Finally - some rain!
Coming out of the shower last night and preparing for bed, I heard the sweet tapping of precipitation on the window panes. It seems we haven’t had rain all year - and we’re deep into our typical rainy season, so the cleanse is incredibly welcomed. Free car wash, everybody! It’s also blooming season, so there’s a ton of pollen blowing around. The exterior of my BMW M2 is an absolute mess. I’ll check later if it rained enough last night to sheet the dirt off.
The blooming cherry and plum blossom trees in the neighborhood sure are lovely. Only one week out of the whole year do we get to enjoy their stunning gifts. Afterwards, the dead petals get blown away, many of which land right on my car.
It’s a reminder just how much I don’t drive the M2. It’s always fascinating to see the week’s worth of dust accumulation on the windshield when I do use the car on the weekends. If I were a strictly rational person, I would have traded the BMW for something far less expensive to insure and own. But car enthusiasm is never rational. Heck, car buying in general is not purely logical. That’s why I seldom give advice to people on what to buy, because they’ll inevitably purchase what their heart is already set on. It doesn’t matter that car is objectively worse than I would recommend.
I wouldn’t say I’m too emotionally attached to the M2. Admittedly, it is nice to have a cool car that stands out amongst a sea of SUVs. It provides a sense of smugness. It’s not quite that rich guy in a Lamborghini, but it’s similar. A good portion of car enthusiasm is about peacocking, and buying a car for the sake of impressing other people. We shouldn’t care about the opinion of others, but we do it anyways. Look at what I have! This expensive piece of machinery is an outside representation of me.
This is why I can’t swap the M2 for a more economical car. I love the power, and everything outwardly that BMW M cars represent. Though I do use the turn signals when changing lanes…
Supreme organization.