Yes School had its first 'teacher car' in 2000, a Daihatsu Mira that Duncan (the teacher before us) had purchased from a student. Prior to that, teachers with the school either walked, rode a bike or (apparently) could borrow a step-through motor scooter. I have my doubts about the latter as we only ever saw it in pieces at Stephanie's old place in Tomagaoka.
The Mira was a 660cc four speed manual micro-car which had a surprising zip around town and only threatened to expire when loaded up with passengers on a hill climb in the countryside. The air-conditioner was clapped out and front CV joint problems emerged by 2002. But it did manage a round trip to Hiroshima and many other excursions into the Sanda surrounds. And of course, it took us to classes that weren't scheduled at home, such as those at the Sakai and Nakano homes. It bore us safely through the night on our journey back from Sasayama.
In between our first and second visits, the Mira was carted off to the wrecker, a mere 60,000 kms on the clock. The photo above was taken in 2001 and shows Nadia with the car outside our bosses old house.
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