I think it carries over from marine ships and boats which have triditionally always been reffered to as "shes"

 

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maybe its a military thing or something for me

 

Sorry, but definitely an "it"

 

Come on,IT's a car,a f$#&ing hunk of metal.

 

My hunk of metal is a she.

You should make a poll of this question.

 

I bought my S2000 using money I inherited from a beloved uncle. So I determined that I would refer to it by his name. Somehow it just never stuck, and I don't think of the car as a he or she. Oddly enough, I don't think of it as a machine either. I've never had a car that felt so much like an extension of myself in driving it -- I think of it as some sort of prosthesis, or cyborg extsnsion of myself whenever I'm behind the wheel.

 

My car's an IT, and I hate loving it! It causes me lots of money, time, and some pain (sounds like an abusive gf). But anyway, I IT!

 

Mine's a she.
My airplanes have all been she's.
Ships are she's.

Big mechanical transportation vessels are always she's. It's man-law.

 

My cars are always He's.

It's simple really. They are young guys until they become men. When the car's note/sound starts to change, I call it going through puberty.

My car is still a young one, has not gone through his voice change....yet!

Also, I liked to refer to my cars as guys because when they are fast, they have BALLS!!!

Please, it's disturbing to refer to your "She" car having balls, really.

 

My g/f refers to my car as "that bloody %$&*@@&^, we could have gone on a #*%@$N holiday by now, all u do is spend all ure money on that stupid thing, we never..........."

well....you get the picture.