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Buying My First Car Ever! Meeting and Ordering a BMW 3 Series (MT)

Preparing to Buy an MT Car At the beginning of last month, I decided, “I will buy a manual transmission (MT) car myself within this year.” And just two weeks later, I never imagined I’d be writing an article titled, “Wow, a BMW 320i (MT) is coming home!” なななんと、BMW 320i（MT）がわが家にやってくる！ Of course, my original plan wasn’t to buy so soon. I was thinking, “If I buy, it’ll be around summer. Realistically, I’ll replace the Golf...

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A Direct Conversation with Porsche Japan’s Motorsport Manager

At PCCJ The other day, I watched the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan (PCCJ) at Okayama International Circuit. On that occasion, I was introduced to a representative from Porsche Japan’s motorsport division and had a brief but direct conversation with him. Also, during the pit tour held that day, the PR representative explained about the Carrera Cup cars, so today I’d like to share a summary of what I learned then. Porsche’s Motorsport Projects …That said,...

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Finally, Delivery Day: The Porsche 911 GT3 Has Arrived at the Dealer

GT3 Touring Arrives at the Porsche Center Last December, my husband quickly decided on the specs and ordered a Porsche 911 (991.2) GT3 Touring. 夫が 911 GT3 ツーリングパッケージ（羽なし）を注文してきた。 To fully understand this GT3, he ordered magazines about the late 991 model and thoroughly read reviews of the GT3 Touring, always saying, “I’m ready whenever it gets delivered!” Then, just recently, we got the news that it had arrived at our nearest dealer, and our contact,...

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Surprise! A BMW 320i (MT) Is Coming Home!

Searching for a Manual Transmission Car The other day, I had a change of heart and wrote on my blog that I had decided to buy a used manual transmission car myself by summer this year. Since then, I’ve been checking used car websites almost every day. ポルシェのMT車を颯爽と乗りこなす、かっこいい女性になるために。 Since I have relatively plenty of time, I wanted to take my time looking, so I checked Goo and Car Sensor daily, but new cars rarely appeared…...

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Watching the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan (PCCJ) Season Opener at Okayama International Circuit

PCCJ Season Opener On April 13th and 14th, my family and I went to watch the season opener of the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan (hereafter PCCJ) held at Okayama International Circuit. PCCJ mainly runs as a support race for SUPER GT, but it is also known as the “world’s fastest one-make race (a race where all participants drive identical racing machines).” This was our second time visiting Okayama International Circuit to watch PCCJ. The last...

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Becoming a Cool Woman Who Masters Driving a Porsche MT with Style

A Change of Heart Triggered by Royu The other day, after participating in the “Sunday Morning Gathering at Royu Driveway”, I experienced a big shift in my mindset. The “me who had absolutely no interest in cars until a few years ago” and the “me who chose an automatic-only license without hesitation 19 years ago at driving school” — I never imagined a day like this would come… and I’m the most surprised of all....

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Sunday Morning Gathering at Royu Driveway Again – Porsche 356, GT3RS, Ferrari…etc. ...

Gathering at Royu Driveway Last weekend, my husband planned to join the morning gathering at Royu Driveway, so I decided to join him after a long time. Since it was cherry blossom season, my mother-in-law came to our house to help watch the kids while we enjoyed the flowers. This time, there was no accident like “the kids getting sick the day before,” so we were able to participate as planned… but then the weather...

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Sharing Porsche Owner Blog Comments Vol.6 – Panamera Trivia, 718 & 981, The Charm of...

Sharing Blog Comments Thank you to everyone who regularly reads this blog, and to those visiting for the first time. As usual, we’re sharing some comments from readers, and this is the sixth installment. This time as well, we’ve lightly edited comments to include only the necessary parts and to keep the context clear before sharing them with you. Comments from Readers 718 & 981 Boxster 718 Boxster GTS! The 718 Boxster GTS I bought...

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Tailgating: Does It Happen Even When Driving a Porsche?

About Tailgating In recent years, news about tailgating has become increasingly common. Some incidents have even tragically resulted in the deaths of drivers or motorcyclists who were tailgated, which is truly heartbreaking when you think about the families left behind. By the way, tailgating is defined as: Acts where drivers of cars, motorcycles, or bicycles on the road intentionally intimidate or harass other road users during driving, causing traffic hazards. (excerpt) Most common behaviors include...

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Thoughts on Purchasing Guest Passes for Porsche Carrera Cup Japan

PCCJ Season Opener On Saturday and Sunday, April 13th and 14th, the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan (PCCJ) 2019 season opener will be held at Okayama International Circuit. While the main event is the Super GT, the FIA-F4 Championship and the first and second rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan 2019 will also take place simultaneously. Two years ago, we left our kids with their grandparents and my husband and I went to watch PCCJ...

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