{"id":33739,"date":"2022-10-14T14:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33739"},"modified":"2022-10-14T14:00:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T18:00:57","slug":"naming-your-bmw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33739","title":{"rendered":"Naming Your BMW"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW\u2019s cars ooze personality. That\u2019s part of the reason so many people love them so much! Like boats, airplanes, and any other hobby, some enthusiasts think it\u2019s only fitting to name their BMW. If you\u2019re having a little trouble naming your car, maybe we can help! There\u2019s inspiration everywhere, and your BMW deserves a name as special as the car is.<\/p>\n

Borrowing Names From Movies and TV Shows<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You won\u2019t have to look far in pop culture to find BMW references. Jerry Seinfeld drove a BMW 5 Series for a while in the hit show Seinfeld<\/em> \u2013 an E34, if memory serves. Even though he\u2019s more readily associated with Porsches, \u201cJerry\u201d could make for a fun name for your BMW. It\u2019s a good reference for those who get it \u2013 especially if you happen to own an E34, or any 5 Series! In the show Frasier<\/em>, Dr. Crane drove an E34 5 Series too. He eventually upgraded to a dark-blue 7 Series. E34 owners should have no problem picking a name!<\/p>\n

The James Bond movies<\/a> could also serve as great inspiration for a name. The movies feature tons of different cars, driven by both villains and Bond himself. The 750il from Tomorrow Never Dies<\/em> jumps to mind, as does the Z3 from GoldenEye<\/em>. As does the Z8 driven by Bond in The World is Not Enough<\/em>, as you could justify naming any Z car \u201cBond\u201d in a sort of reference \u2013 or deference \u2013 to the movie and the halo car.<\/p>\n

The list really goes on forever if you\u2019re traveling down the pop culture rabbit hole. Tom Cruise drove an M5 in Mission Impossible<\/em>, the E46 M3 is featured heavily in 2004\u2019s Taxi <\/em>with Jimmy Fallon, <\/em>and the 635CSi shows up in Lethal Weapon 2. You can borrow from that list as you see fit.<\/p>\n

Irony and Humor<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Another decent naming convention might be irony. An easy example of this is nicknaming your 120 horsepower E30 something like \u201cQuarter Mile King\u201d \u2013 or, more accessible, simply \u201cSpeedy\u201d. Perhaps something playing on the intentional foibles of your car \u2013 \u201cComfort Cruiser\u201d for a track-prepped M2 with a rollcage, for example.<\/p>\n

Capitalizing on that last point, you can also use humor. Self-deprecating car names are never going to stop being funny when done correctly. The aptly named and self-aware \u201cRusty Slammington\u201d<\/a> stands still today as a high point for car names. You could also go for humorous interpretations of what \u201cBMW\u201d stands for. My favorite, and the one that rings most true: \u201cBroke My Wallet\u201d.<\/p>\n

You can also try combining this with the last section \u2013 Movies and TV Shows. Think names like \u201cMillennium Falcon\u201d, \u201cShadowfax\u201d, or \u201cTARDIS\u201d. All fantastic modes of transportation that make great names for your BMW. Pick a fandom and run with it \u2013 there\u2019s probably a great nickname in there somewhere!<\/p>\n

The Obvious Names<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lastly, there\u2019s no reason you can\u2019t draw influence for a name from what the car obviously is! \u201cLittle Red Wagon\u201d for a red E30 wagon, for example. Or \u201cSilver Surfer\u201d as a name for your Titanium Silver E46 M3. Some less obvious ones might include \u201cRustbucket\u201d or \u201cPile\u201d, though that might be venturing a little bit too far into humor territory for some people. \u201cBlue Bomber\u201d or \u201cRed Baron\u201d are two more real-life examples I can think of offhand.<\/p>\n

Enthusiasts also know that BMW\u2019s cars are usually referred to as \u201cbimmers\u201d, and motorcycles are referred to as \u201cbeemers\u201d. I\u2019d argue that the two terms are now fairly interchangeable, and you can draw on inspiration from those nicknames, too. Fun fact: in China, \u201cbimmers\u201d have become \u201cBoo-ma\u201d, or literally, \u201cprecious horse\u201d. Maybe there\u2019s an opportunity there, too?<\/p>\n

Hopefully we gave you some good ideas for naming your BMW. Let us know! Comment below what you decided to name your BMW, and why you chose that name!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BMW\u2019s cars ooze personality. That\u2019s part of the reason so many people love them so much! Like boats, airplanes, and any other hobby, some enthusiasts think it\u2019s only fitting to name their BMW. If you\u2019re having a little trouble naming your car, maybe we can help! There\u2019s inspiration everywhere, and your BMW deserves a name […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":33740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}