空冷ポルシェ911(964)
Porsche Maintenance Costs

Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964) Vehicle Inspection: Costs and Details

Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964) Vehicle Inspection The other day, in the article “Riding a Refreshed Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964) Felt Like a Brand-New Car,” I mentioned that I would share the details of the vehicle inspection later. So this time, I want to write about the costs and contents of the inspection. For this inspection, I asked B-Force, who has been taking care of the 964’s maintenance since delivery. Here is the breakdown of the...

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Porsche Maintenance Costs

Riding the Refreshed Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964) Felt Like Driving a New Car

Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) Time flies—it’s already been two full years since our 964 was delivered. My husband often said, “Thanks to the regular maintenance over these two years, it’s gotten into really good shape! I think it’s getting close to how it felt when it was brand new.” But with the chaos of childbirth and periods when the 964 was parked far from home, I hadn’t driven it at all. ポルシェ911(空冷964型)の足回り全般を純正部品で交換! 空冷ポルシェ 911(964)の予防整備 –...

Porsche Trivia

The Proper Way to Warm Up Your Porsche

Warming Up Your Porsche The other day, I received this question on Twitter: Could you please tell me about warming up, including for the GTS? I feel like the idle stabilizes around when the water temperature gauge reaches about 70°C in roughly 20 minutes, so I try to start driving after that… but since there’s no clear rule, I’m still experimenting. That was the question. Back when I wasn’t interested in cars, I had no...

空冷ポルシェ911(964C2)
Touring Reports

Touring from Kyotango to Northern Hyogo in a Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964)

This time, my husband wrote an article about his touring experience in the 964. Please have a look if you’re interested. Touring in a Porsche 911 Last time, I reported on how we refreshed the entire suspension of our Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (air-cooled 964 model) here, and right away, we wanted to experience the reborn ride quality on a long-distance tour. So, we set out on a roughly 480 km day trip tour. Initially,...

ポルシェ911
Porsche Maintenance Costs

Complete Suspension Overhaul of Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964) Using Genuine Parts!

The other day, my husband completely replaced the suspension of our air-cooled Porsche, and he wrote an article about the process and how the driving experience changed afterward. Please take a look if you’re interested. 911 Carrera 2 (Air-Cooled 964) Our Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (air-cooled 964 model) has been with us for two years this fall. It has about 66,000 kilometers on the clock. The only issue so far was a dead battery recently,...

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Porsche Maintenance Costs

First Trouble with Our Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964): Dead Battery and Engine Won’t ...

The Battery on Our Air-Cooled Porsche 911… We currently have six cars at home, but since our driveway can only fit two, we park them in several places like near our neighborhood or my husband’s workplace. Then the other day, my husband said, “I’ll be coming home today in the air-cooled Porsche (964) parked near the office” and left for work. Since it had only been parked there for about a week, I didn’t think...

Recommended Car Accessories

Installing ICE FUSE on Our Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964 Model)

A little while ago, my husband installed something called an ICE FUSE, and he wrote an article about it, so I’d like to share it with you. The other day, while browsing social media, I came across a post saying, “I installed an ICE FUSE on my air-cooled Porsche.” Curious, I looked into what it was, and it sounded quite interesting. So, I ordered one right away and installed it on our air-cooled 911 (964...

Recommended Car Accessories

Attaching Grill Badges to Our Porsche 911 GT3 and Air-Cooled 964

Porsche Grill Badges The other day, a package arrived from overseas addressed to my husband. When we opened it, inside was a Porsche grill badge. Now that I think about it, I’ve seen Porsches with these badges at the Royu Driveway observatory before. When I asked my husband about it, he said he had often seen Porsches with these badges on social media and thought, “That’s so cool, I want one on my Porsche too.”...

Our Car Life

Family Drive in a Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964): Is Driving Alone Still the Best?

A Long-Awaited Ride in the Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) The other day, I took my family of four on a visit to both sides of our family graves in our air-cooled Porsche 911 (964). It had been over a year and a half since we last took a mid-distance drive with all four of us in the air-cooled Porsche. The last time we all rode together in the air-cooled Porsche, the kids were fighting in...

Touring Reports

A 2-Day, 700km Journey in a Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964) [Part 2]

The other day, I introduced an article about my husband’s touring trip titled A 2-Day, 700km Journey in a Porsche 911 (Air-Cooled 964), and this is the second part. Please enjoy. Porsche 911 Touring Day 2 In Kochi city, we stayed one night at one of our regular hotels, Hotel Nikko Kochi Asahi Royal. It has a mechanical parking garage with a width limit of 1850mm, so a 964 or Boxster can fit. Since going...