She was an evil machine that sucked the soul out of her owner to keep herself repaired and running. Once in good health she didn't need her owner inside to get revenge on her/their enemies.
@eyeno I've owned a lot of cars. Far more used than new. I also had a daily driver set up for drag racing. It was a 1970 Cougar I purchased in 74. It was lowered and stiffened for the back roads as well. I won my class the first time I took it to the track. That's the car I miss the most.