Our Car Life

2022.05.28Our Car Life

The Joy of High-Performance Cars Like Porsche Grows with the Driver’s Skill

Back When I Couldn’t Drive a Manual About five years ago, I could barely drive a manual transmission car. Every time I got behind the wheel of the only manual car we had at home, the Boxster GTS (981), I thought, “There’s no way I’ll ever be able to drive a manual car.” My sense of defeat just kept growing. My feet wouldn’t leave the accelerator or clutch pedals, and I half-wondered, “Does the Boxster’s...

2022.05.28Our Car Life

Reviews & Test Drives

2022.05.24Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Shikoku & Kyushu Touring in a Porsche 911 (992)③

Taking the 911 on a Ferry from Shikoku to Kyushu I had set my alarm for 5 a.m., but woke up even earlier. It seemed to have rained quite a bit last night, but this morning the rain had stopped and the air was refreshingly crisp. I quickly got ready and left with plenty of time to catch the 6:20 a.m. ferry. The hotel was right in the middle of a residential area, so starting...

2022.05.24Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Reviews & Test Drives

2022.05.19Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Shikoku & Kyushu Touring in Porsche 911 (992) Part 2

Starting from Katsurahama The second day began in Nankoku City. The clear skies remained as usual. I had planned to get up early and take a morning stroll along Katsurahama, but I overslept. Hurriedly got ready and checked out. First, I drove the 911 to Katsurahama. After previously visiting the Kaizumi Shrine (Ryuo-gu) there, I felt my luck improved, so this was a thank-you visit. Though the sun was already high, the Pacific Ocean viewed...

2022.05.19Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Our Car Life

2022.05.16Our Car Life

Continuing a Life Loving Sports Cars After Marriage: Four Things a Porsche Owner Couple C...

About Us, the Porsche Owner Couple We’ve been married for 10 years this year. I know this might seem like a “Who cares?” kind of story out of the blue… lol We got married in 2012. Naturally, when we were newlyweds, there was no Porsche in our home, and I wasn’t interested in cars at all. So, I never imagined that 10 years later, we’d be running a Porsche blog together as a couple. Now,...

2022.05.16Our Car Life

Touring Reports

2022.05.13Touring Reports, Porsche 911

Shikoku & Kyushu Touring in the Porsche 911 (992) Part 1

My Partner This Time: The 992 This year’s Golden Week gave me a rare 10-day holiday, so I decided to go on a long touring trip. Until just before departure, I was undecided about which partner to take—981, or maybe 991, or even a 964? But this time, I chose to take the 992 along. The reason is that although I’ve driven the 992 on long distances and on circuits, I had never really done...

2022.05.13Touring Reports, Porsche 911

Touring Reports

2022.05.10Touring Reports, Our Car Life

Top 5 Scenic Drives in Japan I Want to Take with My Wife in a Porsche One Day

During Golden Week, I went on a 6-night, 7-day grand touring trip. Of course, it was a solo journey—or rather, a two-person trip with my Porsche—a trip spent every day chasing out great roads and driving hard. This year I toured Shikoku and Kyushu, and I’ll share a detailed report on that in another article. But this time, while driving, I was thinking about which roads I’d want to drive with my wife someday when...

2022.05.10Touring Reports, Our Car Life

Our Car Life

2022.05.05Our Car Life

How Meeting Porsche Owners Changed My Life Perspective

The Values of Porsche Owners Before starting this Porsche blog, I lived with the belief that “work is the purpose of life” and “focusing entirely on work leads to a fulfilling life.” After working as a salesperson in a sports-minded company, then starting my own business and witnessing senior entrepreneurs around me aiming for IPOs and expanding their companies, I thought that to achieve results at work, losing private time and spending less time with...

2022.05.05Our Car Life

Porsche Maintenance Costs

2022.05.03Porsche Maintenance Costs, Porsche 911

Porsche 911 (991 Early Model) 7th Year Inspection Cost: About 330,000 Yen!

Porsche 911 Vehicle Inspection I purchased a used Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS (991 early model) last September, and since then, I’ve driven nearly 10,000 km, bringing the total to about 41,000 km. And now, this April marks the 7th-year vehicle inspection since its first registration in 2015. Since I have an extended warranty, I decided to have the usual Porsche dealer take care of the inspection this time as well. Last month, after running...

2022.05.03Porsche Maintenance Costs, Porsche 911