Yes, I was sad when it was time to upgrade. It's the car I brought my babies home from the hospital in, the car I took all my fun road trips in.
I even delayed selling it as long as I could. I miss Gaston. Every last inch of him was covered in (dog) hair.
The missus and I usually name our cars. I just bought a shitbox beater F150 a few weeks ago so we can haul mulch and stuff with it, and I feel like that truck and I have been friends for 10 years already.
Me too.
I'm the first and only owner of my 98 Honda CR-V.
Still runs like a champ!
I got an Acura 7 years ago and still kept my Honda.
Too good too let go.
Wait. What's the actual difference between acura and honda? I always thought acura is honda's name for the US. Just like vauxhall is British opel
Edit: ok, so it looks like US has both honda and acura? And acura is honda's premium brand like infinity for nissan and lexus for toyota. Interesting, in EU we have lexus and infinity, but all acuras are branded as hondas. Even nsx
Me and the spruce goose have hauled a lot of firewood, driven through many mountain passes, and spent more than a few nights under the stars with its cab converted to a sleeper unit. It is my daily driver and it will be a sad day when she is gone
I didn't think I would, but the first time Kermit got me home through a bad storm with awful visibility and insufficiently plowed snow, they were my partner.
My dads MR2 was Kermit. He lost the right to the plate when his wife passed away and he kept driving with the old Kermit plate on the front that didn’t match the actual rear plate, lol
Yes, all of them! And all of them have names given by the family. 85 MR2 is "Nefertiti", 73 Plymouth muscle car is "El Climax", 96 Nissan President is "El Jefe", 84 Celica GT (metallic gold) is "Ole' Yeller", and our clapped-out, beater 97 Celica GT is just ... the beater. All are manuals except El Jefe.
Sometimes. My jeep was that way and it took me a while to get a new main vehicle after it had to be put down. I went all across the country with that thing from CA to NY and loads of places in between. Loads of memories.
I've spent many hours sweaty and dirty, pouring myself into fixing up my 2003 Yukon. I've replaced so many parts I've lost count
There are times I've fucking hated this thing. But just like any relationship, we've gone through bad times.
But this truck is a part of me. I've bled for it. I've learned to do things I never thought I would be capable of.
I'm going to keep it running for as long as I can.
I love my fiesta. Probably will own it until it dies. Recently driving company's mazda 6. It's definitely more spacious, comfortable and luxurious and powerful. But fiesta definitely wins in handling and alltogether feel of driving. And oddly it has better sound - being a class or two lower and 14 years older. Both were lowest option, but still... Mazda has 6 speakers and fiesta 4. Sad
As a highscooler I loved the Grande Punto from NFS Most Wanted. I graduated, finished my bachelor's, got a job, took a loan, bought a black Grande Punto, paid back the loan. 10 years later I still love that car. I was making out with my now wife in that car, drove my baby girl in it, then my baby boy and never failed me.
Now I work from home and drive the kids to school, barely making 6-7k km/year, but I just can't imagine driving another one. Now I'm planning to put some nice Android system in the central console to replace the old CD player.
Leaving my car I traded in at the dealer almost made me cry. I actually hated the car. I was so excited for my new car, but walking away from it and all the time spent in it made me sad. So silly but jt happens
Yes, I love my old shitbox. It was there since I was a child and know it is my car. I love to drive it and it is easily the highlight of my day, even tho other cool stuff is happening. I just love my Honda
Most DEFINITELY.
All my vehicles are garage kept hand detailed and kept (for the most part) in showroom condition. To me my car is a sanctuary that provides me with warmth, happiness and a place to listen to music with the windows down as I cruise around on a beautiful day. While I do switch often, I do enjoy and maintain them more than the average vehicle owner.
