Friday, January 09, 2026

The cars my father drove

Just a note to self, about the cars that my father drove (I think he owned most of them, though the earlier ones could have been shared with his brothers).

Mitsubishi Lancer
Mercedes Benz (model unknown)
Honda Accord
Mitsubishi Galant
Mitsubishi Sigma
Honda Accord
Mazda 626
Honda Accord
Toyota Corona
Toyota Corona
Mercedes Benz (model unknown)
Mercedes Benz 200

Given that he died young, it is quite something to have gone through 12 cars in that time...

Also, after watching Initial D and seeing how Bunta always passes a cup of water to Takumi, I also recall something. My mother has motion sickness but she never suffered when my father was driving. I think it might be because my father honed his driving skills making deliveries too. He delivered potted plants using a light truck, and my childhood memories include those of going on deliveries with him as he drove from place to place, trying to make all the deliveries in time without damaging the plants. This could be how he developed skills for driving fast without causing discomfort to those in the same vehicle as him. I myself never realised how fast he drove until when I was older, and sitting in the passenger seat, noticed him going at 100km/h down a busy public road.

Meanwhile, my first car was a Toyota Vios.
 

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