EllenMaksoud Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 We had truck once that was called "Big Red". It was Dodge 4x4 built up to plow snow. We had tears when it left us. My little car is Toyota Corolla that is called Habibba (Sweetie) . She is outside now sulking because I will not take her to play in new snow. Poor baby.
Popular Post MorningStar Posted December 6, 2013 Popular Post Posted December 6, 2013 Not until recently. I started calling it "Piece of Crap". 5
bluebell Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 My first car, a 1994 mercury topaz, was named Bob. I still miss him.
EllenMaksoud Posted December 6, 2013 Author Posted December 6, 2013 Not until recently. I started calling it "Piece of Crap".Oh, so it is a Ford then.
MorningStar Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Oh, so it is a Ford then. Haha! No, it's actually a 2000 Mazda MPV. My driver side window broke for the second time in just a few years, so now I can't go through the drive-thru for the bank, pharmacy, and it's a pain when I have to get a ticket out at a parking garage. It's also leaking oil. We're trying hard not to replace it because we want to buy a house. Getting a car loan can make that more difficult. Thankfully I have remembered not to try rolling down the window so it's not stuck down.
Anijen Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Yes my beloved cars have been, Bruiser (because the color was black and blue), Lucille, Scotia (it was a Nova), Toy (Toyota truck). Don't ya know if you name your vehicles they love you more and break down less often? I am sure there is a paper written validating this somewhere. Ha ha ha ha.... 2
EllenMaksoud Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 Haha! No, it's actually a 2000 Mazda MPV. My driver side window broke for the second time in just a few years, so now I can't go through the drive-thru for the bank, pharmacy, and it's a pain when I have to get a ticket out at a parking garage. It's also leaking oil. We're trying hard not to replace it because we want to buy a house. Getting a car loan can make that more difficult. Thankfully I have remembered not to try rolling down the window so it's not stuck down.I am so sorry that this is happening to you. Can the Missionaries fix it? When I was still an Investigator, they came and put brakes on my old Corolla. The one Elder had worked in a garage and knew exactly what to do. It was fun because I grew up on a farm and was going to do it myself. They would not hear of it. It was my first experience with Mormon men being protective and helpful. 1
EllenMaksoud Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 Yes my beloved cars have been, Bruiser (because the color was black and blue), Lucille, Scotia (it was a Nova), Toy (Toyota truck). Don't ya know if you name your vehicles they love you more and break down less often? I am sure there is a paper written validating this somewhere. Ha ha ha ha....I am almost afraid to tell this, but not quite. I know a Saudi National that I encouraged for years to come to America to go to College. I was more Muslim then and we became great friends. In fact, if I had been 30 years younger I would be his wife. So, one night we were at dinner having Goat Shwarma on bed of rice and Humus, and he suggested I call my car Habibbi. Of course being obedient Muslim woman, I did it.
jana at jade house Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Our present MPV is a KIA Carnival. He is Othello. He is big, black and stately.
MorningStar Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 I am so sorry that this is happening to you. Can the Missionaries fix it? When I was still an Investigator, they came and put brakes on my old Corolla. The one Elder had worked in a garage and knew exactly what to do. It was fun because I grew up on a farm and was going to do it myself. They would not hear of it. It was my first experience with Mormon men being protective and helpful. My friend's husband probably knows how to fix the window, but we will need to get a special tool to pry off the panel over the door. That's the part that makes us nervous. We can order a part for less than $100, otherwise we would probably pay $400. I'm just grateful the car is still running at this point. Figuring out what is causing the oil leak would be way too much work. Our mechanic said just to keep checking it and add more as needed. That's awesome the missionaries could help you!
EllenMaksoud Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 My friend's husband probably knows how to fix the window, but we will need to get a special tool to pry off the panel over the door. That's the part that makes us nervous. We can order a part for less than $100, otherwise we would probably pay $400. I'm just grateful the car is still running at this point. Figuring out what is causing the oil leak would be way too much work. Our mechanic said just to keep checking it and add more as needed. That's awesome the missionaries could help you! Youtube is very useful for these things. is an example. It depends on how handy your friend is. I do not think it takes special tool to get door cover off. If you look around on Youtube, you may be able to find the exact video you need. A As to the oil leaking or burning, I drove my old 2001 corolla from portland to Ohio, and up to New York a couple times, out to Iowa twice and up to Chicago once. Then we drove it back to Oregon. Just check the oil every time you put fuel in it. My old Corolla would go about two tanks a quart. 1
Storm Rider Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 I am almost afraid to tell this, but not quite. I know a Saudi National that I encouraged for years to come to America to go to College. I was more Muslim then and we became great friends. In fact, if I had been 30 years younger I would be his wife. So, one night we were at dinner having Goat Shwarma on bed of rice and Humus, and he suggested I call my car Habibbi. Of course being obedient Muslim woman, I did it. You put goat on a bed of rice? How big a bed was that? We had a new shwarma restaurant open up on the ground floor of our building where I live. It is quite unique in that they take shwarma and put it on everything from pizza to Asian and Mexican cuisine. They even make some delicious backed potatoes. They are trying to make it a bit more healthy and so that meat is not as juicy as most shwarma (lower fat content). I do enjoy goat; particularly when it is whole goat served on a giant platter of yellow rice during holidays.