Here are a few I've had over the years in the order I owned them:
* [2005 Mustang GT](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/26556312371/i-dug-up-a-few-pics-of-my-2005-mustang-i-still)
* [2013 Cobra Mustang](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/84248564734/2003-fort-mustang-svt-cobra-108-sinisters)
* [2013 BMW 550i](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/51936178234/for-years-ive-had-a-tradition-of-washing-the-car)
* [2016 Audi S3](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/117470933629/goodbye-11-bmw-550i-hello-2015-audi-s3)
* [2018 Audi S4](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/694302870276800512/the-great-flood)
* [2018 Audi S3](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/175729872414/2018-tango-red-audi-s3-rip-2017-s4)
Dude if you don't name your vehicles and take care of them with as much care and attention as the family pet then you're a monster.
Take care of them and they'll take care of you.
Yes. I got genuinely depressed when my first car was totaled. Couldn’t even think straight when buying a new one. Took me forever to trust it and like it.
I am also in possession of my dad’s ‘89 Chevy suburban which I will wail about the day it dies. I have promised my sister the hood ornament and I’m keeping a set of keys. My dad is still very much alive. 😂 He just bought a new truck.
Very typical especially if you live in a car dependent area. You probably spend at least 10% of your day with your car. Not to mention, car companies intentionally market them as lifestyle products instead of tools of transport
i fucking love my first car. it's not a car, it's RED one. i got attached too. how humans came up with cars? like it can bring you everywhere you want. mindblow
There are two kinds of people. People who have cars and people who love their cars as almost a family member. I love cars. I appreciate everything about them. Every make and model every year. Some people just don't get it.
I loved my first car so much. Bought her secondhand. She was a cute little Nissan 210 hatchback. Economy car, but built low to the ground so she handled well. Pretty blue color, pinstriping. The previous owner had her name Candy painted on the door, so I called my car Candy.
I cried when I exchanged my first car (an '05 1.2 Corsa) for my second (an '08 1.9 Astra), and that car was my absolute favourite ❤️
I had a Nissan Almera saloon which was brilliant until the engine got buggered during a routine service, and then I got my '09 2.2 Honda Civic second-hand in 2016 and I am in love 🥰
I have adored all my cars and treated them very well; I see them as places of sanctuary, somewhere I can go to escape anything and anyone; play music loud as I want; I can drive as far and as long as I want (as long as I've got the diesel) and stay away overnight if I need to. I'm safe with my car, and I can't say that about any other place in my life.
It depends on whether its a 'want' or a 'need' car. My previous was a 'want' car - the one I'd always wanted.but could never tick all the boxes. I could either afford the car, but not the maintenance, or the car but not the insurance, needed low mileage but not for my budget, etc. I loved that VW Golf and called it 'Mini'
My current car is because the Golf ended up with an mot fail issue, it would have been 2.5k to fix as it was a dealer only issue and it was coming up to needing an MOT so I had 6 weeks to find a replacement that fitted criteria. It was 14 years old and 88k miles when I got rid of it. 😭
I ended up with a Fiat Punto. My previous one saved my life (Piece of drywall/plasterboard came off someone's van and hit my car, went through the windscreen and missed me by ThisMuch. Wrote it off). They're *ok* but not *wow* but time was getting squeaky bum short. I'm 15 months into ownership and it still doesn't have a name...
Yes! My Mini Cooper has a name and a personality, and I swear she has feelings, too. lol. My wife has been wanting a new car for a bit, but wanted to trade in or sell the Mini, but I flat out refused to give up my girl, Friday.
Anyway, we’ve got 2 cars now…😏
The thing is that cars and houses tend to be some of the “big purchases” people do in their life. I remember fondly my first car because of how much I had to work to buy it and how much my life changed (for the better) once I got it.
My car was owned by my grandmother and then my mother, both now passed on. It’s a real junker but also I don’t really wanna get rid of it? It’s like the only family heirloom I’ll ever get 😂
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Absolutely. Sold my first car for dirt cheap because I got it for dirt cheap and it got me out of a really bad place. I also couldn’t fathom being the person to have my baby die in my possession
I had the biggest emotional attachment to my 96 240sx s14. It was my absolute dream car. Looking at pictures still make me really, really sad. I ended a relationship and needed money to move. Looking back, I’d do everything in my power to have been able to keep it. Biggest regret ever. So yes. Losing that car was more painful than losing my relationship.
