Last year, a Keeper Labo opened nearby, so I’ve been frequently visiting for coating and car washes for my beloved vehicles. I plan to write a detailed article about coating another time, but this time, I want to introduce Keeper Labo’s “Mineral Off Car Wash.” Please note, this article is not a typical promotional piece for Keeper. It’s simply my honest impression after personally paying for the service. What is Mineral Off Car Wash? If...
Two Beloved Cars I want to keep every Porsche I own forever, but there are two in particular that I especially want to hold onto. Those are the Boxster GTS (981) and 911 Carrera 4 GTS (991 pre-facelift), both made around the same time. Both are the ‘GTS’ grade, standing for Grand Touring Sport, and both feature naturally aspirated flat-six engines from before noise and environmental regulations became as strict as they are now. The...
Back When I Couldn’t Drive a Manual About five years ago, I could barely drive a manual transmission car. Every time I got behind the wheel of the only manual car we had at home, the Boxster GTS (981), I thought, “There’s no way I’ll ever be able to drive a manual car.” My sense of defeat just kept growing. My feet wouldn’t leave the accelerator or clutch pedals, and I half-wondered, “Does the Boxster’s...
A Journey with the Boxster When spring break comes, my wife and kids always go back to their parents’ home. March was busy for various reasons, but with work settling down, I decided to take a short tour after a long time. At first, I was thinking about heading toward Wakayama, where the highway has been expanded to four lanes, but the weather forecast showed it would be bad there. Looking westward, the weather seemed...
Driving the Boxster After experiencing a dead battery at the end of last year, I felt like taking the Boxster out for a drive again. So, early in the new year, I decided on a short touring trip. For a day trip from Kansai, somewhere with no snow worries this season and where driving an open car feels great, Awaji Island naturally came to mind. Honestly, as someone who loves driving, the roads on Awaji...
My Boxster’s Battery Died At the end of last year, I hadn’t driven my Boxster for a while. I think it was left unused for over a month and a half. Then, one day at year-end, I tried to get in the Boxster and pressed the key button, but there was no response at all. The key’s light was on, so the key itself seemed fine. I tried several times, but still no reaction. It...
Swift Sport One-Month Inspection My beloved Suzuki Swift Sport arrived at our home in early October. Time has flown by, and it was already time for the one-month inspection. By the way, when I called to make the inspection appointment, I was a bit absent-minded (I’m basically always absent-minded) and accidentally said, “I’d like to book the one-year inspection, please!“… The person on the other end politely corrected me, “Yes, the one-month inspection… right?” which...
Back Behind the Wheel of the Manual Boxster GTS The other day, I took the Boxster GTS (981, MT) for a drive on the Royu Driveway after quite some time. Since I usually travel with my kids, I don’t often get to drive a sporty Porsche, so this was my first Boxster drive in several months. I’ve written extensively about how great the Boxster GTS is, so today I want to share a slightly different...
Comparing the 991.1 Carrera S Cabriolet and the 981 Boxster GTS If you’ve ever considered buying a Porsche convertible, you’ve probably asked yourself this question at least once: “What’s the difference between the 911 Cabriolet and the Boxster?” I used to wonder about this a lot myself. I understand the difference between a 4-seater and a 2-seater, and I get the difference between RR and MR layouts. But how do they differ in terms of...
The Tohoku Grand Touring article is finally reaching its last chapter. Please take a look if you’re interested. Driving the Hachinohe-Sendai Large-Scale Forest Road in the Boxster The tour is now in its final stages. Although the wind was a bit strong that day, the weather was clear and sunny. I prepared early and left the hotel by 7 a.m. I pressed the accelerator of the Boxster and escaped from Morioka city. First, I headed...
