# Did you give your car a name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-give-your-car-a-name/200034>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 7, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-give-your-car-a-name/200034 "2003-09-07T03:05:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-give-your-car-a-name/200034/41 "2003-09-08T13:07:48Z")

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Back in the late '80s, I drove a hand-me-down '77 Toyota Corolla that I called _Popcorn Shrimp_, after a sample Car Wars vehicle.

My first car of my very own was an '85 Honda Accord, that I promptly called _KE3OMmobile_, after my ham radio call sign.

I have yet to name my current car, an '01 Toyota Solara.

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-give-your-car-a-name/200034/42 "2003-09-08T13:47:19Z")

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My current car, the color of minty-fresh toxic waste, is named Cowabunga, for the sheer feeling of exhiliration I got from driving an almost-new car (well, 40K miles compared to the 180K on my previous car).

My last car had no name for years. Finally I noticed how faithful and uncomplaining she was, how loyal and quiet and good, and I named her Hestia, after the Greek hearth-goddess.

My first car was a 1978 yellow rustmobile the color of bile. I named it Feces on Wheels.

Daniel

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**Author:** ![CharlesW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@CharlesW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharlesW)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-give-your-car-a-name/200034/43 "2003-09-08T14:03:26Z")

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My truck is a Dodge RAM 3500 4x4 Cummins Diesel. Bigest truck Dodge makes in the US. It is known as BATmobile(or just BAT for short) which stands for “Big Ass Truck”. A lady friend of mine just calls my truck “it” as in “You are going to let me drive it?” or “Did you walk or drive it?”.

Yes I talk to BAT, but only when I am alone. Not conversations, but more like, “Are you going to let that POS pass us?” etc.

My truck is male, but a guy I know considers his truck a her because he is always working on “her” rear end.

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