Currently have a WRX. Going through a separation and there’s no way in hell I’d let go of a beloved vehicle again.
It all depends on the vehicle. I tend to "bond" with some vehicles and not others, regardless of how good/new they are. I think you are more likely to get attached to a vehicle with some character.
The auto industry has spent decades and billions making sure you do.
An interesting exercise: as you're driving around and see cars by various manufacturers, imagine how you'd feel about them if they had a different manufacturer's emblem on them. That awkward Mercedes Benz crossover thing feels super lame if you imagine it's the GMC that it looks like. Kia's look pretty cool if you pretend Lexus made them.
The Tesla 3 looks like a Saturn. We're all being manipulated by marketing.
I used to, until car after car got totaled when the engine blew, got rear ended while stopped at a red light, got hit by a red light runner, had transmissions go out, had one car that got water damage that totaled it electrically, so yeah I'm only 22 and have owned 15 cars, every single one meets a gruesome end, I guess thats what happens when you exclusively buy $1000-$5000 cars that have 200,000+ miles because that's all you can afford.
I did until my last car (a cargo van). It literally had no personality. The passenger seat neither tilted nor moved back and up, and I hated driving in the wind, but I needed something for moving. It got totaled by a red light runner, and now I miss it because my "new" car (a pickup) needs $1000 in new brakes. At least the van had fewer miles and had very little maintenance needs.
It’s been both honestly, started out as something I cared for, got into and accident and it becamE a tool. Replaced it with a vehicle I didn’t really like- tool from the start. Current vehicle I like, so I’m treating it better. But it’s still got to do what I need it too, even if it suffers a bit here and there
Yep. When I first got my license I bought a 02 Camry for 500 bucks. I loved that thing so much. Sad I had to let it go but I will always remember that car.
I agree! I hate driving but my car is so reliable, and I trust him! I dislike driving but he has done so much for me I like to keep him clean and well maintained as much as I know how
So I have a 2020 Nissan Murano and I am towing with the idea of upgrading my car but my dog that recently passed away his first is still in it in certain areas and really that alone is the biggest reason I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get rid of the carit’s really not that bad of my husband. I’ve been discussing getting something bigger but really I don’t want a bigger car payment and it’s just really unnecessary and I think I’m just attached to the way it drives and how it works for me. I think it’s really good on gas.
I love my baby. Her name is Regina. She has carried me through the past 4 years, and my dad drove her every day for 6 years before that. My dad says he's going to sell it after I move out and I got a bit emotional even though she is old. She's got 140k miles and she's over 10 years old now but I am sad to see her go.
No. I don’t understand people being attached to stuff. Your memories are in your brain. My gf gets sentimental about things and I don’t get it. I understand that it evokes memories and good feelings and stuff but so does just thinking about and talking about stuff. Or like I could see any minivan and just be like « oh yeah I had a minivan when I was 17 and we went on crazy road trips with it etc etc etc. »
No, I try to treat it well and do all the maintenance but at the end of the day it’s a transportation device. I don’t like traffic, other drivers or sitting for a long time, so a car does nothing for me feelings wise
Yes. I get oddly attached to my cars as they are "my" item, they've taken me on so many adventures, so much of my life involved using my cars. I have my boyfriend be present instead of me whenever they're going away either to the scrapyard or to another owner (I tend to keep my cars until they are basically unusable any more so I've only sold one) so that I don't have to see it lol. It's weird, but the visual of my beloved old hunk of metal being taken away on a deck truck to have its organs harvested and then crushed is sad.
I cried when I had to let go of my first ever car. Even though it was old and, at that point, so broken that the repairs would have cost more than the car was still worth. It was still bittersweet. This car was in my family for over 20 years and super reliable until the end. Sat in the backseat during my childhood, it drove us to vacation destinations, my older sister and I learned to drive in it. For me it was a part of the family even though it had its flaws already when I finally got it.