EllenMaksoud Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) You put goat on a bed of rice? How big a bed was that? We had a new shwarma restaurant open up on the ground floor of our building where I live. It is quite unique in that they take shwarma and put it on everything from pizza to Asian and Mexican cuisine. They even make some delicious backed potatoes. They are trying to make it a bit more healthy and so that meat is not as juicy as most shwarma (lower fat content). I do enjoy goat; particularly when it is whole goat served on a giant platter of yellow rice during holidays. OH, Yum !!! You you eat with right hand only and no silverware? It is challenge but Arabs are impressed when I can do it. I miss Middle Eastern culture so much, it makes my heart ache. Please be safe. I suppose you heard of American Teacher in Lybya that was shot. I wish to go back to study of spoken Arabic not Tasfir, but just conversational. Edited December 7, 2013 by EllenMaksoud
bluebell Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 My friend's husband probably knows how to fix the window, but we will need to get a special tool to pry off the panel over the door. That's the part that makes us nervous. We can order a part for less than $100, otherwise we would probably pay $400. I'm just grateful the car is still running at this point. Figuring out what is causing the oil leak would be way too much work. Our mechanic said just to keep checking it and add more as needed. That's awesome the missionaries could help you!Any chance it's one of the tools that o'reilly lends for free?
Storm Rider Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 OH, Yum !!! You you eat with right hand only and no silverware? It is challenge but Arabs are impressed when I can do it. I miss Middle Eastern culture so much, it makes my heart ache. Please be safe. I suppose you heard of American Teacher in Lybya that was shot. I wish to go back to study of spoken Arabic not Tasfir, but just conversational. It depends on the situation; when in majlis and then dining, yes; at a restaurant, no. Tasfir is still good, but it is worth the time to study conversational Arabic. People still say that Syrians speak the best Arabic today. Egyptian is rather....twisted; their enunciation and pronunciation/accent is quite distinct. Libya is having a great deal of problems at present; Lebanon is deteriorating quickly. The Middle East is great turmoil at present and there is no leadership coming from the US.
EllenMaksoud Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 It depends on the situation; when in majlis and then dining, yes; at a restaurant, no. Tasfir is still good, but it is worth the time to study conversational Arabic. People still say that Syrians speak the best Arabic today. Egyptian is rather....twisted; their enunciation and pronunciation/accent is quite distinct. Libya is having a great deal of problems at present; Lebanon is deteriorating quickly. The Middle East is great turmoil at present and there is no leadership coming from the US. Fully letting go of Islam and Middle Eastern culture has been a great struggle for me because I love the people so much. However, every time I get on CNN, Al-jazeera, and BBC I see Muslims killing each other so it is impossible to not face that Islam is not the best religion even though I was conditioned to that for 7 years. I've told you before how much I loved certain aspects of Islam and it still pains me to see the rest of the faith be such a pit, so vile, and satanic. What the Sauds do to Women is an abomination, along with the Pakis, and Afghans which are much worse. I can't tell you how disturbed at them I feel. So, If I am not asking too much, what are you doing there? I do hope that you enjoy certain aspects of your time there, inshallah.
Tacenda Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Fully letting go of Islam and Middle Eastern culture has been a great struggle for me because I love the people so much. However, every time I get on CNN, Al-jazeera, and BBC I see Muslims killing each other so it is impossible to not face that Islam is not the best religion even though I was conditioned to that for 7 years. I've told you before how much I loved certain aspects of Islam and it still pains me to see the rest of the faith be such a pit, so vile, and satanic. What the Sauds do to Women is an abomination, along with the Pakis, and Afghans which are much worse. I can't tell you how disturbed at them I feel.So, If I am not asking too much, what are you doing there? I do hope that you enjoy certain aspects of your time there, inshallah.I read today that a couple was called to Iraq on a Humanitarian mission for the church. It doesn't seem like a safe place if you're an American.
EllenMaksoud Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 I read today that a couple was called to Iraq on a Humanitarian mission for the church. It doesn't seem like a safe place if you're an American.Iraq is around half Shia Muslim and half Sunni, with some Orthodox, Jews and Kurds. I do not know if there are supposedly safe areas there. I nearly went to Mosul in 2008 to help with an English School to help Engineering Students pass the TOEFL test so they can go to England or America to study. I planned to buy the plane tickets the next week and had emailed my picture to my friend there. She emailed me back, saying, "OH, you are White, You can not come, you will not be safe!" Mosul was one of the most dangerous places in Iraq just shortly before. At the time I just wanted to help the Iraqi people and did not care about safety I wish them safety and protection there. Humanitarian? Does this mean they are Doctors?
Ron Beron Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 I have called all my cars, "Fred", after Frederick the Great of Germany. No reason.
altersteve Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 I have a blue 2005 Dodge Dakota (looks like this). Her name is Aurora.
strappinglad Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 I have a blue Dakota also, 1995, Well it does have quite a bit of grey primer where I fixed the rust. It is my work truck with about 240K miles on it. No name because I don't want to mourn when it dies.
Garden Girl Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 My husband and two of his friends went together and bought an older used car that they shared for the work commute... they rotated responsibility for driving. Don't remember the make, but it was gray... so they called it The Gray Goose.I've never named my cars... GG
thesometimesaint Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Not any more. But I did own a car that I called my black mistress. She was painted black, and so expensive to operate, and maintain, we called her a mistress.
Tacenda Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) I remember a family car growing up called "Old Betsy". Two of my sister's first cars, "Old Helen" and "Bertha", very, very old cars. And my kids called our first van "the green rocket". It had a pointy front end. *And Ellen, referring to the post about the couple serving a Humanitarian mission in Iraq, not sure it's medical. Edited December 7, 2013 by Tacenda
Stargazer Posted December 8, 2013 Posted December 8, 2013 Concerning needing special tools to get door panel off... I've had to open up interior door panels on a number of cars, and none have required special tools. Some just need you to pry the panel away and the attachments are all snaps or some kind of friction fastener. Sometimes you pry off screw covers and unscrew attachments, too. The challenge is getting it all back together again, in my experience, due to losing screws, screw covers, and so on. 1
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