Writer's Block: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

[seawasp]

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Not all the time, but I've owned or been the principal driver of three named vehicles.

The first was an early-70s Dodge Dart which had a V-8 318 engine (as opposed to the slant-6 we'd expected). As it was old, ugly, green, but very powerful, we called it "Yoda".

The second was the car that I owned from 1990 through about 2001, a red VW Diesel Rabbit, which survived just about everything the world could throw at it until finally rust started getting to the superstructure. That was called "The Gratan", after the huge red omnienvironment vehicle seen in the anime Nadia: Secret of Blue Water.

My current vehicle is a 2002 green Impreza which is named "Virigar" after the villain in Digital Knight, mainly because it has that as its custom license plate.

Comments

[laurahcory1.livejournal.com]

In the last years of its life, my 1981 Ford Granada was known as Dammit. As in, "Don't stall out on me, 'Dammit.'" I know you're not leaking oil again, 'Dammit'."

[seawasp]

That's such a common car name, though. I've heard dozens of people using that name. "You Bastard" also appears to be popular.

[claidheamhmor]

Nice choice on Yoda... :)

I'm Not Sure That's a Good Idea

[tamahori]

Given who Virigar is ... aren't you concerned that one of these days you'll park it, head in to shop, and come out to find the parking lot empty except for Virigar, who's grown to twice the size, and a bunch of half-eaten car remains? :)

-- Brett

Re: I'm Not Sure That's a Good Idea

[seawasp]

If it keeps him in good repair, why should I care?

[k-kinnison.livejournal.com]

I had a dark Grey VW Jetta that I called my "Jetta Knight"

[purplekitte.livejournal.com]

I had a bicycle I called "Shadowfax." Now the name of my current shiny silver car I got from you, Mjolnir, even though it a useless old thing that gets less acceleration than my bike.

[melchar.livejournal.com]

We've always named our cars. The current one [a Prius] is named 'Comet' - after Brisco County Jr's horse, since the horse was smarter than it's rider. ^_^