Purchased a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS (991 Early Model) It had been almost half a year since I parted ways with my GT3 Touring Package. Recently, I had been thinking that if I were to buy a Porsche, it would be either a base 718 Cayman or an early 991, so I focused my watch there. Then, a 2015 model year 991.1 (early 991) Carrera 4 GTS with 32,000 km appeared on Car Sensor....
The Dream of Owning Two Porsches. Owning two Porsches was something I couldn’t even imagine back when I had no interest in cars at all. I can somewhat understand having two cars for family use, like a minivan and a kei car, depending on the purpose, but two sports cars like Porsches? Especially if both are two-seater convertibles… But now, including my husband, many people around us own multiple Porsches, so when my husband says,...
Porsche may have a limited number of models, but it offers a wide variety of grades. Even within the 911 lineup alone, there are numerous options starting from the base coupe, S model, GTS model, four-wheel-drive 4 model, 4S model, 4GTS model, Turbo, Turbo S, GT3, GT3 RS, GT2 RS, plus Cabriolet and Targa versions, making for quite a large selection. It’s impossible to test drive them all, and even dealership salespeople haven’t experienced every...
The Porsche “PTS” You Hear About Lately Recently, I’ve been seeing reports on social media like “I ordered the new Porsche 911 GT3!” or “I got allocated a production slot!” Among these, there are occasional mentions of ordering with “PTS.” It seems that previously, ordering with this “PTS” option from Japan was not possible, but since the 992 generation came out, it’s been heard about here and there. This time, I’d like to explain what...
A Senior Who Switched to a Flying Spur The other day, I was talking with a senior businessman I’ve known for over 10 years, and he said, “Oh yeah, I just got a new car.” When we first met, he was a big fan of the BMW 7 Series and had been driving one for years, but at some point, he test-drove a Tesla and said, “It was insanely fast,” so he switched to a...
To All Husbands Who Want a Sports Car The other day, while gathering information online about car life, I came across several articles titled “How men with wives and children can convince their wives when they want to buy a sports car.” I had seen similar questions on Yahoo! Chiebukuro before and thought, “I see… there are quite a few husbands out there struggling with this kind of dilemma.” In fact, on this blog too,...
A Day in the Life of My Porsche-Loving Husband My husband spends almost every day browsing used car sites. Lately, he’s been saying he wants a Mercedes-Benz SL400 and checking if any good ones come up. But the Grand Edition he wants is rare and still expensive, so he says things like, “Even if I buy it, it’ll be a long way off yet.” He also has many cars he’s interested in but not planning...
Our Porsche 911 (992 Model) The 911 Cabriolet (992 model) was delivered in September. After my husband’s commuting and long-distance touring, the break-in period ended, we even took it to Fuji Speedway, and the oil change is done—now, the mileage has already exceeded 3,800 km. It’s amazing how much it’s been driven in just two months… (laughs) Usually, my husband is the one who drives the 911 Cabriolet. I want to drive it too, but...
About Test Drive Reviews This blog features quite a few test drive reviews of Porsche and other brands, so it might seem odd coming from us, but I’ve always thought that you shouldn’t take test drive reviews too literally. The reason is that a single test drive review only reveals one aspect of the car. Even when driving the same car, some say the ride is stiff, while others say it’s smooth. Some feel it...
You Understand Porsche by Test Driving It My husband recently had the chance to test drive the new Cayenne E-Hybrid at the dealer, and he said something that really stuck with me. I think this applies to other brands too, but especially with Porsche, no matter how much you hear about it, you just don’t get it until you actually test drive one. The new hybrid I drove recently was even better than I expected....
