I’ve Ordered a Porsche 911

The other day, I finally signed the papers for my first Porsche: a Porsche 911.

I can’t share the model or specification details just yet, but I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you one thing: I’ve finally ordered a 911! (The photo at the top is of a GT3 we used to own, so it’s not the car I’ve ordered.)

I started this blog in June 2017.

At first, I launched it on a whim, and my daily traffic stayed in the single digits.

“How can I get more people to visit?” After trying all sorts of things, I decided to change the blog’s title about two months in. The new title was:

“Until the Day I Buy a Porsche with My Own Money”

From the day I changed the title, traffic shot up. I started getting more comments like “We’re cheering you on!” and “Make that dream come true!” The blog just kept growing.

To be honest, at the time, I remember having mixed feelings:

“Sure, I’d always thought it would be nice to buy a Porsche with my own money someday. But I wasn’t that serious about it—and I never expected the blog to get this kind of response…
Now that I’ve gone and announced it publicly, though, I have to keep this blog going until I buy a Porsche. I’ve backed myself into a corner…”

(Yes, I can be a bit serious about these things! lol)

Five and a half years later, I’ve finally signed for a 911—and taken a huge step toward reaching that goal.

I don’t have a production slot yet, so naturally there’s no delivery date. But my loan has been approved and I’ve already transferred the deposit, so now all I can do is wait to hear from the dealer.

I’m stretching my budget to the limit, so money is tight. Every day feels like a kick in the pants to work hard and earn more before the car arrives! (lol)

I Couldn’t Have Done It Without This Blog’s Readers

I never imagined that someone who had absolutely no interest in cars would one day buy a Porsche.

People sometimes ask me:

“You must have been into cars from the start if you began a car blog, right?”
“Even if you weren’t interested in cars, you must have known a little about them, right?”

But honestly, I had absolutely no interest in cars—not even a tiny bit.

I could tell a Prius from a kei car, but every other car looked the same to me. I wasn’t interested in cars at all, so I’d never once paid attention to the cars driving around me.

I got my driver’s license because I thought, “It might be useful to have one as ID.” Then I went more than ten years without driving. I simply assumed I’d go through life without ever getting behind the wheel.

Then I married my husband, who watched car videos on YouTube and *Car Graphic TV* almost every day, and listened to him talk about cars. For our honeymoon, we went to Germany, rented a Porsche, and toured the museums of several automakers…

For six months, my husband kept telling me, “You should drive! It’s fun!” I kept putting it off until he resorted to the ultimate crash course: “Come pick me up in Umeda—by car, right now!” That’s what finally got me driving…

I scraped and bumped into plenty of things, and felt awful every time. But I eventually removed the automatic-transmission restriction on my license and started learning to drive a manual, bought a manual BMW 320i of my own, attended a Porsche driving school in a manual Boxster, and last year bought a brand-new manual Suzuki Swift Sport.

My life outside cars changed, too. Our third child was born, and last year I started a new company and began throwing myself into work with renewed ambition. After everything I’ve been through, I’ve finally made it this far.

I’m sure that if I hadn’t started this blog, I would never have bought a Porsche—or opened the door to so many new experiences.

There were times when I was too afraid of the comments to write, and times when I lost sight of why I was blogging in the first place. I had my share of doubts and struggles, but your comments and messages encouraged me whenever I needed it.

Because you’ve always supported me and followed along so warmly, I’ve been able to keep working toward my goal, even when the road hasn’t been straightforward.

Thank you so much.

Still, this is only the beginning (and now I’m wondering whether I can really keep up with the loan payments… lol). I’ll keep working hard so I can comfortably afford to run the 911. I may be posting at my own pace, but I hope to keep the blog going, too.

Thanks, as always, for being here.