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I'm starting this thread as a spin off from another thread, where I noticed people were mentioning their cars' names.
So what is it, and why?
My 2008 Dodge Avenger (white) is Caterina. She has a cat face, even to the tabby M on her hood. (in the hood detail) I love Caterina, she gives me phenomenal gas mileage.
My car before Caterina was Penny. She was the first car I ever bought "new" from a dealer. (white 2000 Dodge Stratus, program car 17, 000 miles) I was so excited when I bought that car, it was like I had a new lover. Everyone kept asking me what I was naming it, but I'd never named a car before, my first car was a white 1993 Dodge Spirit, that I had always just called The Spirit.
So we were doing the letter P that day in school (I was in special ed then) and I held up two pictures for my student, and apple and a penny and asked her which began with P, the apple or the penny, a shiny new penny, like my shiny new car. And she became Penny.
Though I loved Penny she was a disappointment in the mpg department, and had leaks and was not a good investment, and died at 130,000 miles. I got 235,000 miles out of The Spirit, and hope Caterina can live up to that.
I talk to Caterina, too, by the way. I thank her for safe transport, and tell her good job when she takes a sharp turn, or climbs a steep mountain, etc.
So what is it, and why?
My 2008 Dodge Avenger (white) is Caterina. She has a cat face, even to the tabby M on her hood. (in the hood detail) I love Caterina, she gives me phenomenal gas mileage.
My car before Caterina was Penny. She was the first car I ever bought "new" from a dealer. (white 2000 Dodge Stratus, program car 17, 000 miles) I was so excited when I bought that car, it was like I had a new lover. Everyone kept asking me what I was naming it, but I'd never named a car before, my first car was a white 1993 Dodge Spirit, that I had always just called The Spirit.
So we were doing the letter P that day in school (I was in special ed then) and I held up two pictures for my student, and apple and a penny and asked her which began with P, the apple or the penny, a shiny new penny, like my shiny new car. And she became Penny.
Though I loved Penny she was a disappointment in the mpg department, and had leaks and was not a good investment, and died at 130,000 miles. I got 235,000 miles out of The Spirit, and hope Caterina can live up to that.
I talk to Caterina, too, by the way. I thank her for safe transport, and tell her good job when she takes a sharp turn, or climbs a steep mountain, etc.
