Pregnancy and Car Life As I shared in my blog recently, I’m currently pregnant, and our family will be growing this August. Time flies—it’s almost six months now, and my belly is really starting to show. Maybe because this is my third child, my skin stretches more easily (is that even a thing? lol), but this time my belly grew so fast that just the other day some moms at my daughter’s kindergarten said, “We...
718 Boxster GTS About a year ago, I had the chance to drive a friend of my husband’s 718 Boxster GTS (MT). However, at that time, I wasn’t very confident driving a manual car, so my husband warned me on the spot: Mina, better not. You’ll break the clutch. Reluctantly, I gave up on driving the 718 Boxster GTS. That moment became the trigger for me to say, “I absolutely must learn to drive a...
My husband recently had the chance to drive a friend’s Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS, and he shared his impressions. The 911 Targa is a car I once admired deeply. Please have a look if you’re interested. Test Drive: 911 Targa 4 GTS Not long ago, he had a brief opportunity to drive the early model (991.1) Targa 4 GTS. Around the same time, he had borrowed a late model (991.2) Carrera GTS from an...
About the Base 911… Regarding our family’s Panamera replacement, I recently wrote that we had finally decided on the new 911 (992), and today I’d like to share which grade of the new 911 we chose. To get straight to the point, we decided on the 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Back when we were debating “Cayenne? Taycan?…” I never imagined we’d end up with a convertible. 1 Why the Base Model First, my husband explained why...
Next Candidate After the Panamera Since last fall, we’ve been going back and forth, agonizing over “what to do about replacing our Panamera that’s almost been with us for three years.” (I wrote about the candidate cars in this earlier article.) This summer, with our third child born, our family will become five members, and naturally, when choosing a car, the thought was “if it’s Porsche, then it has to be the Cayenne.” But it...
The other day, I wrote an article titled “Spent a Day with the 718 Cayman. Is the Base Cayman Really Worth Buying?”, and today I’d like to share the follow-up. 718 Cayman Test Drive How’s the Ride Without PASM Suspension? I’ve previously written an article about whether the PASM option is necessary. This particular 718 Cayman didn’t have PASM, but my husband said: I definitely don’t think the ride quality is bad. This time it...
Test Driving the 718 Cayman The other day, as a loaner car during the GT3’s one-year inspection, I was able to borrow a 718 Cayman for a full day. Both my spouse and I took turns driving it, so I’ll share my impressions from a female perspective—how my wife would feel using the Cayman as a daily driver—and my husband will share his thoughts from the viewpoint of a Porsche enthusiast and driver. This loaner...
Porsche 911 GT3, 1-Year Inspection The other day, my husband took the 911 GT3 in for its dealer 1-year inspection. Although the GT3 was delivered last May, since he had driven it on the track at the end of the year and had an oil change done, he decided to bring it in a little earlier than scheduled. While the GT3 was in for inspection, we were kindly lent a 718 Cayman as a loaner,...
Manual Cars Since my very first car, a manual transmission BMW 320i arrived at our home, I’ve been driving the 320i quite often. Time flies—it’s almost been a year since delivery. This 320i isn’t an M Sport or anything fancy; it’s a basic model. After getting used to driving it, I honestly found myself feeling, “this is a bit underwhelming…” The engine is quiet, and the ride is comfortable, making it great as a family...
Enjoying a wonderful car life as a family, Mr. and Mrs. A are a lovely Porsche owner couple who go on tours together and even created an album filled with memories of their beloved Porsche for the husband. We had the opportunity to interview them to find out what kind of couple they are, especially how the wife understands and shares the joy of Porsche life with her husband. By the way, the cars Mr....
