How to Buy a Porsche

2021.11.04How to Buy a Porsche, The Appeal of Porsche, Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Test Driving the Porsche 911 Carrera (991.1): Why the Base Carrera Is So Good

Since purchasing the 991.1 (early 991) Carrera 4 GTS, I’ve become completely captivated by the early 991 generation. Recently, I had the opportunity to test drive the base (standard) 991 Carrera, so I’d like to share my report along with some thoughts on the appeal of the “pure” 911. Why Do Porsche Enthusiasts Return to the Base 911? This is something I had heard many times even before owning a Porsche: well-known automotive critics and...

2021.11.04How to Buy a Porsche, The Appeal of Porsche, Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

How to Buy a Porsche

2021.10.26How to Buy a Porsche, Porsche Maintenance Costs

Just Bought Porsche 911 Broke Down! Understanding the PADM Error

PADM Error As I mentioned recently on a Twitter Space, while driving my newly purchased early 991 Carrera 4 GTS, I suddenly noticed a PADM error warning on the instrument panel. The error is displayed in white (there also seems to be a yellow version), so it doesn’t affect driving and the car runs normally without any issues. From my research across various SNS platforms, this PADM error appears to be a common fault. It’s...

2021.10.26How to Buy a Porsche, Porsche Maintenance Costs

How to Buy a Porsche

2021.10.20How to Buy a Porsche, Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Why Did I Buy the Four-Wheel Drive Porsche 911? And Why the GTS?

Why Did I Choose the Four-Wheel Drive 911? When people think of the Porsche 911, many imagine it as an RR (rear-engine, rear-wheel drive) car. I’m no different. To me, the 911 is synonymous with RR. However, as you know, there are four-wheel drive models of the 911. These include the Carrera (Targa) 4 series and the Turbo models. The first Carrera 4 was the 964 generation, which, according to period documents, featured a fixed...

2021.10.20How to Buy a Porsche, Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

How to Buy a Porsche

2021.10.10How to Buy a Porsche, The Appeal of Porsche, Porsche 911

Why I Bought a Used Porsche 911 (991.1 Early Model)

Some readers might wonder, why I own the latest 992 model and until recently even had a GT3 Touring Package, yet I deliberately chose to buy an older, early 991 model used. This time, I’d like to talk about why I chose the 991, which is technically inferior to the 992 and GT3, and why I went for the early model. Why buy an older model with lower performance on purpose? I used to think...

2021.10.10How to Buy a Porsche, The Appeal of Porsche, Porsche 911

How to Buy a Porsche

2021.09.30How to Buy a Porsche, Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

Used Porsche Purchase Story ①｜A 911 Carrera 4 GTS (991 Early Model) Comes Home

Purchased a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS (991 Early Model) It had been almost half a year since I parted ways with my GT3 Touring Package. Recently, I had been thinking that if I were to buy a Porsche, it would be either a base 718 Cayman or an early 991, so I focused my watch there. Then, a 2015 model year 991.1 (early 991) Carrera 4 GTS with 32,000 km appeared on Car Sensor....

2021.09.30How to Buy a Porsche, Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche 911

How to Buy a Porsche

2021.09.18How to Buy a Porsche, The Appeal of Porsche

Is Owning Two Porsches a Viable Option or Not?

The Dream of Owning Two Porsches. Owning two Porsches was something I couldn’t even imagine back when I had no interest in cars at all. I can somewhat understand having two cars for family use, like a minivan and a kei car, depending on the purpose, but two sports cars like Porsches? Especially if both are two-seater convertibles… But now, including my husband, many people around us own multiple Porsches, so when my husband says,...

2021.09.18How to Buy a Porsche, The Appeal of Porsche

How to Buy a Porsche

2021.09.06How to Buy a Porsche

How My Husband Answered a Porsche Purchase Question from a 981 Boxster Owner

Which Porsche Grade and Model to Choose Among Porsches, my husband often gets asked by people around him about which grade and model to buy. Recently, I introduced an article titled How to Choose a Porsche Grade: Organized by Usage and Situation, and my husband always says, When it comes to Porsche, choosing a higher grade doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be more satisfied. Each grade, model, and year has its own unique appeal, so what’s...

2021.09.06How to Buy a Porsche

How to Buy a Porsche

2021.07.06How to Buy a Porsche

What’s Important When Buying a Porsche: Visualize the Process Before the Purchase!

Visualize the Process More Than the Goal My husband often watches Atsuhiko Nakata from Oriental Radio’s YouTube University. Just the other day, he said, It’s such a convenient era… We can watch so many valuable videos for free, learn a lot, and even watch them repeatedly. It’s something unimaginable just a while ago. After watching a video titled “The Art of Not Procrastinating” on YouTube University recently, he said this: People often say, “To succeed,...

2021.07.06How to Buy a Porsche

How to Buy a Porsche

2021.06.12How to Buy a Porsche

To Wives Who Oppose Their Husbands Buying Sports or Luxury Cars: Let Them Buy Happily!

A Wife Opposed to Her Husband Buying a Lexus The other day, I came across an interesting article on Twitter. “My husband earns 12 million yen a year and wants to buy an 8 million yen Lexus. Would you allow it?” A cold response to a full-time housewife’s question The family consists of a 47-year-old husband, a 42-year-old wife, and a second-grade elementary school child—so probably a family of three. The husband currently drives an...

2021.06.12How to Buy a Porsche

How to Buy a Porsche

2021.05.25How to Buy a Porsche, Our Car Life

[Important Points in Choosing a Car] What Do You Really Want from Your Car?

Porsche 911 or Lexus LC500? Recently, I received this kind of inquiry on my blog. Currently, I’m torn between purchasing a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (992 model) and a Lexus LC500 Convertible. I’d like advice from a 911 (992 model) owner. That was the question. In fact, I’ve received many inquiries like “I’m struggling to decide between XX and YY when buying a car.” Cars are expensive purchases, and even if you gather information...

2021.05.25How to Buy a Porsche, Our Car Life