Choosing Our Family Car Previously, I wrote an article titled “Choosing a Car (What You Want from a Car) Changes Greatly Depending on Your Family’s Situation at the Time”, and recently I’ve been feeling that more and more. What our family looks for in a car has truly changed a lot since I started this blog three years ago. Three years ago, when I started this blog, the cars we had were “Boxster GTS,” “Panamera...
Work One-Third the Time, Earn Three Times as Much Currently, I spend my days quietly running the company I started in my twenties while writing this Porsche blog. When I say I “started a company in my twenties” or “chose a life outside of traditional organizations,” people often ask, “Did your parents run a business or company too?” but that’s absolutely not the case. I grew up in a typical family with a salaried father...
Movements at Porsche Japan My husband has often said things like this about Porsche Japan. Porsche Japan is always so slow to act, isn’t it? Even though new models are announced and prices revealed in the home country, the Japanese site takes forever to publish prices or update the configurator… Announcements made on Porsche’s official Twitter often don’t show up quickly on Porsche Japan’s Twitter… Meanwhile, Porsche’s US site updates instantly… With all this, I...
Goals and the Subconscious Mind One time, my husband said something like this to me. Simply thinking “I want to be rich” or “I want to earn more” isn’t really good. Because the more you think “I want to be rich” or “I want to earn more,” the more your subconscious mind gets imprinted with the opposite—“I don’t have money now, I’m not earning now.” That’s why things don’t go well. Instead, it’s better to...
The Relationship Between Cars and Women In this world, there are people who stick with one car for a long time and those who quickly replace their cars within a short span. Often, this is likened to women, with sayings like “men who keep one car for a long time are faithful to women” or conversely, “men who frequently change cars are unfaithful.” Certainly, there seems to be some truth to this, and I’ve touched...
Also in Porsche Manual Cars The car I currently drive most often is my very first beloved car, a BMW 320i (F30) manual transmission, but thanks to that, I’ve also become able to drive manual-spec Porsche Boxster GTS (981) and 911 GT3 (991 late model) without any trouble. Until about a year ago, I couldn’t drive manual cars at all, and I was half resigned, thinking, “With my poor motor skills, driving a manual car...
A Refreshing Drive in the Boxster The other day, I drove the Boxster for the first time in a while. Although it was just a short drive of about 30 minutes around the neighborhood while my husband watched the kids, driving it again was truly moving. I really felt what a great car it is. Even though I’ve driven it many times before and know its performance and comfort well, I wonder why I’m so...
Every day, my spouse and I read all the comments we receive on the blog, and we’re always touched by everyone’s passion for cars. It’s heartwarming and educational, and we truly enjoy it. So today, after a while, I’d like to share some of the comments we’ve received from readers. Voices of Porsche Owners Porsche Boxster / Cayman 【1】Regarding heating, my impression is that the 987 Boxster S warms up within 4 to 5 minutes,...
External Camera Flash A little while ago, my husband purchased an external flash to attach to his current digital SLR camera. By using this external flash, he can take brighter, sharper photos than usual, making it possible to capture beautiful pictures even indoors or at night. It feels like professional gear, so I asked him, “Why did you buy something like that?” Until now, photos of our beloved car under cloudy skies or in shadowy...
A Long-Awaited Ride in the Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) The other day, I took my family of four on a visit to both sides of our family graves in our air-cooled Porsche 911 (964). It had been over a year and a half since we last took a mid-distance drive with all four of us in the air-cooled Porsche. The last time we all rode together in the air-cooled Porsche, the kids were fighting in...
