How To Stay Happy With The Porsche You Own
How To Stay Happy With The Porsche You Own  
Podcast: Rennthusiast Radio
Published On: Tue Feb 03 2026
Description: In this episode of Renthusiast Radio, Will and Derek get real about something a lot of Porsche owners are feeling right now. Prices are up, the hunt is harder, and it’s easy to sit on the couch every night scrolling listings and thinking “what if.”So we talk about how to stay happy with the Porsche you already own, and how to make it feel fresh again without doing something dumb, expensive, or irreversible.We start where most people do not. Baseline. Because a lot of “my car feels old” is really “my car feels tired.” Worn tires, sloppy bushings, tired alignment, old plugs and coils, mushy shifter parts. Fixing that stuff can make the car feel like it did when it left the factory, and that alone can make you fall in love again.Then we get into the fun part. The upgrades that actually change the character of the car, fast. Derek’s rule is simple. If you don’t feel it in the first three minutes from the driver’s seat, skip it.What we cover in this episode:Touch points that change your relationship with the carSteering wheels, what works, what feels wrong, and the safety tradeoffsShifter feel, short shift kits, weighted knobs, cables, and why this is the first mod Derek would doCarPlay and PCM upgrades, why this can modernize the whole cabinSound upgrades, how to avoid drone, and why Porsche Sport Exhaust is worth hunting for when you buyWhy some mods are only worth it if the car is a forever carHow a road trip can reconnect you to the car more than any part you can buyWhy having two very different cars can cure boredom, even if both are PorschesDetailing as therapy, and why a truly clean car changes how you feel about itTrack days as a reset button, even if you are not a track personIf you’re tired of shopping your own garage and you want to actually enjoy what you already have, this one is for you.Tell us in the comments:What is the one change you made that made your Porsche feel new again?What mod did you regret?Listen to the podcast:Rennthusiast Radio is available on all major podcast apps.Watch more from us:Will’s YouTube channel, RennthusiastDerek’s YouTube channel, ElevenAfterNine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.