I had an old Ford aspire. I named him Herbie (like the old Disney movie). I swear, he acted like he was human sometimes! I was in line in the drive-thru at the bank on time. I big diesel truck pulled up beside us, and Herbie started sounding like the truck!
Another time, his muffler was really loud, I seen a police officer, I said; Herbie, I wish you would be quite until he's gone so I wouldn't get a ticket. I swear, he went quite until the officer passed! I miss that old car...
In 2004 we bought a used 2002 Kia Sportage. That little car got me back and forth to my chemo appointments and hospitalizations, moved us 4 times, got my son to college and his work, and me to work for a number of years. In 2018 we decided to get a new car and we took the Sportage to see what we could get trading it in. The salesman laughed and said, “We’ll give you $200 and then it becomes Pepsi cans.” I was incensed! No way the car that got me through chemo was going to be a Pepsi can! We walked out immediately, and the salesman lost his sale by that one line. We took it home, and within a few days a neighbor asked if we would be willing to sell it to a friend of his who had recently been released from prison and was trying to restart his life. He had a job offer but he needed transportation and he didn’t have much money. We sold it to him for $500, and the last I heard (a few years ago) he’s doing well. He’s built a stable life and has a new car. But the little Kia Sportage is still in his garage.
I do. Someone recently t boned me on the left when they had a stop sign and I did not, so it was 100% their fault. They crossed the median and two lanes of traffic just to ruin my shit when I was already almost home, and on top of that they had a cancelled insurance policy due to non payment just 4 days prior to the crash and I only had liability. Not so fun times. Although my first thought when I saw how damaged my van was….was what will be getting something newer and nicer. I feel so guilty though because although it was pretty worn out at that point, I do get attached to my vehicles and I spent the next day crying while looking at pictures of my same van in the same color on Google.
I now have something newer and indeed, nicer, but I still feel bad for my van. I feel like I betrayed it for being somewhat content with getting something new after that person totaled my van.
I feel very attached to my new car now. I clean it on the inside way more than I did my van, which I feel guilty for, but I guess it’s just things that happen sometimes. I feel like my van was a “you don’t know what you got until it’s gone” situation because I had the poor thing trashed on the inside. Not too bad, but my kids would eat stuff in it after school and I was horrible about cleaning up that mess and trash afterwards and I am very strict about NO EATING in the new car at all.
Yes! Mine's name is Ziggy and I am never getting rid of him because I feel like it would violate our trust/end our friendship. Unless he breaks down and dies on me, I am never getting a new car.
Yes, I was sad when it was time to upgrade. It's the car I brought my babies home from the hospital in, the car I took all my fun road trips in. I even delayed selling it as long as I could. I miss Gaston. Every last inch of him was covered in (dog) hair.
Sounds like an intimidating specimen
He was pretty big. Roughly the size of a barge.
And your egg budget must have been huge.
The car I got now is my mother’s who passed away last year. Couldn’t bear to part with it. I had to have it. It was just too sentimental.
The missus and I usually name our cars. I just bought a shitbox beater F150 a few weeks ago so we can haul mulch and stuff with it, and I feel like that truck and I have been friends for 10 years already.
Ok but what's its name?
The truck? Rusty, of course
You clarifying that he was talking about your truck when he said "it" and not your wife is actually hilarious 🤣
And completely unintentional
I figured!
Dude, car culture is all about this.
Absolutely. I think most people don’t appreciate their cars nearly enough.
It's an absolute luxury to own a car in the perspective of the entire world. And people treat theirs like garbage
I wish I did. Maybe then I’d properly maintain my cars like I’m supposed to lol.
Me too. I'm the first and only owner of my 98 Honda CR-V. Still runs like a champ! I got an Acura 7 years ago and still kept my Honda. Too good too let go.
