Car naming (was Re: I need help!)

[Angela Boyko]

> Jennifer Piersol wrote:
> 
> > I've noticed that most of the names being
> mentioned are male,

My first all-mine car was Bonnie, which was handed
down from my father. She was wrecked in an accident
three years ago - which was kind of a relief, she was
going through alternators, but I just didn't want the
hassle of finding a new car.

After Bonnie was lost, I got into the hassle of
finding a new car. I ended up with Melinda, a Nissan
Micra. She had personality! I learned to drive
standard for her; which wasn't easy since I was a very
nervous driver after the accident. Once I got
comfortable with her, she was a marvelous little car,
great on gas mileage.

Two weeks before I was due to have surgery, Melinda
blew her head gasket and I had to let her go. I bought
her for $1500, and the estimates to get her going and
to pass inspection were between $1000-$1500. The math
just wasn't good, especially when I was facing a month
without employment while I recovered from surgery. 

But the dealer gave me a really great trade-in deal
and so now I have Betty, a Ford Escort. Never name a
Ford Betty, she drinks a lot in comparison to Melinda.
;-) But she's sturdy, and requires little maintenance.

Angela

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