Author Archives: Brian

I saw a white 911 Turbo today in Campbell, parked along the street.  That was nice enough, but what really set this Turbo apart was its Carrera red leather interior.  Up until now, I had only seen this in pictures.  … Continue reading →

The dealership across the street from where I work just got a new Cayman S on the lot. I think it might be the owner’s car. He used to have a purple one (yes, purple!), but now I see a … Continue reading →

My friend Kevin recently started working on a new contract with Qualcomm.  He got this gig because he had crossed paths with another contract layout person the day before – it their first encounter with each other.  They got on … Continue reading →

I followed an almost identical yellow 2006 Cayman S on the way home today.  From what I could tell, only the tires were a little different.  At first, I wanted to see that it wasn’t my car.  It wasn’t.  Whoever … Continue reading →

My car is back in the shop.  This time, it’s for a new catalytic converter. The way Porsche deals with these “engine light” codes is very logical: they don’t look for the actual problem, but instead, they have a manual … Continue reading →

http://beta.news.yahoo.com/study-women-dig-dudes-driving-hot-cars-155010062.html I don’t quite know what to think about this article.  It claims that research has proven what men have known for a long time: Women are attracted to well-dressed men who own fancy sports cars.  It then goes on … Continue reading →

I got to drive my car up in the hills this weekend to my friend Todd’s house.  He’s been trying to get me to move to a house that’s near him for over a year.  Too bad I have to … Continue reading →

After having NOT driven the car for a week, I sort of convinced myself that driving my Honda was just fine, and that the Porsche wasn’t really significantly better… and then I drove my Porsche today.  Man, this car is … Continue reading →

I cannot believe it: my Porsche has a large, noticeable dent!  Something fell on it while it was parked in the “safety” of the garage.  My daughter also scratched the car a couple of days ago, thanks to random book … Continue reading →

Quite by accident, my DVR recorded a car racing event instead of a bicycle racing event.  I love to watch bicycle racing, and I rarely watch car races.  This one, however, caught my eye.  It was a road race in … Continue reading →