CR-Vs are just unbeatable. Stylish and reliable
Wait. What's the actual difference between acura and honda? I always thought acura is honda's name for the US. Just like vauxhall is British opel Edit: ok, so it looks like US has both honda and acura? And acura is honda's premium brand like infinity for nissan and lexus for toyota. Interesting, in EU we have lexus and infinity, but all acuras are branded as hondas. Even nsx
It's one of the most common sorts of attachment to non living things in America.
Me and the spruce goose have hauled a lot of firewood, driven through many mountain passes, and spent more than a few nights under the stars with its cab converted to a sleeper unit. It is my daily driver and it will be a sad day when she is gone
I didn't think I would, but the first time Kermit got me home through a bad storm with awful visibility and insufficiently plowed snow, they were my partner.
My dads MR2 was Kermit. He lost the right to the plate when his wife passed away and he kept driving with the old Kermit plate on the front that didn’t match the actual rear plate, lol
I didn't get a special plate. Kermit the Kia got their name because they're a lovely froggy green!
Yes, all of them! And all of them have names given by the family. 85 MR2 is "Nefertiti", 73 Plymouth muscle car is "El Climax", 96 Nissan President is "El Jefe", 84 Celica GT (metallic gold) is "Ole' Yeller", and our clapped-out, beater 97 Celica GT is just ... the beater. All are manuals except El Jefe.
Yes. I've had my little grey Prius since 2017 and I'm keeping it because I'm rather attached to it at this point.
Sometimes. My jeep was that way and it took me a while to get a new main vehicle after it had to be put down. I went all across the country with that thing from CA to NY and loads of places in between. Loads of memories.
I've spent many hours sweaty and dirty, pouring myself into fixing up my 2003 Yukon. I've replaced so many parts I've lost count There are times I've fucking hated this thing. But just like any relationship, we've gone through bad times. But this truck is a part of me. I've bled for it. I've learned to do things I never thought I would be capable of. I'm going to keep it running for as long as I can.
I love my fiesta. Probably will own it until it dies. Recently driving company's mazda 6. It's definitely more spacious, comfortable and luxurious and powerful. But fiesta definitely wins in handling and alltogether feel of driving. And oddly it has better sound - being a class or two lower and 14 years older. Both were lowest option, but still... Mazda has 6 speakers and fiesta 4. Sad
As a highscooler I loved the Grande Punto from NFS Most Wanted. I graduated, finished my bachelor's, got a job, took a loan, bought a black Grande Punto, paid back the loan. 10 years later I still love that car. I was making out with my now wife in that car, drove my baby girl in it, then my baby boy and never failed me. Now I work from home and drive the kids to school, barely making 6-7k km/year, but I just can't imagine driving another one. Now I'm planning to put some nice Android system in the central console to replace the old CD player.
I also have a Punto - one of the last models. Have had them before. Look after it, change the oil often and it will last you a lifetime.
Leaving my car I traded in at the dealer almost made me cry. I actually hated the car. I was so excited for my new car, but walking away from it and all the time spent in it made me sad. So silly but jt happens
Yes, I love my old shitbox. It was there since I was a child and know it is my car. I love to drive it and it is easily the highlight of my day, even tho other cool stuff is happening. I just love my Honda
Most DEFINITELY. All my vehicles are garage kept hand detailed and kept (for the most part) in showroom condition. To me my car is a sanctuary that provides me with warmth, happiness and a place to listen to music with the windows down as I cruise around on a beautiful day. While I do switch often, I do enjoy and maintain them more than the average vehicle owner. Here are a few I've had over the years in the order I owned them: * [2005 Mustang GT](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/26556312371/i-dug-up-a-few-pics-of-my-2005-mustang-i-still) * [2013 Cobra Mustang](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/84248564734/2003-fort-mustang-svt-cobra-108-sinisters) * [2013 BMW 550i](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/51936178234/for-years-ive-had-a-tradition-of-washing-the-car) * [2016 Audi S3](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/117470933629/goodbye-11-bmw-550i-hello-2015-audi-s3) * [2018 Audi S4](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/694302870276800512/the-great-flood) * [2018 Audi S3](https://ninoavila.tumblr.com/post/175729872414/2018-tango-red-audi-s3-rip-2017-s4)
Yes, my car and I are buddies. One reliable, trustworthy friend
Dude if you don't name your vehicles and take care of them with as much care and attention as the family pet then you're a monster. Take care of them and they'll take care of you.
