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2022.09.19Our Car Life

A Common Porsche Owner Experience? Why Many Drivers Trade the Latest Model for Its Predec...

Porsche Owners Going Back a Generation The other day, my husband said something that got me thinking. I feel like quite a few people around me buy a relatively new Porsche, get to know it, and then move to an older model—or add one to the garage. Maybe you could call it “going back to Porsche’s roots” (laughs). For example, someone might start with the latest 911, the 992, then work their way back to...

2022.09.19Our Car Life

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2022.09.11Our Car Life

My Car-Loving Son Has Started Refusing to Ride in the Swift Sport

My Car-Loving Son We have an eight-year-old daughter, a five-year-old daughter, and a two-year-old son. The girls aren’t interested in cars at all, but so far, our little boy is growing up to be a real car enthusiast. Today, I want to tell you about him. When our son was born, my husband said, I want his very first ride in a car to be in the best car we own! And sure enough, he...

2022.09.11Our Car Life

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2022.08.29Our Car Life

Why My Porsche-Loving Husband Has Never Stopped Me from Doing What I Want

A Husband Who Supports Me, Not One Who Holds Me Back Recently, I got together with relatives at my husband’s family home and had a chance to catch up with my sister-in-law. We’re close in age, and we always have plenty to talk about. I started my own business, and she runs a shop of her own. During our visit, she told me something that stuck with me. I realized all over again how lucky...

2022.08.29Our Car Life

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2022.08.16Our Car Life, Porsche Boxster

Can You Drive a Porsche Convertible in the Rain? Tips for Caring for the Top

Can You Drive a Porsche Convertible in the Rain? I recently received this question: Is it okay to drive a Porsche convertible in the rain? Is there anything I should be careful about? I’ve written before about caring for a Porsche convertible’s soft top, but today I’ll answer based on that article and what I’ve heard from my husband and our dealership contact. The short answer is yes: you can drive a Porsche convertible in...

2022.08.16Our Car Life, Porsche Boxster

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2022.08.10Our Car Life, Nissan

We Ordered the New Nissan Fairlady Z!

The other day, my husband came home from work and announced: “I bought a Fairlady Z.” Wait—what?! “Didn’t you go to work today?” I asked. I visited a client for work, but finished up a little early. I thought, “I wonder if you can actually buy a Fairlady Z right now,” so I called a Nissan dealership, stopped by, and bought one. Just like that! My husband wrote up the full story, so read on...

2022.08.10Our Car Life, Nissan

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2022.08.07Our Car Life

Can You Really Use a Wide Car Every Day? Life with a Porsche Cayenne and Panamera

Daily Life with a Porsche Panamera and Cayenne Here’s my take on daily driving a wide car, based on four years of Porsche Panamera ownership—including a 970 Panamera Edition and a 971 Panamera Turbo—and two years with a third-generation Cayenne E-Hybrid. The short answer: in Japan, wide cars can be challenging to use every day. Both the Panamera and Cayenne are about 1,940 mm wide and roughly 5,000 mm long. That’s a lot of car…...

2022.08.07Our Car Life

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2022.07.08Our Car Life

My Thoughts on Top Gun: Maverick—and Why My Husband Keeps Going Back

Top Gun: Maverick The other day, I went to see Top Gun: Maverick at the cinema. It’s the sequel to Top Gun, which was released 36 years ago, and of course it stars Tom Cruise. My husband had told me that the original Top Gun featured a Porsche 356 and a Kawasaki motorcycle, and that everything about the film—from its story to its world—captured the hearts of young people at the time. Top Gun: Maverick...

2022.07.08Our Car Life

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2022.06.30Our Car Life

Celebrating 5 Years of Porsche Blogging: What I’ve Learned Along the Way

It’s been five full years since I started my Porsche blog. Back in June 2017, just a few months after giving birth to my second daughter, I started the blog on a whim. I never imagined it would grow into a blog read by so many people five years later. So, to mark this milestone, I’d like to look back on the blog’s journey and what I’ve gained from running it. How Blogging Made Me...

2022.06.30Our Car Life

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2022.06.26Our Car Life

“Business Negotiations Are Diplomacy Between Nations”: A Porsche Owner’s Approach to Work

Business Negotiations Are Diplomacy Between Nations The other day, I had a work-related decision to make and wanted someone to give me the confidence to move forward, so I talked it over with my husband. I don’t usually ask him for advice about work. But the decision I was considering didn’t quite match the advice I’d been getting from people around me, and I wanted to hear what he would do if he were in...

2022.06.26Our Car Life

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2022.06.21Our Car Life

Should You Worry About What You Drive to a Dealership? Does Your Car Affect How You’re Tr...

What Should You Drive to a Dealership? Readers send me questions and messages every day through the blog. I thought it would be nice to start sharing some of them—and my answers—with everyone, as long as the people who sent them are happy for me to do so. Here’s a question I received recently. Have you ever noticed a difference in how a dealership or shop treats you depending on what you drive? Do you...

2022.06.21Our Car Life