Have you named your car?
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My first car was a 1965 red Beetle. Initially my father's, it got passed down to me and then to my brother-in-law. My father named it Billy Beetle and the name stuck.
Since then I have never felt the urge to name any of my cars, until now. The new car seems to have a personality, more so than any car I've owned since the Beetle.
My ID.3 is called Heidi Flowerpot (I'm using the name as my screen name on here). Heidi, I know not very original, but a no-brainer considering the car is an ID.3. And Flowerpot because the terracotta dashboard insert on my car is the colour of a flowerpot.
My great-grand-children think it's great that she has a name.
Has anyone else named their car? How many of us now have a car called Heidi? Any other names?
Since then I have never felt the urge to name any of my cars, until now. The new car seems to have a personality, more so than any car I've owned since the Beetle.
My ID.3 is called Heidi Flowerpot (I'm using the name as my screen name on here). Heidi, I know not very original, but a no-brainer considering the car is an ID.3. And Flowerpot because the terracotta dashboard insert on my car is the colour of a flowerpot.
My great-grand-children think it's great that she has a name.
Has anyone else named their car? How many of us now have a car called Heidi? Any other names?
ID.3 1st Edition Manganese Grey - called Heidi Flowerpot
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Incidentally, the voice recognition can't tell the difference between the wake-up phrase 'Hello ID' and 'Hello Heidi' which pleases me. I'm easily pleased...
ID.3 1st Edition Manganese Grey - called Heidi Flowerpot
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I've yet to collect, but the car is already named Johnny. When I went to order, I was waiting for the car to go out for a test drive and as it slowly approached me, the noise it made took me instantly to Total Recall and Johnny Cab.
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I call mine the Grey One
My wife has no interest in cars apart from seat heaters in winter so when she asks "what car are we going out in" as we leave the house I reply with either the Grey One or the Blue One. Both fortunately have seat heating!
If I say the Blue One with the roof down the response is generally
"I have just done my hair, can we keep the roof up"
My wife has no interest in cars apart from seat heaters in winter so when she asks "what car are we going out in" as we leave the house I reply with either the Grey One or the Blue One. Both fortunately have seat heating!
If I say the Blue One with the roof down the response is generally
"I have just done my hair, can we keep the roof up"
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I haven't named the car itself, but I DO have a name for the "Hello ID" lady.
Unfortunately I don't think this forum is a suitable place to mention it!
Unfortunately I don't think this forum is a suitable place to mention it!
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hungerdunger wrote: โWed Jul 21, 2021 3:15 pm I haven't named the car itself, but I DO have a name for the "Hello ID" lady.
Unfortunately I don't think this forum is a suitable place to mention it!
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Please help me understand why people call inanimate objects personal names as I really do not understand! A car is a car it will be the "the car" or the "effin car" if it is not working! I can understand puggy as that is shorter and easier to say peugeot (partner has a puggy)
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slef2003 wrote: โMon Sep 06, 2021 11:03 am Please help me understand why people call inanimate objects personal names as I really do not understand! A car is a car it will be the "the car" or the "effin car" if it is not working! I can understand puggy as that is shorter and easier to say peugeot (partner has a puggy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism
It's human nature.
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slef2003 wrote: โMon Sep 06, 2021 11:03 am Please help me understand why people call inanimate objects personal names as I really do not understand! A car is a car it will be the "the car" or the "effin car" if it is not working! I can understand puggy as that is shorter and easier to say peugeot (partner has a puggy)
Our current car is "That Rattly Creaky Piece of S**t, I Told You We Shouldn't Buy It". I'm not sure if that's anthropomorphised, or simply proving your point
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Pug is shorter than Puggy.slef2003 wrote: โMon Sep 06, 2021 11:03 am Please help me understand why people call inanimate objects personal names as I really do not understand! A car is a car it will be the "the car" or the "effin car" if it is not working! I can understand puggy as that is shorter and easier to say peugeot (partner has a puggy)
I don't understand why people would give affectionate names to their car either. Did you ever see the Louis Theroux program about "car lovers" in America? There were people literally having a fluid exchanging relationship with theirs and other people's cars.
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monkeyhanger wrote: โMon Sep 06, 2021 12:02 pmPug is shorter than Puggy.slef2003 wrote: โMon Sep 06, 2021 11:03 am Please help me understand why people call inanimate objects personal names as I really do not understand! A car is a car it will be the "the car" or the "effin car" if it is not working! I can understand puggy as that is shorter and easier to say peugeot (partner has a puggy)
I don't understand why people would give affectionate names to their car either. Did you ever see the Louis Theroux program about "car lovers" in America? There were people literally having a fluid exchanging relationship with theirs and other people's cars.
Americans though
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Itโs going to be called โTrabbieโ.
As in โIโll take the the Trabbie today, if youโre not using itโ
As in โIโll take the the Trabbie today, if youโre not using itโ
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