The Appeal of Porsche

Impressions After Driving Our Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) Again After a Long Time

Porsche 911 964C2 The other day, I drove our air-cooled Porsche 911, the 964C2, for the first time in a while. The last time I drove it was in the fall of last year, so it had been over six months since I last got behind the wheel. My husband has been driving the air-cooled Porsche quite often lately, and every time he gets in, he says, The 964 is really something special. When I...

Reviews & Test Drives

Porsche 911 GTS (991 Late Model) Test Drive – A Wife’s Everyday Use Review

911 Carrera GTS The other day, my husband was able to borrow a 911 Carrera GTS from an acquaintance, and I got to drive it for a while. Today, I’m sharing my impressions from that experience. I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to regularly drive various Porsches in this environment—it’s a rare and valuable experience. I’d like to take this chance to thank my husband’s acquaintances here (though I doubt they read this blog, haha)....

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How We Ordered Our New Porsche 911 Cabriolet (992) with These Options

The car following the Panamera was decided to be the base new 911 (992 model), and then the Cabriolet. Since my husband wrote an article about it, this time I’d like to introduce the options we chose.(Today is April Fools’ Day, but there’s no joke here, lol) New 911 (992) Cabriolet The concept this time was a “mature and comfortable 911 Cabriolet”.(Since the 911 logo black doesn’t show properly on the Japanese config, we used...

Reviews & Test Drives

What It’s Like Driving the Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS: Differences Between Early and Late 99...

My husband recently had the chance to drive a friend’s Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS, and he shared his impressions. The 911 Targa is a car I once admired deeply. Please have a look if you’re interested. Test Drive: 911 Targa 4 GTS Not long ago, he had a brief opportunity to drive the early model (991.1) Targa 4 GTS. Around the same time, he had borrowed a late model (991.2) Carrera GTS from an...

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The New Porsche 911 (992) We Ordered Is a Cabriolet!

About the Base 911… Regarding our family’s Panamera replacement, I recently wrote that we had finally decided on the new 911 (992), and today I’d like to share which grade of the new 911 we chose. To get straight to the point, we decided on the 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Back when we were debating “Cayenne? Taycan?…” I never imagined we’d end up with a convertible. 1 Why the Base Model First, my husband explained why...

Our Car Life

Our Family’s Car Choice: The New Porsche 911 (992) Is Decided!

Next Candidate After the Panamera Since last fall, we’ve been going back and forth, agonizing over “what to do about replacing our Panamera that’s almost been with us for three years.” (I wrote about the candidate cars in this earlier article.) This summer, with our third child born, our family will become five members, and naturally, when choosing a car, the thought was “if it’s Porsche, then it has to be the Cayenne.” But it...

Porsche Maintenance Costs

Porsche 911 GT3 Dealer 1-Year Inspection|Costs? PCCB Wear?

Porsche 911 GT3, 1-Year Inspection The other day, my husband took the 911 GT3 in for its dealer 1-year inspection. Although the GT3 was delivered last May, since he had driven it on the track at the end of the year and had an oil change done, he decided to bring it in a little earlier than scheduled. While the GT3 was in for inspection, we were kindly lent a 718 Cayman as a loaner,...

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Family Touring with Porsche 911 GT3 and Boxster

With the 911 GT3 and Boxster The other day, our family took a trip to nearby Arima Onsen in the 911 GT3 and Boxster. We decided on a whim just before leaving, and when we checked, there were still rooms available, so we went for it. It was a rare sunny day. We packed our luggage into a slightly larger suitcase, and when my husband tried to put it in the car trunks, surprisingly, it...