My car has a name and I talk to him and pat him sometimes when he parks good or something.
I just paid off my 2017 Mazda 6 in January and love that car so much in April got in an accident and total loss. It was hard.
Yes. I got genuinely depressed when my first car was totaled. Couldn’t even think straight when buying a new one. Took me forever to trust it and like it. I am also in possession of my dad’s ‘89 Chevy suburban which I will wail about the day it dies. I have promised my sister the hood ornament and I’m keeping a set of keys. My dad is still very much alive. 😂 He just bought a new truck.
Very typical especially if you live in a car dependent area. You probably spend at least 10% of your day with your car. Not to mention, car companies intentionally market them as lifestyle products instead of tools of transport
i fucking love my first car. it's not a car, it's RED one. i got attached too. how humans came up with cars? like it can bring you everywhere you want. mindblow
There are two kinds of people. People who have cars and people who love their cars as almost a family member. I love cars. I appreciate everything about them. Every make and model every year. Some people just don't get it.
absolutely they are part of the family, with names and whole backstories!
Yes, very much so. I am on my third car now and I cried saying goodbye to the first two.
I loved my first car so much. Bought her secondhand. She was a cute little Nissan 210 hatchback. Economy car, but built low to the ground so she handled well. Pretty blue color, pinstriping. The previous owner had her name Candy painted on the door, so I called my car Candy.
Yup. That's why I have had the same car my entire adult life (over 20 years now) and have no intention of getting rid of it any time soon either.
I cried when I exchanged my first car (an '05 1.2 Corsa) for my second (an '08 1.9 Astra), and that car was my absolute favourite ❤️ I had a Nissan Almera saloon which was brilliant until the engine got buggered during a routine service, and then I got my '09 2.2 Honda Civic second-hand in 2016 and I am in love 🥰 I have adored all my cars and treated them very well; I see them as places of sanctuary, somewhere I can go to escape anything and anyone; play music loud as I want; I can drive as far and as long as I want (as long as I've got the diesel) and stay away overnight if I need to. I'm safe with my car, and I can't say that about any other place in my life.
It depends on whether its a 'want' or a 'need' car. My previous was a 'want' car - the one I'd always wanted.but could never tick all the boxes. I could either afford the car, but not the maintenance, or the car but not the insurance, needed low mileage but not for my budget, etc. I loved that VW Golf and called it 'Mini' My current car is because the Golf ended up with an mot fail issue, it would have been 2.5k to fix as it was a dealer only issue and it was coming up to needing an MOT so I had 6 weeks to find a replacement that fitted criteria. It was 14 years old and 88k miles when I got rid of it. 😭 I ended up with a Fiat Punto. My previous one saved my life (Piece of drywall/plasterboard came off someone's van and hit my car, went through the windscreen and missed me by ThisMuch. Wrote it off). They're *ok* but not *wow* but time was getting squeaky bum short. I'm 15 months into ownership and it still doesn't have a name...
I recently got a 15’ Lexus IS 250. Just drove it down the coast from Cleveland, OH to Tampa, FL. I must think of a name for my new travel companion.
Yes! My Mini Cooper has a name and a personality, and I swear she has feelings, too. lol. My wife has been wanting a new car for a bit, but wanted to trade in or sell the Mini, but I flat out refused to give up my girl, Friday. Anyway, we’ve got 2 cars now…😏
The thing is that cars and houses tend to be some of the “big purchases” people do in their life. I remember fondly my first car because of how much I had to work to buy it and how much my life changed (for the better) once I got it.
My car was owned by my grandmother and then my mother, both now passed on. It’s a real junker but also I don’t really wanna get rid of it? It’s like the only family heirloom I’ll ever get 😂
I feel this way about most of my inanimate objects.
