or have u got new ones?

[bandycat]

Originally posted by tony
did u have some spare injectors or have u got new ones?
I was at the scrappers at the time so they came from a donor car
I'll be replacing them with new at the first chance

[Alan the Vanner]

I have called my van Lyndsey Elizabeth, or Lyz for short, after a girl I used to know at school.

[matthewsemple]

Originally posted by M170 RFA
Gee Gee? Here's a Mega Gee Gee Maestro. Sporty isn't it Targa red? - more so than my nightfire car...oh well it is a diesel after all.

That's Flame Red - they stopped using Targa before the MG Maestro Turbo went into production;)

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by matthewsemple
That's Flame Red - they stopped using Targa before the MG Maestro Turbo went into production;)

Nope. It's Flame Red '89 as that's what shade mine is. ;) :cool: :)

[D87 SMW]

The numbers on the plate are 170 too!

F170,
G170,
M170...

[Firefly]

that reminds me,steve, there is a vw golf round the corner from us and the letters are ggt. (i can't remember the rest of it):(

[John S]

Some more pics of M170 then.......

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by Firefly
that reminds me,steve, there is a vw golf round the corner from us and the letters are ggt. (i can't remember the rest of it):(

Yes, I see loads of FORDS :eek: :banghead: with GGT plates, as RDGelder know about...

John, you have done a good job with your car, I think it looks amazing! :cool: :)

[John S]

Could be fooled (just) that it's factory standard, no Steve?

[John S]

If a ford had a plate with GGT on it the value of the car would surely increase?;) Just thought I'd post the pics here - I sent you a PM with info. about fitting plastic bumpers.

Cheers,

John

[D87 SMW]

Better than factory standard! :laugh: :cool: :D

GGT threw a wobbler at me for the first time in 6 months today. I think the battery is dead. :banghead: :rolleyes:

[Beaker]

Not surprising seeing as it never goes anywhere to charge itself :)

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by Skatiechik
Not surprising seeing as it never goes anywhere to charge itself :)

And there it shall stay too... :)

[tony]

theres a micra up our way with f166ggt on it:shoot: micra:shoot: :laugh:

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by tony
theres a micra up our way with f166ggt on it:shoot: micra:shoot: :laugh:

MICRA!!???!!!?? Right I think I'll be saving up for a set of personalised plates!:laugh: :cool:

[Quality]

F 170 GGT

Huuuuummmmmmmmm.

Fred's 170, Good grippy Trapdoor

[D87 SMW]

George. (after the rainbow character) because he's sort of an off white, and rather iffeminate - as he's only a 1.3) Our rover214 is named Zippy. All I need now is a turbo and we'll have a bungle!

However, George with a turbo (Bungle) engine would have to be renamed something along the lines of "Bodge." :) ;)

:laugh:

[E_T_V]

However, George with a turbo (Bungle) engine would have to be renamed something along the lines of "Bodge." :) ;)

:laugh:

I hardly think accusing me of bodging a turbo into my car is fair.

And besides there wasn't a character named bodge in the rainbow series.

[Simon]

And besides there wasn't a character named bodge in the rainbow series.

There used to be Jane Rod and Freddy. I quite fancied Jane at one time ;)
Also, I'm sure that there was a little graphic interlude on Rainbow called "Curly and Straight." The best bit on Rainbow was one day when Geoffrey took George, Zippy and Bungle-Bonce (as Zippy called him) to fill up with petrol in Geoffrey's L reg Harvest Gold Austin 1300. Lots of uncensored British Leyland action there. They didn't account for the fact that there would be, amongst the hoardes of jammy faced kids watching, Leyland lads like me. Pure class!

I applaud your calling your cars by the names of Rainbow characters. Do any of your cars assume the same basic characteristic of their respective Rainbow namesake by any chance? :D

[tony]

[QUOTE=Simon]There used to be Jane Rod and Freddy. I quite fancied Jane at one time ;)
you and a lot more of us and i was only 5 at the time , marie osmond was high on my list too :)off the donny and marie show

[E_T_V]

I applaud your calling your cars by the names of Rainbow characters. Do any of your cars assume the same basic characteristic of their respective Rainbow namesake by any chance? :D

Well yes they are a lot like their characters.
Zippy ('93 Rover 214Sli 16V) is loud, brash, and a bit of a hooligan.
George ('92 1.3 Ex police maestro) is sort of an off white and a bit effeminate (sp?) and the shy retiring type.
Geoffrey ('83 1.6 VDP maestro) is old but sophisticated, relaxed and smooth (I also have my suspicions that he is a bit of a ladies man!)
Jane (2.0D Tandy Maestro Camper van) is a typical female. Moody, a bit unreliable, loud and high maintainance.

[pinback2001]

"easy" cos the reg is "ese"

[G51 NAV]

This fella was known as 'Mogs' by four consecutive owners: ourselves, the previous owner to us, the woman who bought him from us, AND the man she's sold him to. Bet you can't guess why!