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How to Buy a Porsche

How to Buy a Porsche

Which Is More Worthwhile When Buying a Porsche 911: MT or AT? An Analysis Based on Data

Which Is More Worthwhile: MT or AT? “If you’re buying a 911 with resale value in mind, which is more worthwhile, MT or AT?” That’s what my husband recently looked into. However, since “manually checking each piece of information one by one is time-consuming and tedious,” he wrote a program to automatically pull used 911 sales data from Car Sensor and convert it into usable data. (Since he works in IT, he said it only...

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ボクスターGTS
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Will the Day Come When I Can Master the Porsche Boxster GTS (MT)?

Mastering the Boxster GTS (MT) The other day, my husband said to me, “Haven’t you written the third article in the ‘Until the Day I Can Master the Boxster GTS (MT)’ series at all?” And he was right. When I checked the date of the last article I wrote, it was July 17… (-_-) Since I haven’t written any articles, that means I haven’t driven the Boxster since then. On the days I do drive...

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971新型パナメーラのホイール
Porsche Trivia

Porsche Trivia, Recommended Car Accessories

Meaning of the “N (Number)” on Porsche Certified Tires and Behind the Scenes ...

The “N○” on Porsche Certified Tires The other day, while researching certified tires for the Panamera on Porsche Japan’s official site, I noticed something interesting in the specs column next to the tire names: notations like “N0, N1, N2, N3, N4”. I learned that “N” stands for the German word “NORM” (standard, regulation, norm), indicating certification, but what does the number next to the N mean? Checking Porsche Japan’s official “Porsche N Mark” page, it...

Porsche Trivia, Recommended Car Accessories
SLK350
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The Ultimate Way to Sell Your Beloved Car for Top Dollar｜Simultaneous Appraisal & B...

The Ultimate Way to Sell Your Beloved Car – Simultaneous Appraisal & Bidding Method About three years ago, my husband was driving a Mercedes-Benz SLK350. Then, in 2015, he purchased a Boxster GTS, and the way he sold the SLK at that time was really effective. Today, I’d like to share that method with you. Usually, people have individual appraisers come one by one and negotiate separately with each company, but scheduling each appointment is...

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Our Car Life

Our Car Life

Our Parenting Philosophy — Reflections Watching Our Daughter Ride in a Porsche Since She ...

Every Morning Conversation Between My Husband and Our Eldest Daughter In our family, my husband takes our 4-year-old eldest daughter to kindergarten every morning. Before they leave, he always asks her, “Which car shall we take today?” Then she replies with things like, “The blue Porshe(Porsche)!” or “The white Porshe(white)!” or “Golf!” and so he drives her to school in whichever car she requests. Sometimes my husband says, “Shall we take the white Porshe today?”...

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ポルシェ 356　ポルシェミュージアム
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The Man Who Drove a Porsche 356 from Japan to Stuttgart, Germany (About 15,000 km)

Who Was Jiro Shirasu? A man whom the postwar GHQ called “the only Japanese who would not be obedient”, Jiro Shirasu. During the Allied Occupation of Japan, he was a close aide to Shigeru Yoshida and also served as chairman of Tohoku Electric Power and as an executive in many Japanese companies. His father, Bunpei Shirasu, founded the trading company Shirasu Shoten and amassed great wealth through cotton trading (the company later went bankrupt due...

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Porsche 911

Porsche 911, Porsche Trivia

Before the New 911 Announcement, I Took Another Look at the Charm of the Porsche 911!

Posts on “911 Day” On September 11th, known as “911 Day,” many tweets with the hashtag #911Day were posted on Twitter. It’s clear that the “911” is truly loved by so many people. …And then, a sudden question popped into my mind. What exactly makes the 911 so captivating…? I think I understand the appeal and strengths of the Panamera better than most people, but when it comes to the 911, I honestly don’t know...

Porsche 911, Porsche Trivia
Porsche 911

Porsche 911, Our Car Life

Considering an Air-Cooled Porsche 911 – Researching the 964 Carrera 4

About the Air-Cooled Porsche 911 The other day, my husband went all the way to Nagoya to check out an air-cooled model. When I asked him what he thought, he simply said, “Yeah, it was just a good car.” So I figured he wasn’t in a hurry to buy one. But then, a few days later, this magazine arrived at our home. It’s a special edition from the automotive magazine Car Graphic, compiling evaluations and...

Porsche 911, Our Car Life
Porsche Maintenance Costs

Porsche Maintenance Costs

Should You Enroll in the Porsche Approved Warranty After 3 Years with Your New Boxster?

Three Years Since Purchasing Our Boxster The other day, we received a postcard from the Porsche dealer about the Boxster GTS’s upcoming vehicle inspection. Oh wow… we bought the Boxster new in November 2015, so it’s already been three years—time flies. Then, shortly after, another letter arrived from Porsche Japan. Inside was information about the “Porsche Approved Warranty.” P-Porsche Approved Warranty? (-_-) Apparently, the “Porsche Approved Warranty” is a coverage program available for new and...

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