Car Naming... and a comment made about hummers in it!

[3Hummer]

Heres the article about it. About the car naming thing how many of you name your cars? If you do what are there names? I personally dont have any name for mine but my cousins call it "Humpty Dumpty" dont ask why thats just what one said one day and it stuck. Also also theres a comment about Hummers in there about how "if someone drives a hummer thats becuase of everyone else who has one". I personally disagree with that statment im sure many of us, actually need it as well. And just likes how it looks and not just get it cuase others have it. But heres the article!!!

WASHINGTON (Jan. 15) - Cheryl Hoffer leaves the world behind when she climbs into Breezy - her Volkswagen GTI - and drives the 31 miles of winding roads through California's Santa Cruz mountains to visit her daughter.

Like many in an AP-AOL Autos poll, her car is more than a machine and her relationship with it is intensely personal.

"I love my car, I like everything about it," said the 61-year-old nurse. The VW has all the sporty features and she came up with the nickname because it has a sunroof.

"My daughter lives about 31 miles away on one of the most dangerous roads to drive," said Hoffer, who loves navigating the hairpin turns. "It's wonderful."

Almost four in 10 of those polled said their car has a personality of its own. Two in 10 have a nickname for their car. Most often it is a female nickname; popular choices include variations on Betsy, Nelly, Blue and Baby.

When people talk about their strong feelings for their cars and trucks, they mention dependability, time spent maintaining them and the freedom that comes from cruising on the open road.

Women were more likely than men to attribute personal traits to their cars, more likely than men to give their car a nickname and more likely to see their cars as female.

For some, the loyalty comes from being able to count on a car such as "Myrtle the Turtle," the trusty Ford Escort of Erin Von Dollen, a 24-year-old college student and bank employee from Storrs, Conn.

"It's not the best looking car and not the fastest car, but it gets me there," she said. "The electrical system is a little funky. I think of it as temperamental. Sometimes I have to talk to it when it has problems with the cable connected to the battery."

That intense vehicle loyalty may be linked to the amount of effort an owner has put in keeping the car in good shape.

Fred Deusch, a retiree from North Providence, R.I., has restored many fine old cars. His current prize auto is a powder-blue 1933 Oldsmobile sports coupe with dark blue fenders - "The Blue Lady."

His strong bond with cars goes back decades, when he did some drag racing and worked in the pit in stock car races. Like many people, Deusch loves to get out for a drive.

Three in 10 think of their car as having a gender, with 23 percent thinking of their cars as female, compared with just 7 percent male.

Four in five of those polled said they love to drive. Young adults and older people were more likely than those 30-39 to say they enjoy driving. People who make less than $25,000 were more likely than those who make more than $75,000 to say they enjoy driving.

Also, 62 percent say they can tell something about someone's personality just by the car he or she drives, according to the poll of 1,004 adults taken Dec. 19-21. The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

Andrew Persaud of Pembroke Pines, Fla., said he can tell a lot about someone who drives a practical Toyota, a sporty BMW or an imposing Hummer.

"If they're driving a Hummer, that's because of everybody else who has one," said Persaud, who drives a Honda Accord.

For Harlene Smith of Houston, Texas, the cars people drive tell her plenty about them.

"When I go to play bridge at the country club, people who are well off are driving Lexuses," said the 81-year-old retiree. "But they may just be putting on a good front. I drive an Oldsmobile, but it's paid for and it's mine."

AP Manager of News Surveys Trevor Tompson and AP News Survey Specialist Dennis Junius contributed to this story.

[NEOCON1]

"If they're driving a Hummer, that's because of everybody else who has one," said Persaud, who drives a Honda Accord.


yep i bought mine because the Beebster got hers

[SnakeH2]

"If they're driving a Hummer, that's because of everybody else who has one," said Persaud, who drives a Honda Accord.



So does that thought just apply to Hummer owners?

[usetosellhummer]

way off base, Mine? little monster

[KenP]

"If they're driving a Prius, that's because of everybody else who has one," said Persaud, who drives a Honda Accord.

Fizzled.

Big Nasty.

[Dani]

I have never named my car however my neighbor likes to refer to my H3 as "the black pearl".
He also says that it's fitting that I have a mean looking car. I think he was trying to tell me something

I don't name my cars or trucks, I let the manufacturer do that.

[blindzebra]

H3PO lol

[3Hummer]

Originally Posted by Steve - SanJose

I don't name my cars or trucks, I let the manufacturer do that.

Thats what i do too!!!

Originally Posted by Blindzebra

H3PO

thats a relly good one hwod you come up with that??

And if the manufacturer comes up with a really lame name, I won't buy it.

Examples: Sunbird, Probe, Oldsmobile, Cavalier, Prowler, Merkur, Regal, Suzuki Suicide (or was that Samari), etc.

[fourfourto]

Originally Posted by Steve - SanJose

And if the manufacturer comes up with a really lame name, I won't buy it.

Examples: Sunbird, Probe, Oldsmobile, Cavalier, Prowler, Merkur, Regal, Suzuki Suicide (or was that Samari), etc.

Olds is a brand
Whats wrong with Oldsmobile

Sorry because I do like 442's! Olds is a dead brand that proves the point.

[fourfourto]

Originally Posted by Steve - SanJose

Sorry because I do like 442's! Olds is a dead brand that proves the point.

Olds is dead
I didnt realy like anything thay made in the past 35 years.

Back to topic,I sometimes call it The 3 or truck,my wife sometimes calls it Humme (thats what it says on the registration)

[Viet Nam Vette]

Don't have a name for my rig...but if I did it would be "Red French Whore" because the color looks like a whore with big fat RED LIPS...(Not That There's Anything Wrong With That.)

Or I would steal the Name Blindzebra calls his "H3PO."..

[Urban Ops]

Originally Posted by Steve - SanJose

And if the manufacturer comes up with a really lame name, I won't buy it.

Examples: Sunbird, Probe, Oldsmobile, Cavalier, Prowler, Merkur, Regal, Suzuki Suicide (or was that Samari), etc.

Watch it.........

Originally Posted by Urban Ops

Watch it.........

Nothing to watch, all DOA.

[K9sH3]

I often refer to my 3 as "my toy" When ever someone says "Nice Hummer" I seem to say, yeah its my toy.

[champipple]

Haven't come up with a name for my 3 yet. I remember my sister in law had an explorer, she was a heavy smoker which made the inside smell like ****, the windows were "fogged" not tinted. We called it the "winston"

?pip

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

OK !

I'll bite...

All my friends and family call my 3 "the DUCK"

RYD

[H3.007]

"The Truck" or "The H".

Commenting on that wonderfully quoted article.... I suddenly have the urge to buy a Honda....

So I can drive over it with the H!