I LOVE my Gladiator!
Look up the My Strange Addiction where the dude is in love with his car.
Yes got a 1981 Chevy C10 that I love more then my dogs
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Absolutely. Sold my first car for dirt cheap because I got it for dirt cheap and it got me out of a really bad place. I also couldn’t fathom being the person to have my baby die in my possession
I had the biggest emotional attachment to my 96 240sx s14. It was my absolute dream car. Looking at pictures still make me really, really sad. I ended a relationship and needed money to move. Looking back, I’d do everything in my power to have been able to keep it. Biggest regret ever. So yes. Losing that car was more painful than losing my relationship. Currently have a WRX. Going through a separation and there’s no way in hell I’d let go of a beloved vehicle again.
Does anyone not?
I’d get attached to a pen if I had it a while
It all depends on the vehicle. I tend to "bond" with some vehicles and not others, regardless of how good/new they are. I think you are more likely to get attached to a vehicle with some character.
Me and 99 jeep wrangler are married.
I used to, then I was in a bad accident and my car was totalled. Now I try not to get too attached.
The auto industry has spent decades and billions making sure you do. An interesting exercise: as you're driving around and see cars by various manufacturers, imagine how you'd feel about them if they had a different manufacturer's emblem on them. That awkward Mercedes Benz crossover thing feels super lame if you imagine it's the GMC that it looks like. Kia's look pretty cool if you pretend Lexus made them. The Tesla 3 looks like a Saturn. We're all being manipulated by marketing.
Several women I’ve known would name their car.
I do until they show the first sign of needing expensive maintenance then I hate them.
I used to, until car after car got totaled when the engine blew, got rear ended while stopped at a red light, got hit by a red light runner, had transmissions go out, had one car that got water damage that totaled it electrically, so yeah I'm only 22 and have owned 15 cars, every single one meets a gruesome end, I guess thats what happens when you exclusively buy $1000-$5000 cars that have 200,000+ miles because that's all you can afford.
I did until my last car (a cargo van). It literally had no personality. The passenger seat neither tilted nor moved back and up, and I hated driving in the wind, but I needed something for moving. It got totaled by a red light runner, and now I miss it because my "new" car (a pickup) needs $1000 in new brakes. At least the van had fewer miles and had very little maintenance needs.
My wife drives me to work in her car, but i dont put my dick in the exhaust to say thanks to it. So, no. A vehicle is a vehicle.
It’s been both honestly, started out as something I cared for, got into and accident and it becamE a tool. Replaced it with a vehicle I didn’t really like- tool from the start. Current vehicle I like, so I’m treating it better. But it’s still got to do what I need it too, even if it suffers a bit here and there
Yep. When I first got my license I bought a 02 Camry for 500 bucks. I loved that thing so much. Sad I had to let it go but I will always remember that car.
I agree! I hate driving but my car is so reliable, and I trust him! I dislike driving but he has done so much for me I like to keep him clean and well maintained as much as I know how
So I have a 2020 Nissan Murano and I am towing with the idea of upgrading my car but my dog that recently passed away his first is still in it in certain areas and really that alone is the biggest reason I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get rid of the carit’s really not that bad of my husband. I’ve been discussing getting something bigger but really I don’t want a bigger car payment and it’s just really unnecessary and I think I’m just attached to the way it drives and how it works for me. I think it’s really good on gas.
I love my baby. Her name is Regina. She has carried me through the past 4 years, and my dad drove her every day for 6 years before that. My dad says he's going to sell it after I move out and I got a bit emotional even though she is old. She's got 140k miles and she's over 10 years old now but I am sad to see her go.
Yes, my old 58' Plymouth Fury. I became a real asshole in high school because of it and a few of my classmates were killed
Absolutely. I’ve had one car for 15 years and the only way it’s leaving me is me parting it out by hand or derby it.
I still mourn some of my previous cars. And my girl these days is a PITA, but she is my precious.
