D.E. ( Driver Education) It’s a gateway drug. You are happily driving your Miata, Mustang, or Cayman on the street; you’re enjoying yourself, not a care in the world. Whether... Read More
Our Favorite Porsche Owner Stories
All about the experience of searching, buying, owning and enjoying Porsches, as told by actual owners
Not all cars are created equal and not all owners feel the same way about their cars. Porsche owners are a bit of a “crazy” bunch, especially the die hard fanatics. And in most cases they feel very strongly about their prized possessions. If you have an interesting true story about your Porsche and would like to share it with the world, write it down and submit it to our contact us page. If we like it, we will publish it here.
Curated Owner Stories
The Porsche Ownership Experience
My first “real” racing car was a Porsche RS/R, which I bought in the mid-1980s. Previously, I had done quite a lot of Hillclimbs in England with, first of all,... Read More
The 996 Turbo basking in the beauty of the Western Cape How our man, Richard Wiley, came to be the custodian of two Porsche 911s over a period of nearly... Read More
Yippee ki-yay Panamera This well known quote from the infamous John McClane* immediately popped into my mind the first time I put my foot down in my Panamera. It was... Read More
The survivor-look 911 Obsession, it can strike at any time. Unfortunately, mine struck about five years too late after the price of air-cooled 911s had rocketed. I can’t quite put... Read More
One year later Using the Cayenne as a daily driver has been quite a ride, pun intended. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m really happy with it all... Read More
I must be crazy Why on earth would someone sell a perfect color combination 911 Turbo with manual transmission and buy a Cayenne instead? Life has a funny way of... Read More
The first day of the rest of your life Certain things/events/people define our lives, our beliefs and attitude. Most of these are somehow scheduled, but a few appear out of... Read More
911 Carrera 3.0 “Arschloch” I have an Australian delivered 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0, which I purchased in 1985 from the car’s original owner. The car had 80.000 km on... Read More
A Porsche 911 Turbo “Barn Find” Having first driven a naturally aspirated 944 for seven years and then spending another five behind the wheel of a turbocharged version of the... Read More
Driver’s Parade at the 2016 Mexican Formula One GP with Carlos Sainz sitting in the 356 A 1600 Super Cabriolet (centre) ©Sergio Nieto For some Porsche enthusiasts, the road to... Read More
Porsche 993 Carrera RS ‘RSR 9’ parked in the pit lane at the 10th RS Track Day Oulton Park, March 2010 If any two letters have encapsulated Porsche’s sporting prowess... Read More
1957 Porsche 356 A Speedster – looking chocolate box pretty! It was Max Hoffman, the New York-based Porsche importer, who was instrumental in getting the factory to produce a lightweight... Read More
Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Clubsport (1985) in the Museum workshop As I’ve explained on the few occasions I’ve burst into print in Porsche Road & Race, my enduring love affair... Read More
1956 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS – 752 LMA For many years now, the name ‘Carrera’ has been associated with Porsche sports cars. But the story of how the... Read More
1987 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Sport Targa at the top of the Black Mountain Pass (A4069) in South Wales My journey (Chris Stretton) to Porsche ownership started when I was... Read More
Kieron Fennelly sitting behind the wheel of his 993 Owning a sports car is a compromise: on the one hand, it doesn’t have the space of a family estate, and... Read More
