I believe that the earth has a soul, named Gaia, and that everything strives to live. Even inanimate objects want to live, In my opinion, so I see cars not just as machines, but as living creatures. Take the mind away from someone, but keep their body alive, and they're just a living shell. A car is a living shell in my eyes, and we're the brain. Though I say many mechanical things have souls, as their will to live draws in lost spirits and such.