We all do it....we all refer to our car as a female...we call our car "her", "she" girl" etc....but what i am really curious about is if any of you actually name your car..
my current car is a mustang...her name is suzie.
my wrx on order that arrives in 2 weeks will be called sadie.
i think it would be fun for anyone who has an actual name for their car to post a picture of their car and her name....in 2 weeks as soon as i get my wrx i am posting it also!!
English doesn't use genders for brand names and such, but in general Japanese cars are not feminine, they're neutral (analogous to "it" in English I suppose). This is entirely appropriate, because they are in general unremarkable. Alfa, Lancia, et al., feminine, whereas "mama" FIAT neutral despite owning the others; likewise Ford neutral whereas Chevrolet feminine (probably because of the French background to the name itself). Lola is feminine, Lexus neutral (the Japan thing at play). Porsche feminine, Opel neutral and so on.