I bought a car...

[jedishampoo]

Eeek! Car payments for the first time since 1998! But my last car, the one I bought new in 1993, was starting to need a lot of electrical help. Apparently living in the desert fries pretty much anything electrical in a car. But my old car was a good baby, she ran perfectly for a very long time, and I cried a little as I said goodbye. I'm sure the salesman thought I was weird, but hey, 13 years is a long time to spend with a car. :)

My new car is, as my old one was, a Nissan Sentra (2006). She's blue, and she's got all the bells and whistles: a 6-CD stereo, alloy wheels, tinted windows, a spoiler, pretty much everything a Nissan Sentra DOESN'T need. I joked with the salesman that I could put rocket fuel in a Sentra and it still wouldn't need a spoiler.

OH GOD CAR PAYMENTS.







sharpeslass and I shall christen her tonight with a bottle of Veuve Cliquot. Any excuse to buy Veuve Cliquot is a good excuse. Her name will be Sophie. It's the name of Jack Aubrey's first ship, the name of Jack Aubrey's wife, the name of the girl character from Howl's Moving Castle, and the name of sharpeslass's niece. :)

Am I a freak? Does anyone else name their cars? I've had a Lucy, Betsy (inherited), a Daphne, an Annabelle, and now a Sophie. Very Regency, ain't they all?

Comments

[sharpiefan.livejournal.com]

She's a beauty! My car's called Siena, mainly because she's a Hyundai Accent Siena, and I like the name!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Siena is a pretty name... glad to know I'm not the only one.

[corellian-sugar.livejournal.com]

No, you're not a freak. I always name my cars. But I'm not quite sure of why. Hmmm.

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

And can you print the names or say them aloud? ;) I've heard a few from friends that could not be repeated in polite company.

[wookiee99.livejournal.com]

She's a beauty! I used to call my old car Sparky. Haven't figured a name for my newer one yet - even though I've had it two years!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

I always thought cars were female, but Sparky is actually a really good car name. :)

[maiasaura.livejournal.com]

Shiny!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

And it runs! :)

Welcome back!

[yav-14.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I always name my cars. My first was a 1968 Volkswagen Bug called the Green Bomb. Then a series of Civics named Barry. This started after a friend and I bought the same car and named them after the Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy characters in "Club Paradise." In Switzerland we had the Super Skoda. In short, you're not weird. Or no weirder than me (not sure how much comfort that is!).

[anirt.livejournal.com]

If I had a car, I would name it. I think it would be because my Dad did. He had a yellow Pontiac named Ernie that he had for 13+ years. (Late 70s through the 80s)

Congrats!

[slyvermont.livejournal.com]

Very nice looking car. And 13 years is a long time to own one car. But sorry about the car payments.

[lexsara.livejournal.com]

As sad as I am to see the old go (good and bad memories of that seatbelt alert) ... I LOVE Sophie. She's shiny and pretty and new ... and despite the car payments... it was time. I'm just past 10 years and 1 body (Fred)in the trunk and have to make it to 12 or 13 to get out of grad school before I get a car payment--but then I will be right there with you.

And you're not insane--naming cars is an okay thing.

So glad to see it -- and sorry I haven't called--been moving a friend to NC this past week and weekend--I'll give you a hollar this week one night!

Congrats on Sophie!