A Very Serious Contest

Friday night, Andrew and I went on a date with about thirty other people. The monthly cruise night with the V-Dub Club of Northern Utah.

Andrew loves his bug. It is old, it is smelly, it is a money sucking beast with a really loud motor. The neighbors love to comment that they heard my husband leave for work again this morning! (So far none of them have offered to buy us a quieter car, so they can bite me.)

My relationship with Andrew's bug is better these days. I used to hate it because it never ran for more than a week without needing a new fuel pump or transmission. But since it was worked on this last spring, it has been so well behaved that I would almost go so far as to call it reliable.

But not quite.

Anyway, back to the date.

You can't take a parade of 20 V-Dubs on the freeway without at least one breaking down. Especially when it's 100 degrees outside. You just plan for it, and then it's not irritating. It's funny.



And even though a lot of people think that Volkswagens are just smelly hunks of rusted metal that are polluting the earth and waking them up too early in the morning, there are plenty more who appreciate their coolness. We got lots of honks and thumbs up on this cruise, and I swear that none of the fans looked like pot-smoking hippies.



During the course of this evening with the V-Dub Club, we came to the realization that Andrew seems to be the only member who has not yet named his car. This became a problem for me, because if I'm going to start loving this car, it must have a name so that I can call it something besides "That Piece of Shit".

And that's where the Very Serious Contest comes in.

Andrew needs some name suggestions. We decided to get them from all of you! Aren't you honored? All you have to do is leave a suggestion in the comments section, and Andrew will select a winner. The winner will receive a prize. I cannot tell you right now what it is, because it's a secret, but rest assured that it represents the spirit of what we're naming. (I can tell you though, that it is better than both a beer bottle opener or wife beater tank top!)

Here are the specifics of the bug:


(Andrew's car is the one on the right, but he wishes it was the one on the left.)

Year, Make, and Model: 1963 Volkswagen Beetle

Color: Purple or Blue depending on the light and who you ask. I say it's purple, but Andrew says it's blue. I can see that, I suppose; like in the daylight it's purple, and in the black of night you could call it blue if you wanted to and no one would be able to prove you wrong. Interior is black.

Birthplace: Germany (If you didn't know that, you should probably hang your head in shame.)

Kick-butt Motor Specifics: 2110 cc (2.1 liter), approximately 140 horsepower; in other words, loud and fast, as long as it's not laid up with a clogged fuel line.



Contest will be open until Sunday, July 25th, 2010, when Andrew will choose a winner and I will announce the most awesome prize. Multiple entries are encouraged.

Have fun!