Throttle Control in the Porsche 911 (992) The other day, I shared an article praising the base model of the 992 Porsche 911, and I mentioned that my husband’s Porsche friends were also amazed and impressed by the performance of the 992 base model. When I later asked one of them what exactly they liked so much, they said: “The handling and solid suspension feel almost comparable to a GT3,” and on top of the...
The Charm of the Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) Recently, my husband had the air conditioning gas refilled at his usual shop because the A/C in our air-cooled Porsche 911 (964) wasn’t cooling well. They also added a fluorescent dye to check whether the gas was leaking somewhere or just naturally decreasing. After driving it for a few days, he planned to bring it back to the shop for inspection. Since the A/C gas refill made...
Do We Regret Selling the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring? We sold our Porsche 911 GT3 Touring this past April. It was a cherished car, carefully specified and purchased by my husband with great dedication. However, its performance was so high that we rarely had the chance to fully unleash it in everyday driving, so we reluctantly let it go. Since then, we’ve received many questions like “Do you regret selling the 911 GT3?” and “Have...
The other day, the air conditioning on our air-cooled Porsche 911 (964 model) stopped working, and my husband wrote an article about it. Please take a look if you’re interested. Air Conditioning on the Air-Cooled Porsche Lately, I’ve been rotating through the Porsches, switching which one I drive each week. As summer approached and the temperatures rose significantly, I decided to take the 964 out for a spin after a while. Starting the engine in...
Porsche 911 in Aventurine Green Metallic Our home’s 911 Cabriolet (992 model) sports the Aventurine Green Metallic body color. This is a new color introduced with the 992 generation, a beautifully unique shade that’s somewhere between a deep brown and green. Previously, a blog reader (who seems to be a neighbor) left a comment: I drive a 992 coupe in Aventurine Green, so I hope we can meet up someday. Since then, we’ve occasionally spotted...
My Sister Who Bought a Mini The other day, I wrote an article about my husband’s sister, who, after 20 years as a paper driver, finally bought her first car. The car she chose was a BMW Mini Cooper D (3-door) in a stylish British Racing Green with a white roof. She’s been driving almost every day and taking special lessons from her husband on weekends, even practicing on the Royu Driveway, so she’s gotten...
We Found Out Where the GT3 Went My husband owned a Porsche 911 GT3 Touring (991 late model) for about two and a half years. After much thought, he decided to let it go at the end of March this year. He sold it back to the dealer where he bought it, and it was listed on a used car site, where it apparently sold within about a week. My husband said, “I was worried...
On June 16, 2021, Japan time, Porsche announced the new 911 (992 generation) GT3 Touring Package. 992 new model launch included a statement from Andreas Preuninger, Porsche’s GT product line director, who confirmed the existence of the Touring Package as expected. This time, I’d like to explain the announcement from the perspective of a former owner of the previous GT3 Touring Package. What is the Touring Package? The GT3 Touring Package is an option package...
Riding the 911 Cabriolet (992) After a While We have a 911 Cabriolet (992 model) at home. My husband has driven it about 5,000 km so far, but I only drive it occasionally. He often says to me, “Why don’t you drive it more!?” but since I usually only drive short distances—like a few minutes to the supermarket or to pick up our child from kindergarten—I think, “It feels like such a waste to take...
Letting Go of a Beloved Car I often see comments on YouTube and social media like “I regret selling my 981” or “I can’t let go because I love the engine sound too much”. So recently, I wrote an article titled Regretting the Sale of a Porsche 981 Boxster/Cayman, which received quite a bit of feedback. In that article, my husband mentioned, When I started driving the GT3, its incredible performance made me think, ‘Maybe...
