Poor old Samuel

Who is Samuel? Well, let's see I have this thing where I like to name all the cars I have ever owned, and Samuel is my current baby (Nissan Skyline R32 GTS-T pictured left and below). The Skyline is not available as a local delivery and has been specially imported from Japan into Australia. Samuel is completely stock standard - I have been tempted to fit an exhaust system, intercooler e.t.c but this all costs money.

Why did I name it Samuel you ask? Because Samuel is the first manual car I have ever owned (but not driven). And because I clearly suck at poetry and try very hard to make things rhyme - it was named Samuel.

Now - most guys tend to give their cars female names. You know, if you have seen "Gone in 60 seconds" the stolen cars are given female names, Illinois for example, the 1960 something Shelby Mustang is the most notorious example (such a hot car).

I am not so sure about girl names for cars, I mean, I have nothing against it but do we need to always name them girl names? Really? I tend to think my car's are androgynous anyway, not really pertaining to any kind of gender... That's how I like to justify it.

Anyway... So to cut a long story short, a young female driver decided to send Samuel to hospital by giving him a big ol smack on the behind, entirely her fault. I am actually not as shattered as I thought I would be, I mean it's getting fixed and the idea of another car had been creeping into my mind anyway.

But... I don't get to drive Samuel before I go overseas. That is a real shame. I really wanted to take Samuel out for a cruise, especially now the weather is more crisp and it gives the turbo just that extra bit of bite.