Firefly or Tardis: Naming our new car

We finally had to do it. It's been more than twelve years since either of us bought a car, but it was time to add a new vehicle to the Gratz Industries corporate fleet. And here it is:

A 2008 Subaru Forester. We bought it used, for what we think (based on comparison shopping) was a pretty good deal. And it only has 13K miles on it, so it's still well under warranty. It is also shiny.

As all great cars do, this one needs a name. For years now, we've had "The Jeep" and "The white car." We still have "The white car," but while it's a good, reliable car, it doesn't really deserve a better name. This one, as noted, is shiny. And new. It also inspires the very odd sensation of feeling small on the outside and bigger on the inside. Thus, our first inclination was to call it "The Tardis," which fans of Doctor Who will instantly understand. The problem? It doesn't look very Tardis-y, particularly as the Tardis is blue, and our shiny new car is gold. (Perhaps not the color we would have chosen, but for us the good price trumped the paint job.)

Instead, Wendi had the idea to call it "Firefly," after the ship in Joss Whedon's sci-fi/western of the same name:

Wendi also points out that the Forester has all kinds of hidden compartments for smuggling things in, which fits perfectly with a Firefly.

More properly, we suppose, it should be called "Serenity," which is the name of the ship in the show; "Firefly" is just the class of ship. But we like the sound of Firefly better. Besides, we can say, "Let's take the Firefly," and it still works.

And it is shiny.