What do you do on weekends when stay-at-home order is still in affect (in fact as of right now it’s indefinite)? I watch videos on Youtube. Of course, that’s after I’ve read for an hour and studied Korean for an hour, but you get the idea. Difficult as it may be for a productivity-focused person, I’m not above watching videos mindlessly for a few hours.
A channel I was watching this weekend is called ‘JDM Masters’. Some what looks to be an Indonesian guy that grew up in Britain and now lives in Japan is showcasing Japanese car enthusiasm. It includes new and iconic Japanese cars I grew up admiring, and the various tuning shops throughout the country. It’s a bittersweet reminder of my own fabulous trip to Japan a few years back; due to the current circumstances It’s not likely I’ll be able to make a return trip anytime soon.
What’s dangerous about watching Youtube car videos is that I then become tempted to buy.. Even though I’ve had a string of cars and am currently a loving owner of a BMW M2 Competition, a true petrol-head can never have too many cars. A new Honda Civic Type R would really scratch the front-wheel-drive performance car itch. Watching a tour of the Subaru STI Gallery made me miss my old Impreza WRX STI: perhaps I should buy a copy of the latest version!
While I can certainly afford to get another car, it would be a bit reckless both financially and from a utility standpoint. I’m reminded of a saying I quite like: not wanting something is as good as having that thing. Rampant materialism is never the solution to happiness. Take it from someone who have spent six-figures on a car. Though it would be great to buy a Toyota 86 and modify it to my taste, that’s not the path for me at this moment in time.
I’m destined to drive the M2 - and only the M2 - for quite awhile.
Is it Spring yet?