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2021.05.05Our Car Life

Fulfilling a Young Car Enthusiast’s Dream: Letting Him Ride Our Family Porsche

Our Younger Daughter Goes to Kindergarten in a Porsche Our younger daughter currently attends kindergarten, and every morning my husband drives her there. Sometimes she requests a specific car, so she ends up going to school in a different car almost every day. (How lucky is that…) One day, after dropping her off and coming back home, my husband said, There’s a boy who often waves at me when I drop her off in the...

2021.05.05Our Car Life

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2021.05.03Our Car Life

The Real Reason Behind My Unease with Car Dealer Salespeople

Why I Felt Uneasy About Dealer Salespeople The other day, I wrote an article titled “Often, I can’t tell if dealer salespeople really want to sell or not,” and it received more feedback than I expected, including comments like “I’ve had similar experiences” and “Maybe it’s just how the dealer system works.” On social media, I also saw posts saying “I went to the dealer, but they completely ignored me.” It made me realize that...

2021.05.03Our Car Life

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2021.04.27Our Car Life

Spring Drive through Nara and Wakayama in a Porsche Cayenne

Heading to Nara and Wakayama in the Cayenne The other day, my family and I visited Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine. It was just before the state of emergency was declared, but since it had been planned for a long time, I’m glad we managed to go at the last minute. Our family doesn’t go for the traditional New Year’s shrine visit on January 1st. There’s no deep reason, but both my husband and I dislike...

2021.04.27Our Car Life

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2021.04.25Our Car Life

Sales Skills of Car Dealership Salespeople Seen from a Former Top Salesperson

I Used to Be a Top Salesperson I was assigned to the sales department at the company I joined as a new graduate, and I worked in sales for five and a half years until I resigned. When I was a student, I thought, “Sales must be tough. I don’t want to do it because the quotas seem harsh.” But during the interview to decide my assignment, my then boss said, You’re no good at...

2021.04.25Our Car Life

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2021.04.21Our Car Life

Considering Buying a Manual Porsche: What Will My Second Beloved Car Be…!?

Thoughts on Driving a Manual Porsche A few weeks ago, my husband said to me, We have sports cars like the 911 and Boxster at home, but you haven’t been driving them at all lately. When I say, “Why don’t you drive one today?” you just say, “No, I’m good” and don’t get behind the wheel. Why is that? I wrote about this in an article recently, but ever since having our third child, I...

2021.04.21Our Car Life

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2021.04.15Our Car Life, Porsche 911

Why It’s Easy to Hop in Our Porsche Boxster but Somehow Not Our 911

Our 911 Cabriolet (992) One day, my husband casually said, The Boxster GTS is easy to drive around nearby or for quick trips, but when it comes to the 911 (Cabriolet), it feels like a waste to use it just to go to the local convenience store or for a short drive, so he rarely drives it… Even though he knows that the 911 is a sports car you can use every day, emotionally, it’s...

2021.04.15Our Car Life, Porsche 911

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2021.03.30Our Car Life

Don’t Take Your Parents or Porsche for Granted | Parenting, Car Life, and Future Resolve

Parenting and Car Life When it was just the two of us as a married couple, and then after our children were born, there were far more changes than I had imagined in many aspects. How we spend our time daily, our lifestyle, priorities, interests… before our second daughter was born, I was such a workaholic, living centered on myself, but now I live a life centered around my children—I never imagined this back then....

2021.03.30Our Car Life

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2021.03.22Our Car Life, How to Buy a Porsche

How a Porsche Owner Buys Cars | Why I, His Wife, Never Oppose His Purchases

A Day in the Life of My Porsche-Loving Husband My husband spends almost every day browsing used car sites. Lately, he’s been saying he wants a Mercedes-Benz SL400 and checking if any good ones come up. But the Grand Edition he wants is rare and still expensive, so he says things like, “Even if I buy it, it’ll be a long way off yet.” He also has many cars he’s interested in but not planning...

2021.03.22Our Car Life, How to Buy a Porsche

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2021.03.12Our Car Life

Next Week, Driving the Porsche 911 at Fuji Speedway!

Fuji Speedway Two Years Ago Two years ago, my husband participated for the first time in a track day hosted by 911DAYS at Fuji Speedway. Our family went along, and I got to watch him drive up close. However, there was an unexpected heavy snowfall starting the day before, which made things quite challenging, haha. I’m known as a rain and storm magnet, but to have snow fall so late, just before April, was surprising…...

2021.03.12Our Car Life

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2021.03.06Our Car Life

A Car-Loving Husband Advises His Dad Considering a New Ride

My Parents’ Car Replacement Story My parents have been thinking about changing their car since around last year. Since they’re quite elderly now, they said, “the next car will be the last one. After that, I’ll surrender my license.” So they want a car they can truly be satisfied with, more than ever before. Actually, my older brother is also a car enthusiast, so Dad consulted him recently and seems to have roughly decided on...

2021.03.06Our Car Life