The Panamera Is Big The Panamera is one seriously large car. Compare its dimensions with those of a Japanese kei car, and you’ll be surprised by just how much bigger it is. 〘New Panamera〙Width: 1,937 mm; length: 5,049 mm 〘Kei car〙Width: 1,480 mm or less; length: 3,400 mm or less In other words, the Panamera is about 50 cm wider and 1.5 m longer than a kei car. That’s a lot of car. Naturally, it’s...
Women and Large Cars Driving a large car can come with a few inconveniences, especially for women. For starters, when you pull into a parking lot where you need to take a ticket at the entrance, reaching the ticket machine can be surprisingly tricky. The Panamera’s doors are thick, so even if you pull up as close as you can to the mirror, the ticket may still be out of reach. And if there isn’t...
A Little About More Than Cars It’s been almost a month since I started this blog, and I’m grateful to say that more than 70 people are reading it. Thank you so much for sticking with this rather niche blog. Your support gives me the motivation to keep writing! That said… when you write every day, you eventually run out of things to say about the Panamera. I started this blog full of enthusiasm, determined...
Buying a VW Golf Our family loves Porsche, but we also have a VW Golf 7 ALL Star for my husband’s commute and for those times when all four of us need to go somewhere with one extra passenger. When we first started thinking about buying a Golf, we weren’t ready to buy right away. We just wanted to learn more and take a test drive, so we dropped by a Volkswagen dealership as a...
A Rare Chance Yesterday, I wrapped up work early and took my older and younger daughters to the dermatologist in the late afternoon. After their appointments, just as we were about to head home, I suddenly remembered: Oh, right—my husband doesn’t need dinner tonight. I’ll pick up something ready-made, fill up the tank, and head home… As I drove, both girls promptly fell fast asleep. Th-this is my chance…!! It’s not every day that both...
Women Driving Large Sedans When you see a woman driving a large sedan from the opposite lane, it’s not unusual to see little more than her head above the steering wheel. Her upper body is often almost completely hidden behind it. Sometimes she’s so hard to see that you might wonder, “Wait—is a child driving?” But can she really see the road properly from that position? One day, I asked my husband, “Why do women...
Where Should We Go for Our Honeymoon? My husband and I got married about five years ago. We talked about whether we should go on a honeymoon, but neither of us felt strongly about taking one. We’re both the type to let special occasions pass without much fuss, so before long, the idea had quietly faded away. Every now and then, though, people around us would ask, “You got married and didn’t go on a...
If You Want to Climb Everest A few years ago, when I decided to take on a major challenge, almost everyone around me tried to talk me out of it. “There’s no way you can do that.” “You’ll fail, so don’t even try.” “Why take an unnecessary risk?” They pushed back so much that I started to lose confidence. In the end, I found myself venting to a mentor I greatly respected. “Lately, so many...
A Comment from My Husband More and more people are joining my Hatena Bookmark readership every day. Thank you so much for following along with this rather niche blog. Anyway, yesterday my husband said: “Wait, aren’t your readers confused? You keep saying you’re going to buy a Panamera, but you already drive one. Are you buying another one even though you have one? Or are you just writing about all these cars after test-driving them,...
What the Customer Wants—and What the Salesperson Wants When a family visits a dealership to buy a car, what role should the wife take? I’ve given it some thought. A couple’s shared goal is to “buy the best car for them at a fair price.” The salesperson, meanwhile, is probably hoping to “sell the customer a car for as close to the sticker price as possible.” With those competing goals in mind, I think the...
