<VV> Naming Cars

[Bill H.]

                                          B"H

Hmmm...Mike, have you thought about the fact that a
bunch of nuts, bolts, sheet metal, plastic and glass
are mined, cast, molded, assembled, tested, etc. and
it becomes a car that will start with the turn of a
key and take you to wherever you need to go?

Perhaps I'm a bit of a kook, but I believe there's
more to a car than just nuts and bolts.  There's some
sort of non-physical activity going on, part of it is
the human mind and soul, that makes that pile of raw
materials into a car.

Why is it that some cars will run and run forever,
reliable servants to their owners, who take pride in
the fact (at least) that they depend on their car for
all sorts of missions, hopefully ones to benefit
mankind (like delivering "meals on wheels" or some
other similar activity), and their cars never let them
down?

Whereas others, perhaps the same make, model, even
color and options, off the same assembly line on the
same day, are "lemons," never right from day one?

It's like naming a plant or a pet, I think.  We in
America are very car-conscious, more than in other
parts of the world, and so based on the above it's
just a natural consequence for some people to name
their cars.

Believe me, I have 6 kids and wonderful wife thank G-d
and would NEVER equate anyone in my family with a car.
  But we all enjoy naming at least one of our 2 cars.
The Odyssey, well, it's a modern minivan and doesn't
really have much personality (except when the tranny
blew out last year at 59K miles and it was 3 years
old) but it IS a comfortable transportation appliance.
  But my '69 Monza, now THAT has personality
(especially today), it's unusual, so why not name her
Suzy, the Little Blue Coupe?  Disney did it.

Regards...Bill H.





OK, I don't want to start no trouble here but I've two
questions
 > for you car people.
 >
 > 1)  Why do people name their cars?  I know you've
got to call them
 > something but what's up with the fancy names?  My
cars are called:
 > "the Odyssey", "the Passat", "the Corvair" and "the
Rampside".  Not
 > creative but you know which one I'm talking about.
 >
 > Now these two questions may make some of you think
I'm not a real
 > car guy but I really am.  Really.  I love my cars.
I just don't
 > get these two things.  It's been eating at me for
some time now.  I
 > feel better for getting it off my chest.
 >
 > OK, flame on!!!




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