The Car My Porsche-Loving Husband Wants Watching my husband, I sometimes think the most enjoyable part of buying a car might be the time spent wondering, “What should I get next?” Last year, he sounded a little wistful when he said, “I’m starting to run out of cars I actually want…” But lately, he’s been talking about cars he’d love to own again. Of course, he’s not actually planning to buy one right now. For...
Cars Aren’t Necessary—or So I Thought Before I met my husband, I thought cars were completely unnecessary for getting through life. I was convinced I would never own one. I grew up in the countryside, where my family relied on a car. But after getting my driver’s license in my first year of college, I became a lifelong “paper driver”—someone who holds a license but rarely drives. I got around by bicycle and public transport,...
A Visit to a Porsche Owner’s Garage The other day, I got to visit the garage of one of my husband’s car enthusiast friends. My husband had been there quite a while ago and shown me some amazing photos he’d taken of the cars. Ever since, I’d been thinking, “That looks incredible—I’d love to see it for myself!” But… He’s a close friend of my husband’s, but I don’t know him personally… It would feel...
A Conversation with a Porsche Owner The other day, the kids went to bed unusually early, so my husband and I got a little time to talk. When the children are young, family life tends to revolve around them, and it can be hard to find time for a conversation just the two of you. Lately, though, I’ve realized how important it is to make space for moments like these—as long as neither of us...
Looking Back on 2020 It’s hard to believe, but 2020 is nearly over. Thank you so much for reading our blog, Welcome Home, PORSCHE, and for all the support you’ve given us this year. As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d take a moment to look back on the past 12 months. Around this time last year, we found out that a new little life was on the way. Before long, the...
Five Years of Porsche Ownership Our first Porsche arrived in November 2015: a Boxster GTS, my husband’s very first Porsche. It was a big moment for him. Back then, I had absolutely no interest in cars, though of course I’d heard of Porsche. But I thought of Porsche as a car from another world—something only celebrities and the wealthy could afford. So when my husband said he wanted to buy one, it didn’t really feel...
Porsche Maintenance The other day, I wrote about vehicle inspections for our Porsches (Boxster and 964). In response, readers shared comments about issues with their own cars, as well as inspections and maintenance. As I read through them, I found myself thinking, “There’s so much valuable information here that you’d only know from owning one of these cars…” So I decided to share some of those comments on the blog. Of course, maintenance needs vary...
A Porsche Owner’s Perspective I’m not especially confident in my driving skills, so I’m not usually one to drive fast. In fact, I tend to take things pretty slowly, and my husband often tells me, “You’ll never understand what this car can do if you don’t pick up the pace a little…” Even so, whenever I see news reports about Porsche crashes, I can’t help thinking it could happen to anyone—and it scares me. Just...
Porsche Key Cases We currently have six cars at home, and the shelf where we keep the keys has become quite a sight. Some of our cars have separate keys for my husband and me, so we’ve ended up with more keys than cars. For a while, I’ve used the Porsche Crest key rings we received when our cars were delivered. But I was concerned that the leather would wear down from rubbing against the...
A Trip to the Chirihama Nagisa Driveway Lately, my husband has been heading out on a drive almost every week. (Funny, I’d only just written that his enthusiasm for touring wasn’t what it used to be!) He often makes a trip of it and stays overnight, packing so much camera gear and other equipment that he looks like he’s heading out with a film crew. The other day, he drove along the Chirihama Nagisa Driveway,...
