# What do you name your car? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 4, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944 "2003-05-04T00:52:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dumberthanmost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dumberthanmost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumberthanmost)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/1 "2003-05-04T00:52:23Z")
I just got my first car and all of my friends and my parents name their cars. Is that normal? If so, what did you name yours? ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/2 "2003-05-04T01:07:49Z")
I’ve only known one person who actually named their car, and I thought it was _really_ weird of him to do that. My car is a machine that I make regular use of. I wouldn’t name a car any more than I would name a vacuum cleaner, a refrigerator, or a microwave oven. ---
**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/3 "2003-05-04T02:25:31Z")
My first car was a grey 1971 Mustang. I named it The Apocalypse. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/4 "2003-05-04T02:28:00Z")
I don’t find it that wierd. We name ships, homes, plots of land, and computers (my computer is named ‘Jospehine’). I’ve been thinking of naming my car as well. Giving something a name gives it a more personal touch. Haven’t settled on a name yet… ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/5 "2003-05-04T03:11:08Z")
My current car isn’t named, but my old car was The Zero. It was Japanese, it could be shot down by anything (including a stiff breeze), had no radio, and was hideously unreliable. ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/6 "2003-05-04T03:17:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe Random \* > \*\* I wouldn’t name a car any more than I would name a vacuum cleaner, a refrigerator, or a microwave oven. \*\* You didn’t name your vacuum cleaner? Man that’s _weird_, I named mine Felicia, after a girl who left me for another. I keep her shiny with windex and a special cloth I keep just for her, lovingly stroking her bag compartment and…thats normal isn’t it??Isn’t it?? ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/7 "2003-05-04T03:23:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Incubus \* > **I don’t find it that wierd. We name ships, homes, plots of land, and computers (my computer is named ‘Jospehine’).** The only things I feel comfortable naming are large vehicles like aircraft carriers, ships, and the space shuttle. And even then, the names are always objectified, like **the** Enterprise. I don’t even name animals unless they’re a pet. ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/8 "2003-05-04T03:30:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe Random \* > \*\*The only things I feel comfortable naming are large vehicles like aircraft carriers, ships, and the space shuttle. > \ This guy is **rich**. Can I borrow a dollar? > [@](#): > > I don’t even name animals unless they’re a pet. \*\* Rich _farmer_? Too much coffee for me ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/9 "2003-05-04T03:48:00Z")
I’ve named every car I’ve ever had since my very first one. So do all of my family and friends. My boyfriend’s mom’s old 1979 black Cadillac’s name is Nat’lie. She also has a beautiful restored 1960 something ford p/u names Chester. My caddy’s name is Miss Melonie. My classic 1969 Buick Riviera’s name is Truli. My first car’s name was Blanche DuBois, she was a 1964 white cadillac. I had an old red caddy with a huge smashed in part on the driver’s side that we named “Trainwreck”. I don’t know very many people that don’t name their cars, even if it’s just something boring and obvious like Nellie or Betsy. ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/10 "2003-05-04T03:51:35Z")
We have a Saturn named Holst and a Nissan pickup named Mique el Troque. I don’t know why we name 'em, but it’s a bit more fun to say “we driving Holst or Mique today?” than “are we taking the Saturn or the truck?” ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/11 "2003-05-04T04:02:04Z")
Let’s see . . . The father’s Suburban (circa '79) is known as The Tuna Boat. The station wagon my brother drove when we were in high school was called “Ramblin’ Wreck” by our mom and “The Shitmobile” by the rest of us. My Saturn coupe abides by T.S. Eliot’s provisions for the naming of cats. Her public name is Sweetie Pie. My father calls her The Mankiller. Her secret name is Pocket Venus. ---
**Author:** ![phraser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e4f/32.png) [@phraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phraser)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/12 "2003-05-04T04:02:25Z")
My car is referred to as “the Tank”, because it’s big and clunky… and it drinks fuel like you wouldn’t believe, hence the tank is always in need of refilling. A nice double meaning 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/13 "2003-05-04T04:16:48Z")
I drive a Honda. His name is Fenry. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/14 "2003-05-04T04:55:24Z")
My best friend named his car “The Razor.” Another friend named his “The Squirrel Slaughterer.” My own POS is “El Dente.” Get it? Dented? Ha. Well, it was funny back in high school. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/15 "2003-05-04T05:03:27Z")
I didn’t name my own car. But a friend of mine decided she would be the namer of our friends’ cars, and she did that. She decided mine was Emilia because it’s curvy. I still call the car Emilia on occasion. ---
**Author:** ![insomnia4AM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@insomnia4AM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insomnia4AM)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/16 "2003-05-04T05:10:53Z")
Well… I had a Jetta named Harvey, a Toyota named “The Buick”, a Ford Tempo named The Tank, a Saturn named Sonic, and my current Saturns name is Tony. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/17 "2003-05-04T09:50:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dumberthanmost \* > \*\*I just got my first car and all of my friends and my parents name their cars. Is that normal? If so, what did you name yours? \*\* Never considered this… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Pixelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pixelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixelle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/18 "2003-05-04T12:46:08Z")
I usually refer to mine as _that piece of shit_🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/19 "2003-05-04T14:12:46Z")
I named my '95 Nissan Altima “Pertinax”, which is Latin for “stubborn”. The thing seems to need fixing every six months or so. Just when you think everything is OK, it goes haywire for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944/20 "2003-05-04T14:28:06Z")
My 92 Buick Skylark was named Bucky. The letters for BUICK on the outside fell off one day and I picked them up and glued them (the I was missing)to the dashboard for fun. When I got my 2002 Dodge Neon, she was all pretty and silver and brand new and SMALL, compared to the humongus Bucky. I named her Luna Solaris. I love driving her with Toddy the TaterTot (a stuffed Tater Tot…don’t ask) sitting up on the dash grinning at me.😃 IDBB [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-your-car/172944.md?page=2)