She goes to Fiat 850 on her Vespa
Junko Adachi had longed to own a Fiat 850 Berliner, but was put off by the difficulty of maintaining an old car and gave up after looking at miniature cars. However, her boyfriend pushed her to take the plunge. What kind of Fiat life does Ms. Adachi enjoy now that she has the car of her dreams, a car she says she felt was destined for her? </p
I wanted to drive one day, so I took out an MT license, but I went to…
When I was a teenager, I saw a Fiat “500” and said, “It’s cute! I’m going to drive that one day.” Junko Adachi, who came to Italian Job 2024 in a Fiat “850,” says that she got her driver’s license with MT. At that time, most boys as well as girls had already obtained their driver’s licenses with AT only.
“When I was about 20 years old, I bought a book about the Fiat 500, and I saw a picture of an 850 that had a little bit of information about it, and it was love at first sight.”
He immediately wanted to see it in person, so he looked it up found it at a car shop not too far away, and went to see it right away.
“The real thing was even prettier than the picture, and I liked the size of the car, which was more practical than the 500, which made me want to drive it even more strongly.”
My boyfriend’s words pushed me back.
However, he still had to be realistic, and for reasons such as being young, having no money, no place to store it, and anxiety about the maintenance of an old car, he held out by buying a miniature car at that time.
A few years passed, and Adachi said that although he still drove cars, he had chosen a car that suited his lifestyle at the time and was about to give up on the idea of ever driving an 850 again. Then one day, when her boyfriend came to visit her at home, he found a miniature 850 and said, “I’m not sure I’ll ever drive an 850 again.
“If you like it so much, you should drive it! You’ll probably be able to handle the maintenance, and you won’t be able to get it.”
And her boyfriend Tatsuya, who was also enjoying ItaJob with her that day, gave her a push.
“Those words rekindled my desire to ride again.”
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