ポルシェ 981ボクスターGTS
Porsche Maintenance Costs

Porsche Maintenance Costs

3 Key Tips for Driving to Make Your Tires Last Longer – From a Boxster GTS Owner

30,000km Since Boxster Delivery My husband bought his 981 Boxster GTS back in November 2015. The mileage is almost 30,000km now. (He used to drive quite a bit during the first year or two, but since last winter, not so much.) During this time, ・Participated in a driving event at Suzuka Circuit ・Drove twice at Fuji Speedway ・Took about 7 or 8 long-distance tours of roughly 1500km each ・Drove aggressively on the Royu Driveway on...

Porsche Maintenance Costs
フォルクスワーゲンゴルフ7
Volkswagen

Volkswagen

The Impressive Performance of the Volkswagen Golf – Maybe I Don’t Need a Panamera!?

Monthly Visit to the Family Graves Today, I went to visit the family graves of both sides in the morning. Since the beginning of this year, I’ve made it a point to go once a month. By chance, my husband’s family grave and my father’s family grave are just a stone’s throw apart, and they even share the same temple parish, so the graves are close to each other. It only takes about an hour...

Volkswagen
Porsche Taycan

Porsche Taycan, Porsche News

Investigating the Origins of Porsche Car Names Following the Naming of Porsche’s First El...

*Image source: Announced at the 70th Anniversary of the Sports Car – The new sports EV is named “Taycan” The Name “Taycan” is Decided! A while ago, it was reported that Porsche’s first electric vehicle, previously known as “Mission E,” has officially been named “Taycan”. For a time, there was some debate over whether it should be pronounced “Teikan” or “Taikan,” but it seems “Taycan” is the final choice. Porsche’s first EV is the Taycan!...

Porsche Taycan, Porsche News
Porsche News

Porsche News

I Listened to Porsche’s Official YouTube Video on the Correct Pronunciation of “Porsche”!

Joining My Husband on a Business Trip to the U.S. Next month, due to my husband’s business trip, my daughters and I will be going to the U.S. for about a week. Since we’ll be there, we’re planning to visit the Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles (PECLA). What’s the Correct Way to Pronounce “Porsche”? It suddenly got me wondering. In Japan, we clearly say “Porushe” (ポルシェ), but how do Americans pronounce it? If I get...

Porsche News
ポルシェ 981ボクスターGTS
Reviews & Test Drives

Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Boxster

Porsche 981 Boxster GTS – Its Charm Still Shines Bright Even After 2 Years of Ownership

Commuting with the 981 Boxster GTS My husband commutes about once a week in the 981 Boxster GTS (MT). When we first got the Boxster, he drove it to work every day to get used to driving a manual and to break the car in. But then he said, “Since the round trip from home to work is about 50 km, it feels like a waste to rack up mileage just commuting,” so he started...

Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Boxster
ポルシェ 356
Our Car Life

Our Car Life

What It Takes for Cars to Become a Shared Hobby for Couples — A Wife’s Perspective on Hav...

Cars as a Shared Hobby for Couples I often receive comments and messages on my blog saying, “I envy couples who share a car hobby together.” So I thought I’d reflect on this myself and recently wrote an article about it. →Reference article: The Biggest Reason a Husband’s Porsche Purchase Is Opposed by His Wife After writing that article, I received a message that said: “If you think of the family as a company, the...

Our Car Life
ポルシェ 911GT3
Porsche 911

Porsche 911

A Quick Reference Guide to the Porsche 911 Lineup – Which One’s Right for Me?

Starting to Research the 911 Since my recent visit to Fuji Speedway, I’ve become a bit interested in the 911. I thought I knew a fair bit about the Panamera, but when it comes to the 911, I’m a complete novice. (Usually it’s the other way around, right? lol) So, I checked out the official Porsche Japan website’s 911 model lineup, but… there are so many options that I couldn’t make heads or tails of...

Porsche 911
Our Car Life

Our Car Life

Former Racer and Now Car Dealer: If You Buy a Porsche, Definitely the 911! – Porsche Supp...

Hello everyone. This is Mina, the administrator of the “Welcome Home, PORSCHE” blog. Since May, we’ve been running an interview series called “Porsche Supporters File,” spotlighting those who quietly support Porsche. For the second installment, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Tatsuya Matsumoto of Auto and House Co., Ltd. in Minami-ku, Kyoto. Remarkably, Mr. Matsumoto is a former Super Taikyu racer! Chapter 1. Porsche Through the Eyes of a Former Racer *A rare...

Our Car Life
ポルシェ 911 50
Porsche 911

Porsche 911

Why My Porsche-Loving Husband Still Hasn’t Bought a 911

Getting Up Close with Rare 911s The other day, I attended the “Porsche Experience Day” held at Fuji Speedway, where many attendees arrived in Porsches, and I got to see a lot of rare models. And as expected, there were so many people who came in 911s. Seeing so many different 911s made me think once again, “The 911 really is such a cool car.” Also, after experiencing driving on the circuit, of course, I...

Porsche 911