We Need More Car Enthusiasts to Drive Like These Two Women

• Woman daily-drives Lexus LFA to 180,000 km and keeps it stock

• 80-year-old returns her stock Mazda RX-7 to Mazda after 25 years

• Both prove Japan’s icons can be daily drivers, not locked away

Daily-Driven Unicorn, Not a Museum Piece

Most LFAs are locked away like museum pieces. Owners brag about delivery miles and trailer them to cars and coffee. But pipi__.358 is out there racking up nearly 180,000 km in hers. Bought new in 2011, still stock, still spotless, still screaming that Yamaha-tuned V10 down Japanese roads every day.

That’s insane mileage for an LFA. Some owners haven’t even cracked 10,000. She’s basically lapped the collector crowd ten times over and proven the car doesn’t explode if you actually, you know, use it.

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Zero Mods

No mods. No half-baked aftermarket exhaust. No tacky carbon wings. Just the car Lexus built — the way it was supposed to sound and feel. And it still looks brand new, which is peak Japan: meticulous care, obsessive detail, nothing left to chance.

Meanwhile, Over in Hiroshima…

Then there’s Naoko Nishimoto, who held onto her RX-7 FD for 25 years. She finally handed it back to Mazda when she turned 80 and gave up her license. Like pipi__.358, she kept the car 100% stock and pristine. Mazda now plans to keep it as a promo car, because it’s basically a time capsule.

The handover ceremony for the RX-7 took place at the Kyushu Mazda Akasako Store — the same dealership that had lovingly maintained the car for 25 years. Whenever it needed attention, the team there cared for it with dedication. “It’s thanks to everyone at this store that I was able to enjoy my car for so many years,” Naoko said, expressing heartfelt gratitude until the very end.

The Way It’s Supposed to Be Done

Two women, two icons, both doing it right. One keeps driving, one let go gracefully — but both prove that cars aren’t meant to be shrink-wrapped investments. They’re meant to be driven, loved, and kept pure. And honestly? We need more car enthusiasts to drive like these two women.