Just like the titles says, is your Excursion a 'he' or a 'she' and why?

Traditionally, men call their vehicles by a female name and women identify their vehicles in a masculine way. However I have seen almost as many of you fine gents here calling your Ex by a name of the male persuasion.

This is the first vehicle that has been gender-neutral to me, and more often than not I refer to Stay Puft as 'it'. The Chevelle is Cecelia, the Nova was The Bitchy Witch, my last XJ was Little Miss, and the last sport bike was Angel. Stay Puft is named after the marshmallow man, which while a man by name.... wasn't exactly a man.

I don't think calling something this large and powerful by a female name other than 'Bertha' or 'Gertrude' or 'Hilda' makes much sense, it's just so big and in-your-face for a female name to apply properly.

What's y'all's take and why?

 

I don't generally refer to vehicles as male or female....


Unless they leave me stranded. Than they are called "bitch" lol

 

i call them a piece of ***** when im having problems wih them im not sure if that indicated female or male. mostly just *****, unless its a import then i cant it ching chong garbage!

 

Mine is a woman, she can be temperamental, finicky, complex, expensive, a headache, strong, always in need of care, beautify and timeless, yet so desirable, I couldn't imagine not having her and her issues in my life.

As for a name for her, I have yet to come up with that as of yet.

 

We were trying to come up with names for the X. I kept coming up with big, strong animal names. We couldn't agree. My son then suggested Fido. We all thought that was so ironically funny that that is IT'S current name.

As a female I feel weird calling it a she and calling it a he just seems strange as I've never heard anyone do that.

 

My wife calls it Betty, I think they are both leasbians

I call them my Ex and my Ex2b

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i guess my kids call it "the big red car" i think they are thinking of that big red dog cartoon when they see it.

 

excursionator is what i call mine.

 

Clifford!!

 

My answer:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post14077400





DW has named her vehicles "Beauty", "Sunny" (convertible) and "Smokey" she is dark, I say she is a "stripper".

Prior to meeting my DW I never named vehicles, I thought employees, horses and by extension vehicles should not be named because you may have to eat them ... someday.

I have since softened.





How 'bout Rosie?

 

I haven't really named my Excursion but it has been called ahab more than once.

 

My Ex goes by the name of "Jack." Named after my dear departed collie.

 

Mine is named a gender neutral "School Bus" but it is referred to as "She"

 

Never really liked guys calling cars "she". A drag racing acquaintance used to say it all the time and it bugged the crap out of me. "when I hit the nitrous, she hit the tires hard", "she had a little shimy at the big end"...."Shes ready for the weekend"....ugh.

I call my truck a 13itch now and then buts its neutral, just meaning its being a pain in the butt.

I feel my truck is neutral because its a manly platform but yet a station wagon.

I have it listed as Lantern in my profile, Green Lantern, but commonly refer to it as the beast or the Excretion if its giving me trouble.

 

The Hulk because it is big, green and strong. I prefer Gender Neutral though.