You and I, we’ve all come across stories like these before – they’re not uncommon. Yet, it never fails to strum out inner feels every time we encounter something like this.
In a time where we’re labelled as a “throw-away society”, influenced by our consumerism and over consumption of things, we’re so thoughtless about getting rid of the things that are old, out of fashion or perhaps even mildly out of date.
This lady has a lesson or two we can all learn from.
This heart-warming encounter was shared by Instagram user @amandaae86 after met possibly one of the oldest owners of the Toyota AE86 named Marie.
Marie has owned the car since it was bought brand new in 1983 and have been driving it daily ever since. She also knew it would be the only car she’ll have after purchasing it – such it the unexplainable magic of the 86.
She’s even gone on extremely long road trips – driving across Nullarbor in South Australia, through the 1,660 km Eyre Highway – the first National Highway in Australia.
She also added that she’s only left it to one mechanic to maintain the car throughout her entire ownership, using original Toyota parts only. In those 35 years, it had only broken down on her once; adding that she even cried when the car was put on the tow truck.
