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2018.01.10Our Car Life

What Happens When a Car-Loving Dad Wants to Name His Child After a Car?

How About Naming Her “Carrera”? Recently, my husband has been browsing Carsensor even more than usual. Is he thinking of buying another car? It’s not unheard of for car-loving dads to want to name their children after cars, and my husband was no exception. This all happened when I was pregnant with our second daughter. We often talked about wanting a name that would work around the world—something people overseas could remember and pronounce easily....

2018.01.10Our Car Life

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2018.01.08Our Car Life

5 Tips for Enjoying an Overnight Road Trip with Kids

A Family Drive to Awaji Island in the Panamera On January 5, we suddenly decided to take a family road trip to Awaji Island the following day. Since we were booking at the last minute, most places were already full, but we managed to find a hotel that could accommodate us with the kids. Before setting off, we filled up with premium gas at a service station, (We’ve had the car for less than three...

2018.01.08Our Car Life

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2018.01.04Our Car Life

Is It True That Children of Porsche Fanatics Hate Porsches?

Is There Any Truth to This? I came across an article claiming that “the children of Porsche fanatics hate Porsches.” Poruseki Newspaper: Raising Kids the Porsche Way—Turning Them into Porsche Fanatics, Part 1: Let’s be honest: Porsches aren’t exactly comfortable cars with a plush ride. The cabin is cramped, and the car bucks and jolts over rough roads. The engine is loud, and in older Porsches, the air conditioning doesn’t work. (…) Kids who are...

2018.01.04Our Car Life

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2018.01.01Our Car Life

Drive Royu in a Porsche Boxster GTS on New Year’s Day!

Hello, 2018! It’s 2018! After enjoying osechi (traditional New Year’s dishes) and ozoni (New Year’s soup) first thing in the morning, my husband and our eldest daughter headed out for a drive on Royu Driveway. They usually take the Boxster GTS when they go to Royu, and today was no exception: they dropped the top and set off in the Boxster. They’re such a close father and daughter—it’s lovely to see. My husband says he...

2018.01.01Our Car Life

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2017.12.25Our Car Life

Why Wives Say No When Their Husbands Want to Buy a Porsche

When Husband and Wife See Porsche Ownership Differently Online, I often come across posts like these: “I told my wife I wanted to buy a Porsche, and she said no,” or “My wife wouldn’t approve of a Porsche, so we ended up with a family car instead.” I don’t know the details of each situation, but it’s hardly surprising that a wife might say no if her husband suddenly announces, “I want to buy a...

2017.12.25Our Car Life

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2017.12.22Our Car Life

Why Aren’t More Women Interested in Cars? The Real Reasons

Why Women Aren’t Interested in Cars People often say that women aren’t interested in cars. The reasons usually given include: ・The cost of ownership is too high ・They don’t feel confident behind the wheel ・They’re happy just riding in the passenger seat ・They’re afraid of the risks involved in an accident Those explanations do make sense. But I think the biggest reason women aren’t interested in cars is that they don’t have many women around...

2017.12.22Our Car Life

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2017.12.20Our Car Life

A Sophisticated Lady at the Supermarket Complimented Our Panamera

A Woman I’d Never Met Before The other day, I took my daughter to COOP to do some shopping and parked our Panamera in the lot. When we came back, a Volvo had pulled into the space next to us, and an elegant-looking woman who seemed quite well-to-do stepped out. The moment she spotted the Panamera, she said: “What a lovely car! I’ve never seen one before. What is it?” Caught off guard, I was...

2017.12.20Our Car Life

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2017.12.19Our Car Life, Blog Announcements

A Recent Blogging Dilemma

Struggling to Find Something to Write About I haven’t been able to write much for the blog lately. It’s not that I’ve been too busy to find the time—although, to be fair, I am busy. I used to make time to write even when life was hectic, so why have I stopped? It comes down to this: I haven’t had a single chance to experience what the Panamera can really do. I drive the Panamera...

2017.12.19Our Car Life, Blog Announcements

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2017.12.10Our Car Life, Porsche Panamera

Parking a Panamera by Temmabashi Station: OMM Parking Is a Great Option

Heading to Keihan City Mall Parking I had a work appointment in Temmabashi the other day, so I drove there in my Panamera Turbo with my younger daughter along for the ride. Most of the parking garages I found in advance had a width limit of around 1,900 mm, so I thought, “The parking garage at Keihan City Mall might work.” When I looked it up, the only restriction listed was the height limit. (For...

2017.12.10Our Car Life, Porsche Panamera

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2017.12.04Our Car Life, Blog Announcements

My English Panamera Blog Took Two Hours to Write—Then Got Just 3 Visits

I Tried Writing a Panamera Blog in English The other day, I wrote a post about trying my hand at an English-language Panamera blog. On November 29, I actually wrote my first post. Well, I didn’t have to come up with a new topic—I decided to translate my existing blog posts into English, one by one—but it still took a surprising amount of time. First, I ran the whole thing through Google Translate, and it...

2017.12.04Our Car Life, Blog Announcements