During this time of Kagoshima stay, but I was moving around in a rental car,

however, I used the car just for round-trip a DIY shop and convenience stores

I thought that recent "light car" is great.

Light car of old days, was poor ride, bad quality and narrow room and the power was also poor, however the light car I had rent at this time,

visible spacious( it might be just a illusion visual),

climbing lane also to climb without stress,

"Idling stop"

technology really surprised me.

Firstly, I felt a little fear to stop the engine whenever in a center of intersection,

As soon as the touch lightly accelerator, the engine is going to be restarted instantaneously. I was really moved as an engineer.

(I don't know nowadays the idling stop mechanism is a standard equipment in any car)

I am a research engineer, who had studies the vehicles engine and car area network(CAN), so I am very interested in the mechanism of any vehicle.

However, I am not interested in car makers, design or spec. of car

at all absolutely.

So I have no topics about motor vehicle in a drinking party,whenever my coworkers start to talk about cars.

I become to feel lonely, and come to think "attending English meeting is better than being here"

(To be continued)