Replacing My Parents’ Car

A little while ago, my parents said, “Maybe we should get a new car… but what would be good?” By the way, the car they’re currently driving is a Toyota Prius they bought about 10 years ago, and neither of them has any interest in cars at all.

I asked my dad, “Do you want another Prius? Are you looking only at Toyota?”

No, it doesn’t have to be a Prius, and I’m not stuck on Toyota. But since we’re getting older, I think it’s important to have proper safety features.

I see… Then I asked my mom, “What kind of car do you want?”

Well… considering our age, this will probably be the last car we drive, and since we won’t be driving it for that long, I’d like to try a car that looks a bit cool.

When I suggested, “How about a Volkswagen Golf? The Polo is cool too, and they’re really easy to drive,” my mom said,

No way… starting with a foreign car at this age is impossible. The turn signals are on the wrong side, and that scares me.

Well, that’s true… Then I asked my dad, “How about Mazda? They have cool designs and drive well. If it’s a clean diesel, fuel costs are low too, so wouldn’t that be good?”

Mazda… hmm. If that’s the case, I’d rather stick with Toyota. And diesel means diesel fuel, right? It’s not a big deal, but somehow the image isn’t great…

he answered.

*Image source: kakaku.com

I said, “Well… compared to the current Prius, the driving performance will definitely be better,”

No, Dad doesn’t care if the driving isn’t that great. Unlike you two, who love cars and want to drive hard, that’s not us at all, haha.

I see, haha.

Then I said, “How about the Nissan Note e-POWER your mother-in-law recently switched to? It feels well made, is easy to drive, stable on the highway, fuel-efficient, and has safety features.”

But my mom said,

When I saw her recently, my mother-in-law said it’s “really good,” and it looks cool too. But we’ve always had our car inspections and maintenance done at the Toyota dealer, and they know us well, so switching to a Nissan dealer now feels a bit…

…Then just stick with the Prius… ( -_- )

In the end, since they’re not buying right away, they said they’ll think about it for a while.

Not Interested in Cars

After this conversation, I laughed and told my husband, “My parents are thinking about replacing their car, but this is how the conversation ended,”

Yeah, if someone isn’t into cars, talking about how it drives won’t resonate. What matters more is ease of driving and fuel economy. Anyway, your father-in-law likes Toyota, so it’ll probably end up being a Toyota, haha.

That’s true… Well, since it’s a car for my parents, it’s fine whatever they choose, but given their age, I really want them to have a car with proper safety features and solid driving performance.

Still, I wonder why Dad likes Toyota so much even though he’s not interested in cars… (laughs)