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How a Husband Changed His Wife Who Wasn’t Interested in Cars: A Story to Be Organiz...

She Wasn’t a Car Enthusiast When my husband and I go to car events or the Royu Driveway and chat with fellow car lovers, the conversation often leads to comments like, “It’s great that you both enjoy cars as a couple.” Sometimes, people ask, “Was your wife always interested in cars?” To that, I reply, “No, I originally had no interest in cars at all… I understood the Prius, but beyond that, I really didn’t...

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Women Want to Be Called “Porsche Drivers” Too! – My Experience at the Porsche Driving School

Porsche Track Experience The other day, I participated in the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) held at the former Nanki-Shirahama Airport in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture here, driving a Boxster GTS (MT). The course I took was the Precision program, a full-day schedule from 8:15 AM to 5:20 PM, packed with intensive training. Since the start was early, I arrived the day before, but I was worried about the weather on the day. Fortunately, the rain that...

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Discovering the Charm of the Boxster on a 180km One-Way Drive to Shirahama

Driving the Boxster to Wakayama The other day, I drove my Boxster from home to Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, to attend the Porsche Track Experience held at the former Nanki-Shirahama Airport site. Meanwhile, my husband and daughters headed there in the Panamera. The distance from home to Shirahama is about 180 km. The day before, when I met some moms from the kindergarten, they said, “You’re going again tomorrow, right? Be careful,” and I replied, “Yeah,...

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Mastering the Porsche Boxster – An Open-Top Drive Amid Autumn Leaves!

Practicing Driving the Boxster Just when I was thinking, “I’m supposed to take the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) in the Boxster, but I’ve only been able to drive it about once every two months, so I’m a bit nervous…” Thankfully, I was able to arrange for someone to watch the kids on a weekday evening, so I had about two hours to practice driving the Boxster. I thought, “Yes!” but then realized that every time...

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What Cars Has My Husband Been Interested In Lately? I Asked Him Everything!

Cars My Husband Is Interested In A little while ago, my husband and I talked about how “the Panamera’s inspection is coming up next year, so we need to start thinking about what car to switch to around then.” At that time, he said things like, “I want to try driving a base Panamera, and I’m curious about the facelifted Panamera(yet to be announced) too. But if that happens, maybe the Taycan would be good...

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Should You Make a Phone Reservation Before Visiting a Luxury Car Dealer for the First Time?

Visiting a Luxury Car Dealer Visiting a luxury car dealer for the first time takes a lot of courage. I myself remember thinking, “Someone like me going there…” and not accompanying my husband when he ordered his Boxster. I only stepped into a Porsche dealer for the first time when the car was delivered. Regarding the question in today’s article title, “Should you make a phone reservation before visiting a luxury car dealer for the...