Have you given your car a name?

[Bretrick]

Do you talk to it regularly or even feel guilty driving another vehicle?
A poll finds 60 percent of drivers consider their cars to be full-fledged members of the family—nearly as many owners seal this bond by naming their four-wheeled friends.
Not surprisingly, the survey also found that 40% of us regularly talk to our vehicles. For 63% of owners, car conversations are primarily encouraging the car to go faster or make it up a hill.
Some names owners have for their vehicle are, The Bug Slayer, Earth Mover, Baby Sweet Lil’ Kayden, Cujo, Grease Lightning,
Lil’ Speedz, Miss Tigglywinkle, Muscle boy, Optimus Punto

 

[Ruthanne]

I haven't named mine but have called it names like Beater, Piece of junk, etc.

 

[hollydolly]

No...and funnily enough none of my female friends have either.. but every one of our male friends including my estranged O/H have

 

[Myrtle]

This one doesn't have a name but I do talk to it, very nicely. I like it. It was my husband who named the cars.

 

[Gaer]

Yes, I've named and talked to my vehicles since I was 15 years old,
and I hug their hoods. I love them. They know it.

 

[Remy]

No. I'm just glad it starts.

 

[vintageMo]

Do you talk to it regularly or even feel guilty driving another vehicle?
A poll finds 60 percent of drivers consider their cars to be full-fledged members of the family—nearly as many owners seal this bond by naming their four-wheeled friends.
Not surprisingly, the survey also found that 40% of us regularly talk to our vehicles. For 63% of owners, car conversations are primarily encouraging the car to go faster or make it up a hill.
Some names owners have for their vehicle are, The Bug Slayer, Earth Mover, Baby Sweet Lil’ Kayden, Cujo, Grease Lightning,
Lil’ Speedz, Miss Tigglywinkle, Muscle boy, Optimus Punto

I named my car "Sweet Maxine" , my late Mother's name. I find that a good hand car washing speaks love more than words!

 

[PeppermintPatty]

No!

 

[caroln]

My old car from several years ago I named Princess. Lincoln Towncar. I haven't named a car since then.

 

[JeeperDon]

My ex of 20 years (and still a great friend) calls her pearl white Subaru 'Pearl'. I've never had names for any of mine.

 

[OldFeller]

I call my car, and get this, Honda Accord 2006! I know, I know, it wouldn't occur to most people but that's the kind of creative mind I have. My mechanic likes it too. He calls it the same thing.

 

[horseless carriage]

There is a lady who named a car. my wife started calling our classic MG
Jessica. Intrigued, I asked, "why Jessica?" "Well," she replied, "just like
her cartoon namesake, she's a redhead." "That's true," "and again, like
her namesake, she's got a great body." "Can't argue with that." "And once
more like her namesake, she's got a cracking pair of hooters." So Jessica
it is then.

 

[Lawrence]

Back in the 1990's my wife and I had two Chevy Surburban's at the same time. One was a 1978? Chevy Surburban Scottsdale and was Sanat Fe Tan in color, my wife called it Scotty. The other was a 1986? Chevy Surburban Silverado and was silver in color, my wife called it Silver.

 

[feywon]

Yes, started with joking around with kids. We name boats, why not cars?. In this century alone I've had Clifford (a red Chevy Blazer) Indy, short for Indira who spins the web of life, (Black Jeep) and Gunny (Grey Chevy Trax) the name a saga and daughter's choice.

 

[againstthegrain]

I had a work truck named "Lurch" for very obvious reasons.

 

[squatting dog]

Oh, of course.
There's "Big Red", Lil Zee, Suzyooky, Todd and Margo.

 

[Naturally]

The Jeep I've had so long, she's family
Put Jeep Rubicon wheels on 'er and named her ... Ruby
The VW is painted Candy White ... sounded like a porn name so I call her ... Candy
My girls ...

 

[Nathan]

I never named any of my vehicles, but the gal that bought my '99 F-150 named it Penny.

 

[MarkinPhx]

I've never named any of the cars I have owned but I have called them a lot of names at times. I will keep things clean and not write the names I have called them though

 

[Paladin1950]

Well, according to Mitsubishi, the color of my car is Mercury Gray. I could call it Mercury, but it's not a Mercury, it's a Mitsubishi.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I no longer have a car but I called my first car "The Bullet". At the time I worked for what used to be called the VD clinic and the syphilis cure used to be called The Magic Bullet. That coupled with the shape and color of my car is why I gave it that name. This is an internet picture that looks just like my first car, an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.



I "pet" my son's car and talk to it so as to encourage it to run smoothly, especially when he got it back after having extensive and expensive repairs done. I tease him saying it's my grand car.

 

[Lara]

Gee I've been missing out on all the fun. I've never thought of cars as family.
What should I name my boring White Toyota Rav... Maybe "White Raven" ...that's dumb.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Gee I've been missing out on all the fun. I've never thought of cars as family.
What should I name my boring White Toyota Rav... Maybe "White Raven" ...that's dumb.

Actually, I think White Raven is a cool name Lara.

 

[Hopeful1]

In the early 70’s my parents bought a Volkswagen Van like the picture. We would go to the beach in it with our cousins.
So much fun!! We named it Myrtle May.

 

[Jamala]

No names, but there is an elegant lady on the bonnet of my car called the "Spirit of Ecstasy" ... she is the only woman I have kissed passionately and every time I drive that car I get a feeling of ecstasy!