New research reveals 1 in 4 Aussies have a nickname for their car
Are you someone who names their car? Well, you're not alone if these latest survey results are anything to go by.Dash Cam maker Nextbase surveyed 1,014 Aussies about their opinions and attitudes towards driving. One of the more interesting revelations from this deep dive was that more than 1 in 4 (29%) people admitted to giving their car a nickname.
The most popular nicknames for cars in Australia in 2020 were:
- The Beast (13%)
- Mums Taxi (9%)
- Big Red (7%)
- Mean Machine (6%)
- Bumblebee (5%)
- Jellybean (5%)
- Lightning McQueen (1%)
- Yaris Hilton (1%)
12% of the surveyed participants had other names for their car while 1% of people have bestowed a crude or swear word-based name upon their vehicle.
If you're thinking of joining the 1 in 4 people with nicknamed cars, we have some naming ideas to help get you started.
The survey also revealed that 43% of Australians are planning to take a road trip this summer with 56% of Australians aged 25-34 years old planning a road trip before the end of February. With so many Aussies out on road trips, we can only image the in-car karaoke going on.
When it comes to the all-time favourite road-tripping karaoke songs for Aussies, it appears that old classics by Willie Nelson and AC/DC were on high rotation.
The most popular road trip karaoke songs in Australia in 2020 were:
- On The Road Again - Willie Nelson (12%)
- Highway To Hell - AC/DC (11%)
- I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers (10%)
- Great Southern Land - Icehouse (8%)
- Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett (6%)
- Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna (6%)
- Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads (4%)
- Holiday Road - Lindsey Buckingham (4%)
- Bow River - Cold Chisel (3%)
- Riding Along in My Automobile - Chuck Berry (3%)
- Something else (7%)
- None 26%
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