We do, mostly based on color. A decade ago, we had Emerelda, a beautiful green car. Then came Ruby Begonia, a nice dark red SUV. Recently we bought a gold-colored minivan and we are toying with the name Golden Retriever because we haul so much stuff home. Any suggestions? 
No, we don’t, and I think it’s strange when people do. I don’t think I actually know anyone in real life that has ‘named’ their vehicle. I wonder if it’s a regional thing?
Yes. My Taurus with the rust hole in the door was “Bullet.” I forget what my little Escort was. My current Escape is “Rupert” as in “Escape (the Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes.
Golden retriever sounds pretty good for yours. Or Gold Box!
I name many of my musical instruments but I don’t usually reveal the names to anybody. My car, though, has no name. Maybe because it used to be my mother’s car and she doesn’t name her cars.
Yes. The Jeep is named The Jeep. The Prius is named The Prius. The MG is named The MG. The R1 is named The R1.
I drove through the desert in a car with no name.
Have you read the somewhat silly novel Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore? (Kinda silly fun read; vaguely Vonnegut-esque.) It features some Native American Crow Indians living on their reservation, one of whom has a beat-up old jalopy that they named Black Cloud Follows.
They don’t get a name unless they won’t start or something. Then it’s Come On Betsy!
I had never named any car before, not even after taking them on lengthy road trips, but this April I decided my 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid has a name, after driving through Monument Valley (spectacular scenery; spectacularly bad roads). Her name is Constance.
One of my cars got named the Swamp Buggy since I had a bad habit of leaving its windows down when it rained. That caused a Coke spilled on the passenger’s seat years before to upwell from the padding, staining the passengers’ clothes a swampy brown.
I don’t have a name for my car but if I did it would be: Otto Moe Beal.
Good name, it got you there and back, eh? Ruby Begonia (our Honda CRV) took us there and back twice. The Four Corners area is our favorite vacation spot, and, as you said, spectacular scenery. Our favorite roads there were the back roads, letting us observe and interact with the Navajo people and their culture.
This is how I do it too. I got plates for a few. “The”, “Der”, “Das”. “La” and a variation for “Fuckin’”. That’s the ultra-reliable Commando.
“Why are you so tired, hot and sweaty?”
“Had to walk home…”
“Oh, no! What broke down?”
“The Fuckin’…”
Its got two spares, two batteries, two fuel tanks, two fans and two of most everything else and ONE pair of comfortable walking shoes. Its earned it name.
I never name anything that won’t respond to its name. So as far as I’m concerned the only things worth naming are children and dogs.
I had one of these. His name was “Spud”.
Sometimes…
Neither my Wife or I have named our daily drivers. It’s the Jeep or the Pathfinder.
However, my old plow truck was ‘Puddles’ my new plow truck is ‘William’. My old tractor did not have a name, the new one goes by ‘Buttons’
Yes! My first car was a Dodge so I named it Damian Dodge and the second third and fourth were also Dodges so the name transferred. Now I have a Suburu and her name is Sue B. Rue:D
For all the Dodge haters who ask why four: My first three car purchases were forced on me by my then boyfriend/husband. My fourth Dodge (and first post divorce vehicle purchase) was a RAM and I thought it was cute:p
Dammit, I was going to be a smart ass and say they were named “Buick” and “Pontiac”, “Grand Am” for short.
My Ford Ranger is named “Twuck” because it’s a baby truck. The Mustang is named 'Stang." Yeah, I’m not real imaginative.
Only my first one, in high school. It was a '70 Chevelle, many different colors (primer) and I called it The Beast. My friends called it that too, so I guess it was a good name.
My first car was a '79 Impala that got nicknamed “Bucket” due to the color, the large dent in one rear passenger door, and another rear passenger door that would not open. Or were they the same door?