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Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by milestonejnr(m): 7:26am On Mar 04, 2015
I applaud Nigerians ingenuity in the renaming of cars. They are peculiar and easily find names that suit things. This our legendary ingenuity in more pronounced in the automobile industry where practically all cars have a local name given to it.

In overseas, cars are identified by their model and brand names, but it is quite a different case here in Nigeria.
In Nigeria, most cars are known by their localized name and very few identify these cars by their real brand and model name.
Honda Accord 1999 model : "Honda Baby Boy" - Maybe because it was used in 2001 Tyrese Gibson and Snoop Dogg's movie titled "Baby Boy"
Below are some cars with their Nigerian-given names.Most of the names just sound funny. I wonder how they came across all the names you are about to see.


1. Toyota camry 2003-2005 model : "Big for Nothing" or "Big Daddy"
2. Honda Accord 1994 model : "Honda Hala"
3. Honda Accord 1999 model : "Honda Baby Boy" - Maybe because it was used in 2001 Tyrese Gibson and Snoop Dogg's movie titled "Baby Boy"
4. Lexus RX-300 : "Ajebor"
5.Mercedes S class : "Beast"
6.Toyota Camry 2010 model : "Muscle/Spider"
7.Toyota Camry 1999 model : "Pencil/tiny light"
8. Honda Accord 2003-2005 model : "End of discussion"
9. Honda Accord 2006-2010 model : "Discussion Continues"
10. Honda Accord 2011-2012 model : "Evil Spirit"
11. Toyota Corolla 1996 model : "First Lady"
12. Mercedes Benz 300 1990 model : "V boot"
13. Volkswagen Transporter : "Danfo"
14. Mercedes Benz 911 powered commuter bus : "Molue"
15. Volvo GL 750 : "Coffin"
16. Toyota camry v6 2002 model : "Envelope"

You can as well add the ones you know


SOURCE: http://emekaani..com/2015/03/funny-names-nigerians-give-their-cars.html

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by madridguy(m): 7:30am On Mar 04, 2015
For Naija, we no dey carry last.

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by dechandel(f): 7:35am On Mar 04, 2015
grin grin grin
Pure water car.. I am not too sure of the original name sef grin

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by buygala(m): 7:42am On Mar 04, 2015
Those old Mazda buses that mostly ply the Lagos-Ibadan route....... ''Hired killer'' ..... because of their very high fatality rate during accidents of even not so serious proportions sad

Honda Accord 1986 - Pure Water


Mack trucks- 'Kill and go' embarassed

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by eluquenson(m): 7:42am On Mar 04, 2015
Volkswagen 1998-Burg
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by Nobody: 7:45am On Mar 04, 2015
Avalon- now nicknamed Gee (yahoo) boiz ride

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by Edunwa302(m): 10:19am On Mar 04, 2015
96 camry Orobo
00/01 camry fish or big light

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by DaGC(m): 11:57am On Mar 04, 2015
Volkswagen beetle - 'tortoise car'

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by GAZZUZZ(m): 2:25pm On Mar 04, 2015
Peugeots are called lions grin

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by nurey(m): 5:42pm On Mar 04, 2015
Op discussion continues is honda Accord 06 and 07 only, evil spirit started from 08 to 13 I think, also camry muscle starts from 07 to 12 try to correct those.

Mercedez 911 popularly called molue was formed by students back then, in 1972 there was a riot and students were forced to take those buses then cause they had no choice, so one day the conductor was beating and harassing students and a military man was on mufti and watching so when they got to barrack bus-stop then at oshodi the army told the conductor to get down and student and the conductor was been beaten and he was begging and shouting (I didn't beat u, I didn't beat u in yoruba) meaning "mo lu ire" from there molue was coined among we students then. Those days were interesting.

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by Exponental(m): 7:16am On Mar 05, 2015
Mazda 92-97 - Mazda boot
Mercedes 200- regular
toyota hiace 2004- date- hummer

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by preciousmaro: 9:53am On Mar 05, 2015
Lol

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by Babyboy1986(m): 8:06pm On Mar 05, 2015
Hahaha.. tongue tongue
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by iluvweed(m): 8:07pm On Mar 05, 2015
grin

What about BOLE KAJA....(Come down lets fight).... grin

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by bigv(m): 8:07pm On Mar 05, 2015
That's Naija for you. Means your product is recognised.

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by tdayof(m): 8:07pm On Mar 05, 2015
Lmao
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by simplemach(m): 8:07pm On Mar 05, 2015
There are ones the Igbos call 'okwuoto ekeleze'

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by RichDad1(m): 8:08pm On Mar 05, 2015
Big for nothing- 2005 Toyota Camry
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by Sweetguy25: 8:08pm On Mar 05, 2015
V Boot is a 1994 E-class, not 1990 Mercedes 300- - -

Anyway, who remembers the Mitsubishi Bus they used to call Babyface? The mitsubishi L300, used by Nigerian armed robbers and danfo drivers

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by RichDad1(m): 8:08pm On Mar 05, 2015
Honda Accord

Bull Dog
Bullet
Baby Boy
EOD
Discussion continue

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by Ishilove: 8:08pm On Mar 05, 2015
Burger01, I want 'Discussion Continues' ooooooooooo!! cheesy cheesy cheesy

I think there used to be one called 'Me and My Wife' or something like that.

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by vosquare: 8:08pm On Mar 05, 2015
Toyota pencil grin cheesy grin

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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by Limibanti(m): 8:08pm On Mar 05, 2015
Pick up and also agbarigo
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give To Cars by pharmow: 8:10pm On Mar 05, 2015
BMW: Be My Wife
The best ride in the world

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