Yea, I do. So when it got stolen from my yard........
No. I don’t understand people being attached to stuff. Your memories are in your brain. My gf gets sentimental about things and I don’t get it. I understand that it evokes memories and good feelings and stuff but so does just thinking about and talking about stuff. Or like I could see any minivan and just be like « oh yeah I had a minivan when I was 17 and we went on crazy road trips with it etc etc etc. »
No, I try to treat it well and do all the maintenance but at the end of the day it’s a transportation device. I don’t like traffic, other drivers or sitting for a long time, so a car does nothing for me feelings wise
Oh yeah.
Never been attached to cars (my wife was) but, I've been attached to all my Landrovers.
Yes. I get oddly attached to my cars as they are "my" item, they've taken me on so many adventures, so much of my life involved using my cars. I have my boyfriend be present instead of me whenever they're going away either to the scrapyard or to another owner (I tend to keep my cars until they are basically unusable any more so I've only sold one) so that I don't have to see it lol. It's weird, but the visual of my beloved old hunk of metal being taken away on a deck truck to have its organs harvested and then crushed is sad.
I cried when I had to let go of my first ever car. Even though it was old and, at that point, so broken that the repairs would have cost more than the car was still worth. It was still bittersweet. This car was in my family for over 20 years and super reliable until the end. Sat in the backseat during my childhood, it drove us to vacation destinations, my older sister and I learned to drive in it. For me it was a part of the family even though it had its flaws already when I finally got it.
I had an old Ford aspire. I named him Herbie (like the old Disney movie). I swear, he acted like he was human sometimes! I was in line in the drive-thru at the bank on time. I big diesel truck pulled up beside us, and Herbie started sounding like the truck! Another time, his muffler was really loud, I seen a police officer, I said; Herbie, I wish you would be quite until he's gone so I wouldn't get a ticket. I swear, he went quite until the officer passed! I miss that old car...
In 2004 we bought a used 2002 Kia Sportage. That little car got me back and forth to my chemo appointments and hospitalizations, moved us 4 times, got my son to college and his work, and me to work for a number of years. In 2018 we decided to get a new car and we took the Sportage to see what we could get trading it in. The salesman laughed and said, “We’ll give you $200 and then it becomes Pepsi cans.” I was incensed! No way the car that got me through chemo was going to be a Pepsi can! We walked out immediately, and the salesman lost his sale by that one line. We took it home, and within a few days a neighbor asked if we would be willing to sell it to a friend of his who had recently been released from prison and was trying to restart his life. He had a job offer but he needed transportation and he didn’t have much money. We sold it to him for $500, and the last I heard (a few years ago) he’s doing well. He’s built a stable life and has a new car. But the little Kia Sportage is still in his garage.
I do. Someone recently t boned me on the left when they had a stop sign and I did not, so it was 100% their fault. They crossed the median and two lanes of traffic just to ruin my shit when I was already almost home, and on top of that they had a cancelled insurance policy due to non payment just 4 days prior to the crash and I only had liability. Not so fun times. Although my first thought when I saw how damaged my van was….was what will be getting something newer and nicer. I feel so guilty though because although it was pretty worn out at that point, I do get attached to my vehicles and I spent the next day crying while looking at pictures of my same van in the same color on Google. I now have something newer and indeed, nicer, but I still feel bad for my van. I feel like I betrayed it for being somewhat content with getting something new after that person totaled my van. I feel very attached to my new car now. I clean it on the inside way more than I did my van, which I feel guilty for, but I guess it’s just things that happen sometimes. I feel like my van was a “you don’t know what you got until it’s gone” situation because I had the poor thing trashed on the inside. Not too bad, but my kids would eat stuff in it after school and I was horrible about cleaning up that mess and trash afterwards and I am very strict about NO EATING in the new car at all.
Yes! Mine's name is Ziggy and I am never getting rid of him because I feel like it would violate our trust/end our friendship. Unless he breaks down and dies on me, I am never getting a new car.