The Relationship Between Cars and Women

In this world, there are people who stick with one car for a long time and those who quickly replace their cars within a short span. Often, this is likened to women, with sayings like “men who keep one car for a long time are faithful to women” or conversely, “men who frequently change cars are unfaithful.”

Certainly, there seems to be some truth to this, and I’ve touched on this topic before in my blog, but I think it also varies depending on age and how much someone loves cars.

I sometimes think that younger people who want to be popular with women and buy luxury cars might be seen as the latter type. However, many of the people my husband meets every week on the Royu Driveway truly love cars with all their heart, so that rule doesn’t quite apply.

After all, they’re such car enthusiasts that they willingly pay tolls and come up early on their days off just to visit the Royu Driveway’s observatory…

Every time, they chat about their cars while checking each other’s rides, sometimes even swapping cars… I only go to Royu occasionally, but I’m always amazed thinking, “They talk about cars every week and still never get tired of it—that’s impressive…!” (laughs)

Among them, there are many who replace cars every few months, add more cars to their collection, or own multiple luxury cars, but if you ask whether those people are unfaithful, I don’t think you can say that for sure (though honestly, I don’t really know, haha).

Most of the people my husband knows are in their 40s to 50s, so age probably plays a big role, and many seem to carry the vibe of “they were probably popular when they were younger…” but have since settled down. Still, (this is purely my impression), when it comes to true car lovers, adding cars or replacing them doesn’t easily connect to their relationships with women.

Loving to Drive vs. Loving to Own

And just the other day, my husband said this:

The difference between people who keep a car for a long time and those who frequently replace it might be whether they love driving the car or love owning the car itself.
For example, me and my mentor wata-san really love driving cars. People like that naturally rack up the miles on their beloved cars, and the more they drive, the more the car becomes familiar and dear to them. They tend to maintain their cars carefully and keep driving them for a long time.
On the other hand, people who love owning cars tend not to drive them hard until they’re dirty but always keep them spotless, shining in the garage. They also enjoy just looking at their cars.
They don’t rack up the miles, keep the car in excellent condition, and sell it before it depreciates too much, then switch to a new car… I think that’s a very smart way to do it.
As for me, I’m the type who drives a lot, grows attached to the car as it becomes familiar, can’t let it go, but then another attractive car appears, so I end up adding more cars. I might be the biggest loser type, haha.

I see… That definitely makes sense. Any hobby, no matter what it is, has its deep (or should I say, bottomless? haha) layers.

Well, as his wife, if owning and driving cars motivates him in his work and life and has a positive effect on our family, I’m happy to let him enjoy it freely these days.