# Car names that you can drive on **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533 "2019-06-14T23:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/1 "2019-06-14T23:52:53Z")
On my commute home the other day I noticed a BMW 128, which caught my eye since I was driving on Rt 128. I was trying to think of other cars which could be driven on or in their namesakes. I figure there are three classes here that could work. [ul] [li]Numerical names - like the BMW 128, the Audi A4, or the BMW M5[/li][li]Place names - the Hyundai Santa Fe or the Chevy Malibu[/li][li]Specific locations - the Pontiac LeMans[/li][/ul] So, how many can we come up with? I think we need to be a little strict with the rules; it has to be the full, official name of the car, and it needs to match the road or location exactly. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/2 "2019-06-15T00:01:26Z")
I’ve driven a beetle over a beetle before. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/3 "2019-06-15T00:08:31Z")
I’ve escaped in my Escape. Does that work? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/4 "2019-06-15T00:11:39Z")
Tahoe Tundra Denali Modena Monza ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/5 "2019-06-15T00:14:42Z")
Generic location: Chevy El Camino. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/6 "2019-06-15T00:17:30Z")
Hyundai Tucsons are definitely driven in Tucson. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/7 "2019-06-15T00:27:27Z")
But there probably aren’t a lot of Alfa Romeo Montreals driving around Montreal. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/8 "2019-06-15T00:40:29Z")
For an alternate definition of “on” Pontiac solstice. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/9 "2019-06-15T00:45:03Z")
Or the Mitsubishi Eclipse. You’ve got to really plan ahead for that one. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/10 "2019-06-15T00:50:46Z")
My Volt runs on 240 volts, does that count? (Well, charges off of. I think the battery is 300 volts.) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/11 "2019-06-15T00:58:05Z")
Any numbered car can drive on that year/date/time with enough torture to the premise. ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/12 "2019-06-15T01:23:11Z")
Buick Park Avenue Mercury Monterey ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/13 "2019-06-15T01:26:45Z")
Frontier Ridgeline Edge Outback McLaren P1 Ranchero Canyonero! ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/14 "2019-06-15T01:29:44Z")
Monaco Yukon ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/15 "2019-06-15T01:30:13Z")
How about a Model T at certain intersections? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/16 "2019-06-15T02:18:56Z")
I assume that A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, and A7 all exist as roads in Great Britain. As well as the M2, M4, and M5. Are there roads that start with R, S, or Q? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/17 "2019-06-15T02:29:01Z")
I wouldn’t mind cruising around Sebring Florida in a Sebring converitble. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/18 "2019-06-15T02:30:34Z")
Daytona ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/19 "2019-06-15T02:34:30Z")
Durango. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533/20 "2019-06-15T02:47:30Z")
Ontario has a Highway 500, and Washington & Ohio both have a SR 500. Ford has a car called the 500. Washington, Ohio and NY also have SR 300s, and Chrysler has a car called the 300. Actually, Ohio has an E. 300th St. in Wickliffe (near Lake Erie). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-names-that-you-can-drive-on/835533.md?page=2)