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2020.05.10Our Car Life

Photographing the Porsche 911 GT3 and Nightscapes｜How to Capture Cars and Night Views Be...

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...

2020.05.10Our Car Life

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2020.05.04Our Car Life

Family Drive in a Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964): Is Driving Alone Still the Best?

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...

2020.05.04Our Car Life

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2020.05.02Our Car Life, Porsche 911

Today’s Porsche 911 GT3｜My First Night Drive

Porsche 911 GT3, Night Drive The other day, I had a reason to take the GT3 out at night, and my husband said, “If you’re just driving around the neighborhood, the engine won’t warm up properly before you’re done, so why not take it for a longer drive?” Taking him up on his suggestion, I decided to enjoy a little drive in the GT3. I thought, “Even if I’m just going for a short drive,...

2020.05.02Our Car Life, Porsche 911

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2020.04.23Our Car Life, Porsche 911

Recording the Engine Sound of the Porsche 911 GT3

About Car Engine Sounds When driving, I’ve come to truly appreciate how important engine sounds are. Back when I had no interest in cars at all, I used to think, “Car engine sounds are just noisy.” But recently, I’ve come to believe that engine sounds are an essential and cherished part of the driving experience. That said, it’s hard to say “this car’s engine sound is the best” because the quality of an engine sound...

2020.04.23Our Car Life, Porsche 911

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2020.04.19Our Car Life

Voices from Readers Who Fulfilled Their Dream of Buying a Porsche

Three Years of the Porsche Blog I started this Porsche blog in June 2017, and before I knew it, nearly three years have passed. It doesn’t feel like that long, but the fact that my youngest daughter, who was just a few months old back then, is now old enough to start kindergarten this spring really shows how time flies. I’ve written before about how things were when I first started this blog—back then, daily...

2020.04.19Our Car Life

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2020.04.01Our Car Life, Porsche 911

How We Ordered Our New Porsche 911 Cabriolet (992) with These Options

The car following the Panamera was decided to be the base new 911 (992 model), and then the Cabriolet. Since my husband wrote an article about it, this time I’d like to introduce the options we chose.(Today is April Fools’ Day, but there’s no joke here, lol) New 911 (992) Cabriolet The concept this time was a “mature and comfortable 911 Cabriolet”.(Since the 911 logo black doesn’t show properly on the Japanese config, we used...

2020.04.01Our Car Life, Porsche 911

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2020.03.30Our Car Life

What Pregnancy Taught Me About Enjoying Car Life

Pregnancy and Car Life As I shared in my blog recently, I’m currently pregnant, and our family will be growing this August. Time flies—it’s almost six months now, and my belly is really starting to show. Maybe because this is my third child, my skin stretches more easily (is that even a thing? lol), but this time my belly grew so fast that just the other day some moms at my daughter’s kindergarten said, “We...

2020.03.30Our Car Life

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2020.03.24Our Car Life, Porsche 911

The New Porsche 911 (992) We Ordered Is a Cabriolet!

About the Base 911… Regarding our family’s Panamera replacement, I recently wrote that we had finally decided on the new 911 (992), and today I’d like to share which grade of the new 911 we chose. To get straight to the point, we decided on the 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Back when we were debating “Cayenne? Taycan?…” I never imagined we’d end up with a convertible. 1 Why the Base Model First, my husband explained why...

2020.03.24Our Car Life, Porsche 911

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2020.03.22Our Car Life

Our Family’s Car Choice: The New Porsche 911 (992) Is Decided!

Next Candidate After the Panamera Since last fall, we’ve been going back and forth, agonizing over “what to do about replacing our Panamera that’s almost been with us for three years.” (I wrote about the candidate cars in this earlier article.) This summer, with our third child born, our family will become five members, and naturally, when choosing a car, the thought was “if it’s Porsche, then it has to be the Cayenne.” But it...

2020.03.22Our Car Life

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2020.03.14Our Car Life

Let’s Say It Again: Manual Cars Are Fun!

Manual Cars Since my very first car, a manual transmission BMW 320i arrived at our home, I’ve been driving the 320i quite often. Time flies—it’s almost been a year since delivery. This 320i isn’t an M Sport or anything fancy; it’s a basic model. After getting used to driving it, I honestly found myself feeling, “this is a bit underwhelming…” The engine is quiet, and the ride is comfortable, making it great as a family...

2020.03.14Our Car Life