The “Calculation Error” of a Family of Five in a Two-Seater. Everything I Lost Since Buying the S2000.

2026年4月5日

First, let me be clear. This car is the polar opposite of “Rational.”

While this blog carries the name “Logical,” the existence of the S2000 has been the most “illogical” choice in my life.

As a pharmaceutical professional who usually values data above all else, why did I choose to keep this “lump of inconvenience” in my garage? On this 10th post milestone, I want to organize the cruel price I’ve paid and the irresistible rewards I’ve received.

【Despair】The things I’ve lost are far too many

I’ll be honest. Since getting this car, the things that have slipped through my fingers are too numerous to count.

Money and Time: Maintenance costs, parts, and the “ascetic training” known as car washing. My bank account and my weekends are constantly being sucked into a black hole called VTEC.
Complete Loss of Practicality: There are five people in my family. But this car only seats two. The answer to the question “What about the other three?” has yet to be found.
Rejection of Comfort: It’s noisy. It’s cramped. You can’t load any luggage.
Cold Stares from Surroundings: The looks I get from neighbors and relatives as I drive by with that roaring exhaust have reached “below freezing” temperatures.

A normal person would probably think of the word “Sell” at this point. But I am not normal. Because there is a “Light” I obtained even at the cost of throwing all those things away.

【Awakening】What I gained was a life-changing “Pleasure”

In exchange for what I lost, what remains in my hands is the “feeling of being alive” itself.

Definition of the “Ultimate Toy”: It’s not just a mode of transport. You open the roof and take the roar of the F20C revving to 9,000 RPM directly into your eardrums. In that moment, the dopamine flooding my brain is faster-acting than any pharmaceutical approach.
The New World of Convertibles: I never knew that “not having a roof” would expand my world so much. The wind, the smells, the closeness of the sky. There was an overwhelming sense of liberation that I couldn’t understand until I experienced it.
Unique Pride of Ownership: You don’t often find a car this sharp. The feeling of “taming something crazy and different from everyone else.” That has become part of the identity that forms the person I am.

Conclusion: This car is both a “Potent Drug” and “Hope”

The S2000 is full of flaws. But I can love even those flaws as “individuality.” No matter what anyone says, I will continue to race through the corners of life with this “most inconvenient partner.”

・・・・・・・

“Well, now that I’ve written the article, I’ll start the S2000’s engine and enjoy this sense of freedom…”

Just as I thought that, I felt a presence behind me. There stood my wife and children, glaring at me with their arms crossed.

“Dad, what about the grocery shopping today? If you put a single leek in that car, it’ll be over the capacity limit, right?“

… While I was gaining the “shimmer of life,” it seems I had lost my most precious asset—”Trust” from my family—at a total-loss level.

My miserable face reflected in the shiny body. Alright, today I’ll seal the S2000 in the garage, grab the wheel of the Stepwgn, and load as many bargain items from the supermarket as I can.

Because the acceleration of my wife’s anger is far more terrifying than the acceleration of VTEC.

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Author of this article

Buri-shabu

Mid-life salaryman by day, surviving the pharmaceutical trenches with logic. But the moment I step out, I’m a "fanatic" devoted to my S2000. 20 years together—VTEC kick is pure ecstasy.