Eli nqaku alikho ngemoto ngokwenene. Eli nqaku lilahlekileyo, lipapashwe emva kwexesha lasekuseni, kungaphezu kwayo yonke into eqhumayo malunga nolonwabo lokuqhuba kunye neqaqobana lezinye izithintelo. Yeyabo bathe balandela iReason Automotive ixesha elide kwaye sele beziqhelile ezi rablings.
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Izolo ndiphume eLedger Automobile office late ndidiniwe. Ndidiniwe! Kodwa wade wadikwa ziimoto. Iveki yonke ndibhala sithetha ngeemoto, emva kweveki elandelayo ndayithatha ngokugqithiswa kweemoto kwiGeneva Motor Show.
Ndingathanda ukudibana nengcaphephe yepokotho eyakha yathi “abo babalekela ulonwabo abaze badinwe”. Bubuxoki obungaka. Ukwenza esikuthandayo ngumsebenzi omninzi kwaye kuyadinisa. Ndigqibile le veki ndibeka amandla, ukufuduka, izixhobo eziqhelekileyo kunye neengxaki ezivela kubomi bemihla ngemihla nayiphi na inkampani ngamehlo.
Ingxaki yokwenza ubomi bethu bomsebenzi ube yeyona nto siyithanda kakhulu kukuba singcolisa le “nto yokuzonwabisa” ngeengxaki eziqhelekileyo zawo nawuphi na umsebenzi – amatyala angahlawulwanga, amatyala angahlawulwanga… eqhelekileyo.
Ukuvavanya imoto akusaqhubeki nje, ukubhala akusabhalwa nje.
Ukuphuma kwam eofisini bendifuna ukugoduka ndiyophumla. Kwakuqokelelwe ngokwenene ukudinwa. Njengoko usazi, akukho nto indivuyisa ngaphezu kokwabelana nawe ngamabali athile apha e-Razão Automóvel – elifana neli, umzekelo. Okanye le malunga nemoto yam yokuqala, enenani leminyaka kuyo.
"I-1st gear, i-2nd gear, i-3rd gear. Ibala i-revs ehlala ibetha i-5,500 rpm (ayizange ifanele ukunweba nangakumbi)."
Amanye ngamanqaku aqhelekileyo, apho ubunyani nobungqongqo bulawula oko kwenza iRazão Automóvel ibe yile nto iyiyo namhlanje.
Kwaye ekubeni uthatha ingxaki ukufunda oku (Ndathi eli nqaku lelabo kuphela «abanzima» abaye basilandela ixesha elide) kufuneka wazi ukuba kungekudala, kungekudala, siza kusungula izinto ezininzi ezintsha apha eRazão Automóvel.
Phakathi kwezinye iindaba, uya kuba nakho ukunikela ngomxholo kwindawo yethu. Kodwa masibuyele kumxholo weli nqaku kwaye sishiye iindaba ngelinye ixesha…
Izinto zingahlala ziba worse...
Ndashiya iofisi ndaza ndangena kwi-Mazda MX-5 RF ndinomnqweno omkhulu wokuqhuba ngokuthatha ukubetha "kwiPutukezi endala".Ndaqhankqalaza ndisithi imoto incinci kwaye imfutshane, kwaye le naleya. Ndayiqalisa injini, ndajongisa amavili ngakwiSouth Rim ndaza ndemka ndaya ngasendlini – ndithetha izishwabulo zengqondo apha endleleni. Umoya wawumhle kangangokuba ndingathanda ukuba semva kwevili le-1.5 dCi Mégane yam enama-200 000 km—okwenzeka ukuba ndibe nengxaki neringi ye-injector — kune-MX-5 RF.
Ukubuyela eMazda. "Demethi! Ngubani owangcolisa ibhanki?” Ndandiqhula ngayo yonke into eyayisemotweni—yonke into! Kwade kwafika ezinye izibane, sele zisemazantsi kumbindi ojikelezayo, zatsala umdla wam. "I-Operation STOP, kulungile ke ... ibiyeyona nto bendiyifuna". “Molo Mnumzane Mqhubi, nceda amaxwebhu akho”. Fuck ndilibele isipaji sam eofisini!
"Imoto isinika imvakalelo yokuba sithi abaphethe imicimbi."
