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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

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2017.08.27Our Car Life

Audi’s Enticing Campaign – I Couldn’t Bring Myself to Hit the Final Submit Button…

Audi’s Yesterday, while writing a Hatena blog post and just about to submit it, an ad suddenly caught my eye. Experience it on the Autobahn,Innovative technology.Try Audi Driver Assistance FairLearn more here What’s this!! “Experience it on the Autobahn” — that’s super intriguing!! I thought, and I couldn’t help but click on the ad. Two chances to experience Audi’s technology and receive special giftsWin a trip to Germany with an Audi test drive on the...

2017.08.27Our Car Life

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2017.08.26Our Car Life

You Can’t Gain Freedom by Leaving Life to Someone Else

Why not just be a full-time housewife? Sometimes people around me ask, “You don’t really need to work,so why do you?” Thanks to my husband’s hard work, I’m able to drive a Panamera and enjoy other valuable experiences. Because of that, some people wonder, “Why does she work?With two kids, she could just be a full-time housewife.” Well, that’s understandable. But the reason I work is because I want to gain freedom—freedom mentally, financially, and...

2017.08.26Our Car Life