I was wondering if I'm one of the only people that gives their car a name? It's strange... the name usually comes to me during the first full wash/wax session... With my 308,... the name is Rosalia... Anyone else find themselves naming their car?
I recall another fellow recently introduced his 328 here as Roxanne. I am not sure I can go quite to the extreme of naming my car. We usually do have nicknames for our cars - my STI is the blubaru (certainly not the first one to call one that). Referring to "the Ferrari" sounds a bit pretentious, so I sometime just say "the red car" or "the 308."
Red Ferrari = Sophia Citron Green MB C320C = Kermit Capsian Blue MB SLK350 = Kaspar Granite Audi A4 = Ms. Audi Red Chevy 4x4 p/u = Big Red Black Alfa GTV6 = Alfonse Autumn Gold Chevy 4x4 p/u = New Truck Maroonish S10 p/u = Old Truck Carol
My first car, a little brown Spitfire, I named "Bridget". But since then haven't seemed to feel the need. I've been calling the 308 "The 308" not "The Ferrari" because, in my mind, it's a 308 first and a Ferrari second.
I had a 1954 Chevy p/u a long time ago named "lurch". The clutch was bad and I started off in granny gear at idle to get it going. Hack
Big, Dumb, P.O.S., GT4, sitting-in-the-driveway?! I like it! I call mine "Giada" (JAH-duh)... My Corvette is "Emily."
"Lurch" is a GREAT name for a truck. I've never been able to imagine people's names for cars. I think of them more like (somewhat) faithful dogs. Only two cars I've had ever developed names, one was the generic "Oldsmobuick" a reference to it's anonymity from the movie "Fletch". The other was a Ford Festiva that we used to call "la Pinata" cuz it looked like it was strung up and repeatedly whacked by blindfolded children. -f
That's halarious. My wife says, "...that sounds like our old Pinto" (755 FJP) I think I remember cars by the license number
308 - Gina 84 Mustang GT - Max Bicycles - Bruce & Sarah We name all our cars. This is just a few. It has been a family tradition and quite the process when we pick it. -Rjay
With all due respect, if you have a Y chromosome and still feel the need to name your car, well...................................................
my old motorcycle - Rhonda (yeah, she was a Honda) my old Chevette - the 'vette (had a girl beg me to take her out when she heard I had a 'vette'. Was disappointed when I showed up in the Chevette! Served her right though.) most of my cars have been named after the color.... the blue car, the green car, etc. The 328 is affectionately called 'the little red car' or Isabella.
328 is "My Mystress".. When my Wife calls me and asks where I am I can Respond "im with my Mystress"...
