# Guess what I just got? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 29, 2000, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737 "2000-12-29T23:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/1 "2000-12-29T23:54:50Z")
No, it’s not \_\_\_\_\_ number of posts… I bought a new car–red Saturn SL1. It’s so nice to have a car again. I got some nice goodies this time (power windows, power locks, cruise control, a CD player) and the salesman threw in free pinstriping, paint sealant and fabric protection (which is stuff I wouldn’t have gotten if I had to pay for them). ---
**Author:** ![DeskMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DeskMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeskMonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/2 "2000-12-30T00:07:47Z")
Cool! I just got one last month (black/silver, kind of like graphite)! Only I didn’t get the electic windows and stuff. As of late I’ve developed an irrational notion that I’m going to drive my car into a lake and with non-power windows, I’ll have a better chance for escape. But I digress, how do you like the new ride? The new car smell is only just starting to fade, so you’ve got a few weeks to enjoy it!! YAY! ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/3 "2000-12-30T00:09:55Z")
What’re you gonna name it? ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/4 "2000-12-30T02:23:42Z")
I just bought a one-owner used car in showroom-new condition inside, only minor paint blemishes outside, with 13,200 miles on the odometer… It’s a _ **1971** _ model.😃 Chevy Nova 4-door. That’s right, thirteen thousand, two hundred original miles.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/5 "2000-12-30T02:26:06Z")
Oh, and **Kat** : Good for you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/6 "2000-12-30T03:10:17Z")
A little smug, aren’t we **Gunny**? **Kat** – congrats, sounds cool. I’ll second **SPOOFE** – whatcha namin’ it? ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/7 "2000-12-30T04:28:22Z")
Sorry for the hijack, but… Gunny, you gonna drop a big block in there? –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/8 "2000-12-30T04:35:12Z")
It drives very nice–even going over railroad tracks. I don’t know yet what it’s name is–I’ve only had it for a day; I don’t even know yet whether it’s a him or a her. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/9 "2000-12-30T06:39:10Z")
Well, i lived in a van for a while, it was bright orange and wouldnt go anywhere, but i had it pretty decked out inside. My friends named it Fat Freddy the Shaggin’ Wagon I was hoping for something like “ImmoBill” (as i said, it wouldnt go anywhere) Hope that’s of some help Upham ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/10 "2000-12-30T08:21:43Z")
> [@](#): > > I don’t even know yet whether it’s a him or a her. Any suggestions? Sneak up behind it and yank it’s trousers down. That should give you some indication. If you need suggestions for a name, I suggest “Belmont”. That sounds like a good name. Also, I’ve always planned on calling my first car, no matter what it is, _Cecil I_. ---
**Author:** ![Tazma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tazma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tazma)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/11 "2000-12-30T09:05:10Z")
Mine just went over 90,000 miles and will be off to the the “retailer” soon for its well-baby check. 90,000 miles, $15.00 total repair bill. Yay Saturn! ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/12 "2000-12-30T09:28:05Z")
You know, Saturns are actually a GM division that uses the unibody structure from the Opel division of GM, which is in Europe. Good looking, nice handling, and well built. Now if they’d just get rid of the upswept, quasi-rectangular, fender-avoiding headlights, they’d be much more attractive. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/13 "2000-12-30T10:07:48Z")
kat- sounds nice. Can I take it for a spin sometime? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/14 "2000-12-31T02:16:41Z")
Nobody drives this baby but me. _blocks Great Philosopher’s path_ I don’t think “Belmont” would work, Spoofe. And I don’t think cars have genitalia that parallel that of humans. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/15 "2000-12-31T03:21:01Z")
I have a '97 SL2 I got this summer, dark blue, very pretty. I LOVE my car. Congrats! Besides that she’s a lovely car (she has a name but only I know it) she’s also the first one I bought entirely by myself; did all the talking, got the loan, didn’t have to borrow my grandma’s credit or anything. I guess I really am a grownup now. The only problem I have is that I have to drive across town to get my free oil changes. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DynoSaur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DynoSaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DynoSaur)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/16 "2000-12-31T09:41:13Z")
Saturns kick ass. Even if I can’t remember which model I have. And, I always thought that -all- cars were female. But, whatever, mine’s named Bessie. Like every other car in my family. I didn’t even have a choice. My mom named it before we even got the car off the lot. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/17 "2000-12-31T10:32:51Z")
> [@](#): > > And I don’t think cars have genitalia that parallel that of humans. You’re just not looking hard enough. Or maybe you’re just not drunk enough. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/18 "2000-12-31T23:37:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homer \* > \*\*Sorry for the hijack, but… > > Gunny, you gonna drop a big block in there? > > –Tim \*\* Nah, I’ll keep the 307cid SBC V8 (for now…). Might throw a 4bbl at it, though. You wimps with your fuel injection, power steering, and power disc brakes… 😛 😃 [sub]I wonder if a GM 502 crate motor would fit…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/19 "2000-12-31T23:41:46Z")
Oops, forgot [the pictures](http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/jkbaker/nova1.html). ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737/20 "2001-01-01T00:11:46Z")
My first car is going to be named Shaggin’ Wagon II, in honour of the late Shaggin’ Wagon. It died earlier this winter. _sniff_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-i-just-got/47737.md?page=2)