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Soccer Player Kazuyoshi Miura…<\/h3>\n

The other day, I received an email from my husband while he was at work. \u201cThere\u2019s news that soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura bought a 964! It\u2019s the same one we have! What perfect timing!\u201d<\/strong> Since our air-cooled Porsche 964 was delivered just last week<\/a>, it really was timely news.<\/p>\n

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That made me wonder, \u201cWhy did Kazuyoshi Miura choose a 964 instead of the latest 911?\u201d<\/strong> So I looked into it, and found that his wife, Risako Miura, wrote about the story behind the purchase on her Ameblo blog.<\/p>\n

Apparently, Kazuyoshi Miura had been searching for a car for several months but couldn\u2019t find anything that really clicked. They had a conversation saying, \u201cThe car we used to have (Porsche 964) was so cool, we should have kept it.\u201d<\/strong> Then, by chance, they stopped by a Porsche used car center and found a Porsche that looked very much like the one they used to own.
\nThe color, model, options, even the scratches inside, and the old Sanwa Motors sticker \u2014 everything was identical. \u201cIt fits so perfectly that it has to be the same Porsche 964 we used to have! It\u2019s fate!\u201d<\/strong> Kazuyoshi Miura immediately decided to buy it. Risako suggested, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you check it out more thoroughly?\u201d but he said, \u201cI want to believe it\u2019s the same car, so this is fine,\u201d and that\u2019s how the 964 came to our home.<\/p>\n

What an incredible story \u2014 truly a miracle. It really shows that \u201cKazu\u201d is someone who\u2019s got that special something.<\/strong> That\u2019s why he\u2019s the King Kazu. And Risako, who watches over her husband\u2019s car purchases and enjoys the process with him, is wonderful too. They really are a fantastic couple.
\n*Here\u2019s Risako Miura\u2019s blog post: \u201cLike a Miracle<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Connections with Cars…<\/h3>\n

People have connections, and I truly believe cars do too. When my husband was looking for a used SL500 (R129) before, he visited several used car dealers but often came back saying, \u201cThe car I saw today was in great condition and really nice, but it just didn\u2019t feel right…\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

When he finally found and bought the SL500, and then recently parted with it, he seemed a bit sad. On social media, he wrote, \u201cGoodbye, SL. It was a short 9-month relationship, but truly a legendary car. (Omitted) It\u2019s with a heavy heart that I say goodbye, but I hope to meet it again someday.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SL500\uff08R129\uff09\"<\/p>\n

On the other hand, for the 964 this time, he went all the way to Nagoya to see it and said, \u201cIt really clicked!\u201d and immediately decided to buy it. He said, \u201cThe moment I saw it at the shop, I thought, \u2018I want to travel with this one!\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cars surely carry the feelings of their owners. Especially when they\u2019ve been cherished for many years, it feels like they even have a soul. So, I hope the next owner of the SL my husband reluctantly parted with will be a good person\u2026 and I also feel anew that we want to treasure the 964 that came to our home this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u30b5\u30c3\u30ab\u30fc\u306e\u4e09\u6d66\u77e5\u826f\u9078\u624b\u304c\u611b\u3057\u305f\u3001\u7a7a\u51b7\u30dd\u30eb\u30b7\u30a7911\uff08964C2\uff09\u3002\u308f\u304c\u5bb6\u306b\u3042\u308b964\u3068\u540c\u3058\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3001\u601d\u3046\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3092\u8a18\u4e8b\u306b\u3057\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=6889"},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"Thoughts on Soccer Player Kazuyoshi Miura\u2019s Purchase of an Air-Cooled Porsche 911 (964) - \u30dd\u30eb\u30b7\u30a7\u304c\u308f\u304c\u5bb6\u306b\u3084\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f - 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