What to Do with the Swift Sport?

Last year, I ordered a Porsche 911, which brought up the question: “Should I keep my current beloved car, the Suzuki Swift Sport, or sell it?”

The Swift Sport came to our home in October two years ago. I’ve been driving it almost every day and truly love it, so until the end of last year, I had planned to hold on to it for a while.

Compact, nimble, fast, responsive, and with a manual transmission. It was the first new car I bought myself, and I put a lot of personal touches on it—decals, two-tone paint, and more—so I really wanted to keep it forever.

That’s why,

“Even if I buy my dream Porsche a few years from now, I want to be able to have two cars, so I’ll work hard toward that goal.”

But unexpectedly, the dream of owning a Porsche came much closer, and as the estimated delivery date became clearer, I faced the harsh reality that I simply didn’t have enough down payment saved.

Selling the Swift Sport to Fund the 911 Down Payment

Originally, I finished paying off the Swift Sport loan last October.

After that, I declared on Twitter, “Alright! Time to start saving for Porsche!” planning to save up over two to three years for the purchase and upkeep of the Porsche.

In October 2022, I’m happy to report that I’ve fully paid off the loan on my beloved Swift Sport. From now on, I officially declare that I’m taking concrete steps toward buying a Porsche 911 (whatever that means lol) pic.twitter.com/FpI847aUFx

— Mina – Welcome Home, PORSCHE (@Mina_Panamera) October 26, 2022

However, due to an unexpected opportunity that accelerated the 911 purchase timeline, I found myself in a situation where I needed to add the proceeds from selling the Swift Sport to cover the down payment before delivery.

After much thought, I decided that I will sell the Swift Sport at the time the 911 is delivered.

I wonder if there are many people in Japan trying so desperately to buy a brand-new Porsche while being this tight on funds… lol

The Swift Sport, One Day Coming Full Circle.

That said, I’m not selling it immediately.

I hope it will sell smoothly right around the time the 911 is delivered, so I think I’ll start preparing for the sale a little later.

When that time comes, I’ll announce it again on the blog, and if anyone is interested, it might be nice to have someone buy it… (with the help of a car dealer friend in between), my husband and I have been discussing.

The current mileage is about 8,000 km. Surprisingly, it hasn’t been driven much (though by general standards it might be considered driven quite a bit…), and since I haven’t taken many long trips or drives, when the time to say goodbye comes, I want to go on one last tour.

And these days, I find myself hoping that someday, somehow, it might come back around and return to my hands again.