Welcome to #Checkin for Saturday, October 2nd, 2021!

Why howdy there #Checkin people! It’s National Name Your Car Day!

National Name Your Car Day encourages us to make a special commitment to our wheels. It sounds crazy to me, but studies have shown that when we name inanimate objects, like our cars, we assign almost human-like attributes that make us feel more in control.
My sister has named all of her automobiles. The first car she had was Kabubi, a Japanese word meaning Stock Date. Don't ask. I have no idea why she named it that. It was a 1963 Chevrolet Biscayne 2-door hardtop with a 327 cu in (5.4 L) V8 with the 3-speed Powerglide automatic. That thing was a real goer. She had a lead foot like all the women in our family who take after our grandmother in that fashion. She'd take us all out for her version of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

I’ve had a few cars over the years, but I’d never named one. While I think it’s a cute thing to do, I don’t see how giving my Prius a name is going to make me feel more in control. What, in control of the car? I guess I don’t get the concept. Thinking back, I can’t recall having any particular feelings of attachment to vehicles other than responsibility of ownership.
Although I was particularly fond of one motorcycle, a 1981 CB-750C that I used to cruise PCH from border to border, Tijuana to Vancouver. It was my main ride for a couple of decades until the motor was beyond rebuilding at over 300K mi. Then there was a mid-‘70s BMW 2002 I still miss, but that's only because I was able to recover it after my ex-wife stole it and sold it on back-dated paper to her friends during our divorce. I eventually used it’s sale to pay off my attorney. I had done a lot of custom performance engine and transmission work. The body and interior was in great condition, and it fetched a very good price. Nowadays it could go for above $35K, but I'd rather have an electric car.
I keep some momentos, touchstones really, to remind me of places or events, but the attachment is to the memory, not the thing itself.

Have you ever named a car or any other vehicle? Made a special commitment to an inanimate object?
Of course, the topic is open. Have fun!

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