Motorists talk to their cars

[Mrs Fish]

So a poll of 2000, means the majority now does it?


None of our cars at the moment have a name, my last ones used to though

ananova said:

Motorists talk to their cars The majority of motorists talk to their cars regularly - with one in five worrying about its feelings. The poll of 2,000 owners also discovered almost half of women believe their car has a personality and so do 37 per cent of men. A fifth of women admitted to giving their car a pet name reports The Sun. The British International Motor Show's quiz also uncovered regional differences in attitudes to cars. Car owners in South West England worry most about its feelings and chat to it more often. Drivers in the Midlands care least. Motorists in the North East are more likely to believe their vehicle has a personality, while few Welsh do. Kirsty Adams, motor show organiser, said: "It's great to see the Brits bond so deeply with their cars."

[Don]

Mine is called "El Coche Rojo".

Unsurprisingly it got this nickname in Spain - we heard the phrase a LOT! (The Red Car! The Red Car!)

[bennyboysvuk]

My old E30 325 touring was known as Klaus. Very German indeed.

[cossie.]

Mrs Fish said:

Kirsty Adams, motor show organiser, said: "It's great to see the Brits bond so deeply with their cars."

Yeah, the relationship is rock solid until one's wandering eye catches sight of a younger model with less mileage on the clock and then it's trade-in time.

Trev...be warned!

[tinman0]

erm i have to admit i talk to my cars.

i also thank the car and pat it on the steering wheel if it performed well during the day (eg driving long miles trouble free) or if the car has had a spirited drive on a pass in switzerland. that sort of thing.

[focusonme]

I'm always nice to my car and it will get a pat on the bonnet if it's done a long journey, and this seems to be normal.

What worries me are the long conversations my Mum has with her SatNav, whom she calls Gertie.

"Turn left in 300 yards."
"I don't want to."
"Turn left in 100 yards."
"Thank you Gertie. But that's not the best route."
"Turn next left."
"No Gertie, I'm going to go this way. Now you be a good girl and see if you can get it right this time."
"Do a U-turn as soon as posible."
etc etc.

Nutter.

[cazzer]

I admit to talking to my motor when low on petrol.
I tend to promise it a good drink when we get too a station, provided she gets me there of course.
Carrot and Stick, the only thing cars understand....

[Wildfire]

My conversations with both my cars that run go something like this:

At start up:

"Please start, please start"

Car starts, then stalls

Eyse go skywards

"Whyyyyyyyyyyy???????!!!"

Then whilst running

"Don't stall, don't stall...... oh !!! Damn, Damn Damn!!" As car won't restart.

[IS200RJR]

Reports the SUN! thats whats wtong its bulshit

[staceyb]

I talk to both my cars all the time I say hello to them and talk to them when we are driving. The mazda is called Madeline or Maddy for short, the Fiesta is Henry and my old corsa who now belongs to my brother is called Petula.

[fruitcake]

cazzer said:

I admit to talking to my motor when low on petrol. I tend to promise it a good drink when we get too a station, provided she gets me there of course. Carrot and Stick, the only thing cars understand....

Actually I do something similar. Also, after a bit of a blat in any car, I have tapped them on the top of the dash and congratulated them on a job well done.

I'll get me coat

[xm5er]

Mine is called "Youbastard"







yes I read terry pratchett

[john75]

Yep me to in fact I have named all the cars I have knowed

My first car was Marleen a Metro
Then came Annelli the Astra
Ellen the Escort
Megan the Megane and now Claire the Clio.

[venom]

I haven't given my car a name, but I definitely talk to her. Something about being nice to her in the the hope that she's nice back. "Behave today and I'll take you for some Optimax, a blat and then a clean."

I also have no idea why I refer to my car as a 'her'.

[Jaglover]

tinman0 said:

erm i have to admit i talk to my cars. i also thank the car and pat it on the steering wheel if it performed well during the day (eg driving long miles trouble free) or if the car has had a spirited drive on a pass in switzerland. that sort of thing.

Same here

Though I haven't given my car a name.

[Jaglover]

focusonme said:

What worries me are the long conversations my Mum has with her SatNav, whom she calls Gertie. "Turn left in 300 yards." "I don't want to." "Turn left in 100 yards." "Thank you Gertie. But that's not the best route." "Turn next left." "No Gertie, I'm going to go this way. Now you be a good girl and see if you can get it right this time." "Do a U-turn as soon as posible." etc etc. Nutter.

[tomtom]

venom said:

I also have no idea why I refer to my car as a 'her'.

Cars are always female... I don't know why either.

[Plotloss]

The Pug and the VX are just lumps of metal and fibeglass, names and feelings indeed.







Ooh, must split, the Mini is getting lonely...

[saf]

Ours have names
Griff - Mr Grumpy 'cos he is
Sonett - LB (affectionately named by Claire) 'cos it is a Little B****r
99 Turbo - just turbo
99 GL - Brutus 'cos plate starts ETU
9-3 SS - still to be named
project 99 - Taz cos it will be a bit of a devil

[Marquis_Rex]

My Bimmer is more trustworthy than most people and certainly any of the supposed friends I had in the MIDLANDS (there's something odd about the Midlands).
Which is more than I can say for that unreliable wreck of an Alfa 75 I once owned....