Bendiyidinga nje le. Ngethamsanqa amagosa ogcino-mthetho awakwazanga ukuqonda ngakumbi. Baye bandivumela ukuba ndihambe emva kokubonisa ezinye iikopi zamaxwebhu am kunye nokuvuthela ibhaluni - andizange ndimangalele nantoni na, kunjalo. Kodwa ndandididekile kangangokuba ndagqiba kwelokuba ndiye kwicala laseCosta de Caparica kunokuba ndiye eAlmada.
Kodwa banokuphucula…
Igiya 1, igiya yesi-2, igiya yesi-3. Ibala ujikelezo oluhlala lubetha i-5500 rpm (bekungafanelanga ukolula ngakumbi). Ndithe ndakuqonda ukuba ndisothula udano lwezi ntsuku kwinkwenkwana yaseJapan. Kwaye kwaba nemiphumo emibi.
Ndihambe yonke indlela ndihamba ndithengisa ishishini lemoto kwaye ngequbuliso ndabuyela kwimeko yam yesiqhelo: imoto entle! Ndibuyele ekuthandeni iimoto. Asikuko nokuba ndandiyekile ukuyithanda, kodwa andisakhumbuli ukuba ndagqibela nini ukuyiqhuba ngolwaneliseko olunjalo.
Ndigqibele ndingabuyeli kumjikelezo waseMonte de Caparica. Ndagqiba kwelokuba ndijonge iindlela ezingasemva endingazange ndihambe kuzo. Kudala ndikhangela ujiko ndizama ukubaleka irada yesantya ye-A38.
Ndachola ihood yentsimbi esebenza ngombane (ndiyithanda ngcono iMX-5 enehood ye canvas…), ndavula unomathotholo ndalahleka ecaleni kweBhanki yoMzantsi. Ndisuka eAlentejo, ndisebenza eLisbon, kodwa ndihlala apha. Kwaba lula ukulahleka kuba andazi kwanto kolu nxweme.
Ilifu elalindanda phezu kwentloko yam labethwa ngumoya - mhlawumbi ngenxa yokuba ndandiyirhoxisile ihood. Ukuqhuba lelona yeza ngenene. Andizange ndisombulule nayiphi na ingxaki kodwa ndafumana intloko ecacileyo kwaye andizange ndide ndihambe ngaphaya kwe-5500 rpm.
Ukusukela ngaloo mzuzu ukuya phambili, umnqweno wam yayikukuba ndiqhube kude kube sekuphumeni kwelanga – ekuphela kwesizathu sokuba ndingakwenzi oko yayikukuba ndandiziva ndifuna ukuya kwindlu yangasese (esona sizathu sokuba m…kaka!). Kodwa kwakukuhle ukulahleka evilini.
Yiyo loo nto sithanda iimoto.
Kukho okuninzi ebomini bethu esingakwaziyo ukulawula - umnqweno wokuya kwindlu yangasese umzekelo (lol). Kwaye phakathi kwayo yonke into, imoto ihlala ihlukile. Iimoto zisasinika olo lawulo, loo nkululeko. Kwivili siya apho sifuna khona, kwaye indlela esifuna ngayo! Ukuba yimoto eqhuba ngamavili angasemva, inokuba secaleni… ifanele ukuba secaleni.
Imoto isinika imvakalelo yokuba sithi abaphethe imicimbi. Jika ekunene, tshixa. Jika ngasekhohlo, khawuleza kwaye utshintshe izixhobo. 5500 rpm! Oku kwenzekile kwi-MX-5 RF - iqabane elibalaseleyo kule njongo - kodwa inokuba yiyo nayiphi na enye imoto.
Kungenxa yezi kunye nabanye apho iimoto zizalise intelekelelo yethu. Ndibheja sikule nto kunye: sonke sineveki embi apho sifuna nje ukungena emotweni kwaye siye kwindawo ethile, nokuba yintoni na. Imini yam yayizolo, neyakho?
Ndithatha eli thuba ukunikezela amazwi ambalwa ombulelo kwi-Mazda MX-5 RF endiqhube kule mpelaveki inezinkathazo.
Waziphatha kwindawo ephakamileyo. Asiyomoto yezemidlalo enamandla amakhulu (i-injini ye-1.5 l ene-131 hp ilungile), kodwa yayiyiloo nto kanye bendiyifuna ngoLwesihlanu. Imoto ebiziphethe kakuhle, inxibilili, ibingandiphikisi kwaye ibisenza yonke into endiyixelele ukuba iyenze. Kwaye wenza.
Yayilunyango olubalaseleyo. Ndicebisa. Ukuqhuba lelona yeza ngenene...