2019.03.30Our Car Life

Joining the 911DAYS Track Day at Fuji Speedway【Part 1】— From Home to Lake Yamanaka

Headed to a 911DAYS Track Day I’d mentioned it briefly on Twitter, but last Sunday, March 24, I took part in a track day at Fuji Speedway hosted by 911DAYS. We’d been invited some time ago by Mr. Suga, president of WRP, a Nagoya-based Porsche specialist where my husband bought his 964 C2 last year. (Apparently, WRP takes part every year.) Our daughter was on spring break from kindergarten, and my husband suggested, “Since we’re...

2019.03.30Our Car Life

2019.03.13Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Boxster

718 Boxster GTS vs. 981 Boxster GTS: A Back-to-Back Comparison

A Chance to Ride in the 718 Boxster GTS! One Saturday in February, a friend of my husband’s took delivery of a 718 Boxster GTS. They arranged to meet at the East Rokko Observatory on Royu Driveway, where my husband would get a chance to ride along. The owner kindly suggested, “Why don’t you come along too, Mina?” I’d already asked my mother-in-law to watch the kids and had been looking forward to the day....

2019.03.13Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Boxster

2018.12.29Porsche Boxster

How Does the Porsche Boxster Feel on Track at Suzuka Circuit?

A Porsche Boxster Track Day at Suzuka Circuit The other day, my husband took his Boxster GTS to a track day at Suzuka Circuit. The only date he could make was for an event hosted by a tuning shop, so the paddock was filled with modified Japanese cars. He and a friend were the only ones who brought completely stock, factory-spec Porsches.(He said they felt a little out of place! lol) It was an unusually...

2018.12.29Porsche Boxster

2018.11.04Porsche Maintenance Costs

Three Years of Porsche 981 Boxster GTS Ownership: Service Costs and an Owner’s Review

Three Years After Buying the Boxster It’s almost been three years since my husband bought his 981 Boxster GTS. Time flies… So, I thought I’d round up what its Porsche Center service visit involved, along with my husband’s impressions after three years of ownership. The car has 30,600 km on the odometer (we haven’t been able to take the Boxster on many touring drives over the past year). It had no major problems during the...

2018.11.04Porsche Maintenance Costs

2018.04.23Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Boxster

A 981 Boxster GTS Owner on the Appeal of Porsche’s Last Naturally Aspirated Six-Cylinder

Our 2016 Boxster The 2016 Boxster GTS with a manual transmission in our garage was my husband’s first Porsche. Porsche is increasingly focused on efficiency, and the 911—and now the Boxster—has moved toward turbocharging and smaller engines. That makes the 2016 Boxster one of the last six-cylinder models, often described as the final naturally aspirated six-cylinder Boxster.(The current 718 Boxster has a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder.) *Photo courtesy of Aitan Kai on Twitter, @ConeManLP826 . The Day...

2018.04.23Reviews & Test Drives, Porsche Boxster