Recommended Car Accessories

2019.02.04Recommended Car Accessories

Replacing the Speakers in Our Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) with Porsche Classic Parts!

The Porsche 964’s Speaker Distortion Problem Ever since our air-cooled 911 (964 C2) arrived last October, it has completely captured my husband’s heart. Almost everything that had caught his eye was taken care of before delivery, so he had no complaints about how it drove. But he kept saying, “There’s just one thing that really bothers me.” It was this: The speaker cones (made of paper back then) had deteriorated so badly that turning up...

2019.02.04Recommended Car Accessories

Reviews & Test Drives

2018.12.23Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Driving a Porsche Panamera on the Highway: Does Adaptive Cruise Control Really Improve Fu...

Taking the Panamera on the Highway I had an appointment in Nagoya on a weekday recently, so I decided to drive my Panamera from home to Nagoya via the highway. I’d always thought the Meishin and Shin-Meishin Expressways were busy with trucks and other traffic, so I wondered whether using adaptive cruise control (ACC) for the whole drive might make things easier… Then I had another idea: “What if I drive normally on the way...

2018.12.23Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Volkswagen

2018.08.16Volkswagen

What Does It Cost to Maintain a VW Golf 7? Annual Service Comes to About ¥30,000

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 a Porsche 981 Boxster GTS: Fuel, Oil Changes, Ins...

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

What Does a New Porsche Panamera Turbo Really Cost to Run Each Year?

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

Panamera Fuel Economy After Eight Months and 8,700 km: What’s the Real Average?

When to Wash the Panamera Tomorrow, we’re finally setting off for Fuji Speedway to attend Porsche Experience Day! In the days leading up to our trip, my husband and I had been checking the forecast and debating when to wash the Panamera. Husband: “The best time would be Friday, but it’s supposed to rain on Friday, so maybe I should wash it on Thursday.” Me: “But we’ll use it for our daughter’s dentist appointment and...

2018.06.15Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Porsche Maintenance Costs

2018.06.05Porsche Maintenance Costs

Porsche Panamera Oil Change No. 2: The Bill Came to ¥40,818

Time for a Panamera Oil Change Last weekend, I took our Panamera in for an oil change—the second since it was delivered. The first was just two weeks after delivery, when the odometer read about 1,500 km. ポルシェ 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, at the end of March, six months later, we topped up the oil once at around 6,500 km. My husband handled that himself rather than taking the car to the dealership. 新型ポルシェ パナメーラターボの実際の年間維持費を計算してみた結果は？...

2018.06.05Porsche Maintenance Costs

Reviews & Test Drives

2017.11.08Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Does the New Porsche Panamera Turbo Get Less Than 4.0 km/L in Town?

Picking Up My Daughter from Kindergarten in the Panamera It was raining today. Lately, I’ve been trying to walk to pick up my daughter from kindergarten, but with the rain, I decided to take the Panamera instead. When I arrived, she kept rubbing her eyes and saying they hurt, so on the way home we stopped at a convenience store for snacks and then at a pharmacy to pick up some eye drops for kids....

2017.11.08Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

Porsche Maintenance Costs

2017.10.27Porsche Maintenance Costs

Porsche Panamera Turbo First Oil Change: The Bill Came to ¥47,558

WEC Porsche Goodies I hadn’t noticed at all, but when we went to WEC the other day, the Porsche bag we received as a souvenir in the Porsche hospitality lounge contained a hat and a passport holder. The hat even has a sponsor’s logo on it, and my husband says he’s going to wear it when he drives next time. He’ll look like a Porsche insider for sure! (Laughs.) Oil Change and a Few Checks...

2017.10.27Porsche Maintenance Costs

Reviews & Test Drives

2017.06.29Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera

2016 Porsche Panamera Edition Fuel Economy: Real-World High of 12.0 km/L, Low of 5.0 km/L

The Best and Worst Real-World Fuel Economy in a Porsche Panamera The Panamera isn’t exactly a fuel-sipper—and that’s understandable when it has nearly two tons to move. Maybe I’m just not the best at driving efficiently, but lots of city driving, red lights, and traffic only make fuel economy worse. I can’t speak for the latest Panamera, but in my 2016 Panamera Edition, I usually see around 7–8 km/L. Every now and then, it drops...

2017.06.29Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Panamera