To Be Or Not To Be Versa Dave


As some of you may or may not know, I recently made the decision to trade @vikversa in for a Jeep Wrangler.  To give you some insight into my decision, for most of my life, I’ve ridden motorcycles.  When Rhyen was born, I sold my Jeep, my Camaro and 3 motorcycles in the best interest of responsibility.  That said, lately I’ve been feeling the bug for getting another motorcycle.  The problem with that is that to enjoy it, I would have to get a babysitter.  The girls aren’t old enough to leave alone.  I began thinking of an alternative to having the wind in my preverbal hair AND having the girls with me to enjoy it.  A Jeep seemed like the most reasonable choice; and so, I began my search.  The image you see is the result of numerous test drives and several days of bargaining.  The girls are absolutely in love with @DaisyMaeJeep.  We have in the last few weeks, done some serious cruising with the top down.

My dilemma is this; my twitter handle (and Internet personality really) was born out of my Nissan Versa 3 years ago.  I am known as @VersaDave.  Recently I’ve been getting some flack about keeping that name in spite of abandoning VikVersa.  My mindset is that I’ve already created the “brand” of my online persona and changing that name will confuse people who follow my tweets, blog, etc.  At least that’s what I think.

So, I’m brining it to you.  I want to know what you think.

Despite trading in my Nissan Versa for a Jeep Wrangler, should I change my branding persona name?

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  1. #1 by Matt Hugo on June 18, 2010 - 9:00 am

    I think you gotta keep the name alive. WranglerDave doesn’t have the dame ring to it. Also, you are one of the few people I would let ride my bike if you ever get the urge.

  2. #2 by Don Head on June 18, 2010 - 10:53 am

    You’ll always be VersaDave to me. =)

  3. #3 by Ellie on June 19, 2010 - 1:49 am

    While Versa may have originally been intended to describe your vehicle it can have other meanings. For example in Latin versa (as in Vice versa) means to turn or to go backwards or go the other way. In Italian Versa means to pour.
    I think you are right that you have branded yourself. Embrace a different meaning of the word Versa and you will can thumb your nose at those that will give you a hard time about not changing your name.

  4. #4 by iKrissi on June 25, 2010 - 9:06 pm

    I always thought the ‘versa’ was like ‘vice versa’…

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