【20 Years Devoted to the S2000: The “Ultimate Self-Indulgence” of a Pharma Professional】
Hello, everyone. I’m Buri-shabu.
Let me be blunt. My entire life was dictated by “Gran Turismo 4.” I played it day and night like a man possessed. Looking back, that obsessive “monkey-like” behavior was probably the most pivotal moment of my existence.
【A 20-Year Passion, Still Redlining】
Back then, I was just a punk who didn’t know the first thing about car mechanics. What shook my soul was the S2000 screaming on the screen. The moment I graduated from university, I claimed this partner as my own without a second thought. Since then, 20 years have passed. Yes… TWENTY years.
【”What the hell is he doing at his age?”】
When people hear I’ve driven the same car for 20 years, they try to paint it as some beautiful story of “unwavering devotion.” But reality isn’t that sweet. While I maintain a respectable career in the pharmaceutical industry, inside, I’m just a “middle-aged fanatic obsessed with an open-top car.”
Even when I’m transferred to a new office, I show up with my S2000. My colleagues give me that cold, “He’s here with THAT car again” look. My three daughters just stare in disbelief, sighing, “Dad’s messing with his car… again.”
But that’s fine. No—that’s exactly how it should be!
This site is a record of pure self-indulgence by a man who supports a family of five but spends every spare second admiring his machine—an old guy who, truthfully, only knows a fraction of what there is to know about cars. I can’t guarantee you’ll find anything useful here. But I can guarantee it’s packed with raw passion.
It’s just a casual diary, but I hope you’ll watch over this “Middle-aged Man’s Independent Research” with an open heart.
