Americans really love their cars. No kidding. American’s REALLY love their cars. An AP-AOL autos poll shows that about four in 10 polled say their car has a personality of its own. Two in 10 actually have a nickname for their car, which, most often, is female.
Women, more likely than men, attribute personal traits to their cars. This includes giving their a nickname. In fact, of those polled, three in 10 think of their car as having a gender and 23 percent think of their car as female while only 7 percent think of it as male.
Young adults and older people are more likely than 30-39 year olds to say that they enjoy driving. People who earn less than $25,000 were more likely to enjoy driving than those who make more than $75,000. And 62 percent say they can tell something about someone’s personality by the car he or she drives.
Interesting (and take note, automakers), vehicle loyalty may be based on the amount of effort an owner puts into keeping the car in good shape. Owners who have strong feelings about their cars say that those feelings are based on dependability, time spent maintaining the vehicle, and the freedom that comes with cruising on the open road.
The poll surveyed 1,004 adults and was done last year. Margin of erroris plus or minusthree percentage points.
Our take? We were amused by this story. We guess the lesson learned here is if you want to be certain that your car performs well, don’t say bad things about it. It may be listening and you don’t want to hurt its feelings.
Now excuse us. “Speed”, “Dash”, and “Gertrude” (don’t ask) need their oil changed.
Via Wilmington Star
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