I'm starting to think Scootaloo HATES cold weather...

[2010AveoLT]

All cars perform less well in cold weather. Apparently you have an automatic tranny. All Asian cars that have automatics won't go into high gear (AKA overdrive) until they have reached full operating temperature. That's normal. It's winter now, and it's cold.

(I don't know whether you are male or female, and you can say and do whatever you please, as you wish. But your calling your car by the pet name of Scootaloo seems somewhat childish. It's only a machine.)

you are entitled to your opinion, and quite frankly, as a 27 year old responsible adult male, I can be as childish as I want.

[Thymeclock]

you are entitled to your opinion, and quite frankly, as a 27 year old responsible adult male, I can be as childish as I want.

I understand. I'm much, much older than you, so that's why we think differently. Neither of us can help that, nor change how old we are, nor how we think at present.

We all call our cars names in our minds, usually pejoratively. When they don't start or run well, we say things like: You G-D SOB!!!
But usually we don't reveal such things that we have in our minds in public - either positive or negative.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism

[CDOwl]

you are entitled to your opinion, and quite frankly, as a 27 year old responsible adult male, I can be as childish as I want.

Well said! They may only be machines, but when we spend an inordinate amount of time with them they seem to develop a personality of their own. I agree with you, and as a 62 year old (semi) responsible adult, I feel that life's too short not to have a little fun wherever you can. Scoot on!

CeCe - 2009 Aveo5 LT - City Car? Cute Car? Clown Car?
Sergio - 2008 Aveo5 LS - You can't pry him out of my daughter's hands.
Maxwell - 2013 F150 4WD - You want to tow what?
Nick - 1999 MB ML320 - Am I a tractor?
Pat - 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid - What gender am I anyway?