Recommended Car Accessories

2019.02.04Recommended Car Accessories

Speaker Replacement on an Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) with Porsche Classic Parts!

The 964 Speaker Distortion Issue Since it arrived at our home last October, the air-cooled 911 (964 C2) has completely captured my husband’s heart. At delivery, almost all the issues that concerned him had been fixed, so he had no complaints about the “driving” experience. However, he said, “there was one thing that really bothered me.” That was: The speaker cones (originally made of paper) had completely deteriorated, causing the sound to distort when the...

2019.02.04Recommended Car Accessories

Reviews & Test Drives

2018.12.23Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Testing Porsche Panamera on the Highway – Does ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) Really Impro...

Driving the Panamera on the Highway The other day, I had some errands in Nagoya on a weekday, so I decided to drive my Panamera from home to Nagoya using the highway. However, since I had the impression that the Meishin and Shin-Meishin Expressways are often crowded with trucks and cars, I thought, “Maybe it would be easier to drive using ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) the whole way.” Since I was at it, I thought...

2018.12.23Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Volkswagen

2018.08.16Volkswagen

How Much Does It Cost to Maintain a VW Golf 7? — Total Cost of the 1-Year Inspection is A...

フォルクスワーゲン（VW）ゴルフの維持費について。1年点検の総費用、また金額の内訳（エンジンオイル交換、オイルフィルター交換等）をまとめてみました。

2018.08.16Volkswagen

Porsche Maintenance Costs

2018.07.03Porsche Maintenance Costs

Calculating the Annual Running Costs of the 981 Boxster GTS – Gasoline, Oil Changes, Insu...

ポルシェ ボクスターの年間維持費はどのくらい？ - ガソリン代、オイル交換、タイヤ交換、車検費用、自動車税などまとめてみました。

2018.07.03Porsche Maintenance Costs

Porsche Maintenance Costs

2018.06.23Porsche Maintenance Costs

Calculated Actual Annual Maintenance Costs of the New Porsche Panamera Turbo

ポルシェ パナメーラ（971）の年間維持費をまとめてみました - ガソリン代、オイル交換・補充、タイヤ交換、自動車税、車検費用など。100万円はかからないけれども…！？

2018.06.23Porsche Maintenance Costs

Reviews & Test Drives

2018.06.15Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Actual Cumulative Fuel Efficiency of the Porsche Panamera After 8 Months and About 8,700 km

When to Wash the Panamera Alright, tomorrow we’re finally heading to the Porsche Experience Day at Fuji Speedway! So, for the past few days, my husband and I have been debating when to wash the Panamera while checking the weather forecast. Husband: “The best would be to wash it on Friday, but since it’s supposed to rain on Friday, maybe wash it on Thursday instead.” Me: “But on Friday, we’ll be using the car for...

2018.06.15Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Porsche Maintenance Costs

2018.06.05Porsche Maintenance Costs

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...

2018.06.05Porsche Maintenance Costs

Reviews & Test Drives

2017.11.08Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

New Porsche Panamera Turbo: Is the City Fuel Economy Really Below 4.0 km/l?

Picking Up from Kindergarten in the Panamera It was raining today. Actually, I’ve recently decided to walk when picking up my daughter from kindergarten, but since it was raining, I took the Panamera instead. As usual, when I went to pick her up, she kept rubbing her eyes saying they hurt, so on the way back, we stopped by a convenience store to buy some snacks and then a pharmacy to get some eye drops...

2017.11.08Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Porsche Maintenance Costs

2017.10.27Porsche Maintenance Costs

First Oil Change for the Porsche Panamera Turbo – The Cost Was ¥47,558

WEC Novelty Goods I hadn’t noticed at all, but when I went to the WEC recently, inside the Porsche bag I got as a souvenir from the Porsche VIP lounge, there was a hat and a passport holder. The hat even has the sponsor’s logo on it, and my husband says he’s going to wear it the next time he drives. He looks completely like a Porsche insider (lol). Oil Change and Various Inspections So...

2017.10.27Porsche Maintenance Costs

Reviews & Test Drives

2017.06.29Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

970 Panamera Edition – Actual Best Fuel Efficiency is 12.0 km/l, Worst is 5.0 km/l

Actual Best and Worst Fuel Efficiency of the Panamera The Panamera’s fuel efficiency can’t really be called good. It’s no surprise, given it moves nearly a 2-ton giant. Maybe my driving skills aren’t great either… With lots of city driving, frequent stops at traffic lights, and heavy traffic, the fuel efficiency just keeps dropping. I don’t know about the new Panamera, but for the 2016 Panamera Edition, it’s roughly around 7 to 8 km/l. Sometimes,...

2017.06.29Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera