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2017.10.31Our Car Life

Someday, a Porsche Garage — When a Hobby Reaches This Level, It’s Truly Admirable

Conversation with a Railway Enthusiast Yesterday, I met someone I hadn’t seen in a while and told them, “Actually, I love the Porsche Panamera,and I write a blog about the Panamera.” They replied, “Actually, I’m a railway enthusiast… maybe I should start a blog about trains too.” I’m not yet knowledgeable enough to call myself an expert on the Panamera—I just really like it—but I want to learn more and more about the Panamera and...

2017.10.31Our Car Life

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2017.10.20Our Car Life

Watching the 2017 WEC Fuji 6 Hours Endurance Race – Behind the Scenes at the Pits and VIP...

The Panamera Is Big It’s been a week since our Panamera Turbo was delivered. Our Panamera’s body color is Night Blue Metallic, a darker shade that makes it look a bit tough. It’s also quite large and eye-catching, so the manager at the gas station my husband often visits kept saying, “Wow, what a huge car! Is that a Ferrari? Seriously, that’s a massive car!” about ten times (laughs). Anyway, today (this has nothing to...

2017.10.20Our Car Life

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2017.10.15Our Car Life

WEC Fuji 6 Hours Endurance Race – Watching from the Porsche VIP Lounge!

My First WEC Experience! Today was the WEC race day. Unfortunately, it was pouring rain from the morning, and the track was completely wet. This time, I got a pass to enter the Porsche VIP lounge, so I headed to the designated entrance first. When I arrived at the West Gate of Fuji Speedway, I was directed to a dedicated parking lot and parked there. Because of the heavy rain today, I was specially chauffeured...

2017.10.15Our Car Life

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2017.10.14Our Car Life, Porsche Panamera

Heading to Hakone Turnpike in the New Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche’s Final WEC Today, I came to Fuji Speedway to watch the WEC. To be precise, today is the qualifying round, so I arrived early to watch tomorrow’s final race. WEC stands for FIA World Endurance Championship,one of the world championships for endurance racing. Since this is Porsche’s last participation in this race, I had planned for a while that “I must go see it.” So, this morning I woke up at 5 a.m., hurriedly...

2017.10.14Our Car Life, Porsche Panamera

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2017.10.12Our Car Life, Porsche Panamera

Delivery Day Complete! A Step-by-Step Photo Journey of Taking Delivery of the New Porsche...

The Long-Awaited Delivery Day The new Panamera Turbo was safely delivered today. It’s been 7 months and 7 days since ordering on March 5th. It felt both like a long wait and it flew by… Both my spouse and I were restless from the morning; my husband took the afternoon off work just for this day and came home around noon. Then, the whole family headed to the Porsche dealer. Upon arrival, a receptionist guided...

2017.10.12Our Car Life, Porsche Panamera

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2017.10.11Our Car Life, Porsche Panamera

1 Day to Go Until the Delivery of Our New Porsche Panamera Turbo!

Was the Specification Different? Yesterday, my husband said, “I was really panicking when I looked at the specs of the new Panamera Turbo I posted on the blog the other day and realized they didn’t match what we actually ordered!” “Huh? What do you mean? You emailed me the final specs, so are you saying I introduced the wrong ones? …Or wait, does this mean we just found out two days before delivery that we...

2017.10.11Our Car Life, Porsche Panamera

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2017.09.01Our Car Life

Got Porsche Insider Passes—Heading to Fuji Speedway for the WEC!

WEC with My Partner The other day, we got our hands on Porsche insider passes, and amazingly, my partner and I will be able to attend the WEC together. Yay! Thanks to these passes, we can enter the paddock—usually off-limits—meet drivers, and even join the pit walk. But best of all, as the site introduces, Before the PCCJ Round 8 final,Porsche Japan held a Panamera presentation ceremony at Fuji Speedway.The Panamera will serve as the...

2017.09.01Our Car Life

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2017.08.30Our Car Life

A Couple Who Spent Two and a Half Hours Talking About Cars in Three Hours

Conversations Between the Two of Us Yesterday, by chance and for the first time in a while (about half a year), my husband and I were able to enjoy a relaxed meal together. Neither of us drinks alcohol, so we’re not fans of izakayas or fancy restaurants, and ended up going to a buffet. While there, we talked about my husband’s solo touring trip last weekend, then about Wata’s blog that he regularly checks, and...

2017.08.30Our Car Life

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2017.08.29Our Car Life

A Woman’s Perspective on “Why Men Who Become Top-Class Don’t Buy Kei Cars”

Men Who Become Top-Class… I once read a book titled “Why Men Who Become Top-Class Don’t Buy Kei Cars” by Rio Satonaka. This book has sparked mixed opinions—mostly about the author rather than the content itself—yet I found parts that resonated with me and others that felt off. The Amazon description includes the following: Easy, cheap-minded thinking invites danger. Don’t be swayed by mass thinking. Is there value in kei cars that are relatively easy...

2017.08.29Our Car Life

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2017.08.28Our Car Life

The Story That Kimura Takuya Probably Doesn’t Drive a Corolla

About Celebrities in Car Commercials I used to see Kimura Takuya (Kimutaku) in Corolla commercials, but every time I watched them, I thought: There’s no way Kimutaku actually drives a Corolla in his daily life. In my imagination, he’s probably driving something like a Mercedes-Benz GL (just an image, of course). Also, TOKIO appears in Suzuki Solio commercials, but I can’t picture the members of TOKIO driving kei cars. And then there’s Ken Watanabe in...

2017.08.28Our Car Life