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Is the First Oil Change for the Porsche Panamera Really Okay at 10,000 km or 1 Year?

First Oil Change for the Panamera The other day, I received a question from a reader who recently purchased a Panamera 4E Hybrid. How do you all handle the timing for the Panamera’s oil changes? The dealer told me, “It’s fine to change the oil at 1 year or 10,000 km,” but it seems like many people replace it much earlier for the first change… Indeed… I hadn’t realized that for modern Porsches, dealers recommend...

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Three Years with the Porsche 981 Boxster GTS: Inspection Costs and Ownership Impressions

Three Years Since Buying the Boxster It’s been almost three years since my husband purchased the 981 Boxster GTS. Time flies… So, I decided to summarize the general details of the dealer inspection and my husband’s review of the Boxster after three years. The current mileage is 30,600 km (he hasn’t gone on many tours with the Boxster in the past year). There were no major issues during the inspection, and the Boxster returned home...

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Porsche Panamera 1-Year Inspection – What’s the Cost of the All-in-One Inspection & ...

Panamera’s 1-Year Inspection Last weekend, I took the Panamera in for its 1-year inspection. Since it was delivered last October, it’s already been a year. Actually, about a week before the inspection, a warning popped up saying “Oil level low, topping up to 2.0L”, but I thought “It’d be a waste to top up oil now, so please just hold out until the inspection!” Luckily, it did (laughs). The long weekend last week was apparently...

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Porsche Maintenance Costs

Should You Enroll in the Porsche Approved Warranty After 3 Years with Your New Boxster?

Three Years Since Purchasing Our Boxster The other day, we received a postcard from the Porsche dealer about the Boxster GTS’s upcoming vehicle inspection. Oh wow… we bought the Boxster new in November 2015, so it’s already been three years—time flies. Then, shortly after, another letter arrived from Porsche Japan. Inside was information about the “Porsche Approved Warranty.” P-Porsche Approved Warranty? (-_-) Apparently, the “Porsche Approved Warranty” is a coverage program available for new and...

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ポルシェ 981ボクスターGTS
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3 Key Tips for Driving to Make Your Tires Last Longer – From a Boxster GTS Owner

30,000km Since Boxster Delivery My husband bought his 981 Boxster GTS back in November 2015. The mileage is almost 30,000km now. (He used to drive quite a bit during the first year or two, but since last winter, not so much.) During this time, ・Participated in a driving event at Suzuka Circuit ・Drove twice at Fuji Speedway ・Took about 7 or 8 long-distance tours of roughly 1500km each ・Drove aggressively on the Royu Driveway on...

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ポルシェ　新型パナメーラターボの正面
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Second Oil Change for the Porsche Panamera – Cost Was ¥40,818

Heading to Change the Panamera’s Oil Last weekend, I went to get the Panamera’s oil changed. This was the second oil change since the Panamera was delivered. The first was about two weeks after delivery, at around 1,500 km. パナメーラターボの初回オイル交換 ー かかった金額は47,558円だった Then, six months later at the end of March, when the mileage was 6,500 km, we topped up the oil once. By the way, this was done by my husband, not at the...

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Oil Refill Warning at 6,500 km – Summary of Panamera Oil Refill Procedure

Oil Level Low The other day, while driving the Panamera Turbo, this warning suddenly appeared on the meter. O-Oil level low!? “Didn’t we just change it at 1,000 km?Is this serious?Do I need to stop immediately!?What should I do!?” I panicked and quickly emailed my husband at work. He replied right away. Got it. Porsche engines tend to consume oil more when they’re new. The Boxster showed the same around 10,000 km. But it stops...

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Porsche Maintenance Costs, Porsche Panamera

Child Vomited on the Panamera’s Leather Seat! How We Cleaned and Protected the Seats

My Child Vomited in the Car Continuing from yesterday’s blog, about 10 minutes from home, my eldest daughter threw up. It was completely my fault—I was letting her watch an iPad in the car since the Wi-Fi was working, but it seems she got carsick… She usually never gets motion sickness in the car, so I feel really sorry. So from now on, I’ve decided never to bring the iPad into the car again. Our...

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