A Husband Who Opposes vs. A Husband Who Supports The other day, when we gathered with relatives at my husband’s parents’ house, I met my husband’s younger brother’s wife after a long time. She and I are close in age, and since I started my own business and she also runs her own shop, we often talk about various things when we meet. Recently, she shared this with me. Until now, my husband has never...
Can You Drive a Porsche Convertible on Rainy Days? The other day, I received this question. Is it okay to drive a Porsche convertible on rainy days? Are there any precautions I should take? I’ve written before about caring for the Porsche convertible soft top, and today, building on that, I’d like to share what I’ve learned from my husband and our dealer representative. To get straight to the point, you can definitely drive a...
The other day, my husband came home from work and said as soon as he walked in the door: “I bought a Fairlady Z.” Wha—what!? I asked, “Weren’t you supposed to be at work today?” He said he had visited a client for work but finished early, so he thought, “I wonder if I can actually buy a Fairlady Z?” He called the Nissan dealer, stopped by, and ended up buying it. (laughs) He wrote...
Daily Use of the Porsche Panamera and Cayenne Based on my experience owning a Porsche Panamera for four years (970 Panamera Edition, 971 Panamera Turbo) and a Cayenne E-Hybrid (third-generation Cayenne) for two years, I’d like to share my thoughts on using wide-body cars daily. To get straight to the point, wide-body cars are hard to use daily in Japan. Both the Panamera and Cayenne have a width of about 1,940mm and a length of...
Top Gun Maverick The other day, I went to the movie theater to watch Top Gun Maverick. It’s the sequel to the original Top Gun released 36 years ago, starring none other than Tom Cruise. My husband told me that the original Top Gun featured a Porsche 356 and Kawasaki motorcycles, and including its storyline and world view, it completely captured the hearts of young people at the time. The eagerly awaited sequel, Top Gun...
I started this Porsche blog exactly five years ago. Back in June 2017, just a few months after my second daughter was born, I casually launched this blog. At the time, I never imagined it would grow into a blog read by so many people five years later. So today, on this five-year milestone, I want to look back on the journey of running this blog and share what I’ve gained along the way. A...
Negotiations are diplomacy between representatives of nations. The other day, I wanted a little encouragement regarding a work decision, so I consulted my husband about it. Usually, I don’t often discuss work matters with him. However, since “the decision I was about to make” and “the advice I received from others” were somewhat different, I wanted to hear what conclusion he would reach if he were in my situation. I won’t go into details, but...
What Car Should You Drive to the Dealer? I receive questions and messages from readers every day on the blog. Since some have kindly allowed me to share their inquiries, I thought I’d start featuring these questions and my answers here going forward. So, here’s a question I received recently: Do you feel that dealers or stores treat you differently depending on the car you drive there? Do you pay attention to what car you...
Dragon Quest Management Insights The other day, I visited the hair salon run by my husband’s Porsche friend, Takuro-san. I had introduced Takuro-san in this article before. 【ポルシェオーナーの仕事の流儀】これぞプロの接客！想像力、知識、提案力に感動した話 It’s been over a year since I started going to Takuro-san’s salon. Usually, we talk a lot about cars and car life during the treatment, but this time, while coloring my hair, I happened to get a call from a member of my company and ended up...
Back When I Couldn’t Drive a Manual About five years ago, I could barely drive a manual transmission car. Every time I got behind the wheel of the only manual car we had at home, the Boxster GTS (981), I thought, “There’s no way I’ll ever be able to drive a manual car.” My sense of defeat just kept growing. My feet wouldn’t leave the accelerator or clutch pedals, and I half-wondered, “Does the Boxster’s...
