As I’ve written many times on this blog, I used to have absolutely no interest in cars. When I met my husband about 10 years ago, he was driving a BMW 318i, but since I wasn’t interested in cars at all, I don’t remember anything about how it felt to ride in it.
We often went out somewhere on holidays, so I rode in the car quite frequently, but I was asleep the entire time inside. For a long time, I was convinced that this car had 4 doors, so I was pretty shocked when I realized much later that it was actually a 2-door car.
That’s how little interest I had in cars—I didn’t notice anything at all.
Then, in the fall of 2015, when my husband bought a Boxster GTS (MT), he persistently told me, “Make sure to get rid of your automatic-only license before delivery!” I reluctantly did, but over the next three and a half years, I drove the Boxster fewer than 10 times, stalling every time, and was nowhere near mastering a manual transmission.
But this April, at the Royu Driveway lookout, I made up my mind: “I’m going to become a manual driver!” and ended up buying a manual BMW 320i.
It’s hard to believe even to myself that someone who once had no interest in cars, and who had almost given up thinking, “There’s no way I can drive a manual,” is now driving a manual every day and completely hooked on its charm.
Why did the switch suddenly flip, making me decide, “I’m going to become a manual driver!”? After thinking it over, I realized something:
My husband told me, “Don’t drive a manual for the first time,” which lit a fire in my competitive spirit.
Until then, he had been constantly saying things like, “Practice driving manual more!” and “Aren’t you going to drive the Boxster today?” But that day at Royu, his attitude was different.
As I wrote in that day’s post, the owner of the 718 Boxster GTS (MT) kindly said, “Wife, you should definitely try driving it too,” and we were supposed to take turns driving the 718 Boxster GTS on the Royu Driveway.
At that time, I had zero confidence in driving a manual, and since it was someone else’s precious car, I was very nervous, so my husband drove first. After a while, when he returned to the lookout, I asked, “How was it?” and his first words were:
Mina, you shouldn’t drive this. You’ll break the clutch. Let’s skip it this time.
What…!? (*_*)
Even though I lacked confidence, I was really looking forward to the rare chance to drive the 718 Boxster GTS, so that hope was instantly crushed. Immediately, a “Damn it!” feeling welled up inside me.
Even if the owner kindly offers me to drive again in the future, I’d have to get my husband’s permission every time before I could drive…
He always gets to have all the fun… But I, I can do it if I try!!!!
My “competitive spirit” skyrocketed (laughs).
Since that day, after thinking it over, I decided to buy a manual car myself to practice, and that month I purchased a used BMW 320i, which brings us to now.
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