The other day, my husband had the opportunity to test-drive a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and wrote up his impressions. We hope you enjoy reading them. Test-Driving the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 The other day, I took my GT3 to the dealership for an oil change and was told they had a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 available for a test drive. I jumped at the chance. My drive was brief, but here are my...
Porsche GT3 Maintenance Costs The other day, someone asked me, “People say a GT3 costs more to maintain than a 911 Carrera, but what exactly costs more—and by how much?” I asked my husband what it had been like in practice. He said: “Hmm… So far, I haven’t found it dramatically more expensive than a 911 Carrera. But if you drive it on track often, you’ll need to change the oil more frequently, which would...
Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) It’s hard to believe that our 964 has been with us for two full years. “We’ve been keeping up with maintenance over the past couple of years, and it’s in much better shape now. I reckon it’s getting close to how it felt when it was new,” my husband often said. But between the whirlwind of having a baby and a period when we kept the 964 in a parking lot...
A Road Trip with Boxster Owner wata My husband has long looked up to wata, a well-known blogger who writes about his Porsche Boxster (and previously, his BMW ALPINA). His 981 Boxster, which he bought new, has already covered more than 160,000 km, and he’s driven just about every road in Japan—many of them more than once. He’s an incredible enthusiast. My husband has always said: I love driving and going on road trips, but...
Our GT3 Has Passed 10,000 Kilometers Our 911 GT3 was delivered last May. In just a year and a half, it has already covered more than 10,000 kilometers—10,605 kilometers, to be exact. My husband often takes other cars on road trips, too, so the fact that the GT3 has still passed the 10,000-kilometer mark really drives home just how much he loves being behind the wheel. Recently, he mentioned something he’d noticed about the GT3....
Oil Change for Porsche 911 (992) The other day, my husband already had the oil and filter changed on his 911 Cabriolet (992) at the dealer. It had only been a little over a month since delivery, but he had quickly finished the break-in period by using it for commuting and some mid-distance touring. The reason was that he had planned to drive at Fuji Speedway soon at a Porsche Driving School (Porsche Track Experience),...
A Trip to the Chirihama Nagisa Driveway Lately, my husband has been heading out on a drive almost every week. (Funny, I’d only just written that his enthusiasm for touring wasn’t what it used to be!) He often makes a trip of it and stays overnight, packing so much camera gear and other equipment that he looks like he’s heading out with a film crew. The other day, he drove along the Chirihama Nagisa Driveway,...
Warming Up a Porsche I recently received this question on Twitter: Could you explain the right way to warm up a Porsche, including the GTS models? I feel like the idle settles down after about 20 minutes, when the coolant temperature gauge gets to around 70°C, near the middle of the dial. So I’ve been waiting until then before driving off, but I’m still experimenting because I haven’t found a clear answer. That’s what they...
It’s hard to believe a month has already passed since our 911 Cabriolet (992) was delivered. My husband has been driving it almost every day, and he’s written about his impressions after the first month of ownership. We hope you enjoy reading them. One Month with the 911 Cabriolet Since taking delivery of our Porsche 911, I’ve been driving it as often as possible—commuting, running everyday errands, and heading to Royu on Sundays—to reach the...
A Long-Awaited Drive in the GT3 The other day, I drove the 911 GT3 (MT) for the first time in three months. I only drove it for about 20 minutes to swap it with another car in the parking lot, but it was great to feel the GT3 again after such a long break. Our GT3 is a 991 late model GT3 Touring. The clutch on this GT3 is surprisingly light compared to the 981...
