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Posted by: jgiroux67 Jul 22 2004, 09:55 PM

How many of you are under 20 and own a 914?

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 22 2004, 09:58 PM

me

18 yrs,

73 2.0 daily driver
70 flared roller
74 2.0 parts car

Posted by: VegasRacer Jul 22 2004, 10:07 PM

Chronological age or maturity level?

Posted by: Jenny Jul 22 2004, 10:08 PM

You're only 18???

Jeff told me you had braces, but I didn't figure you for barely legal!

Jen

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 22 2004, 10:12 PM

jeff is a cool guy. thanks to both of you...

its a pretty clean car. he was happy to unload the stuff- i was happy to take it.

re the braces: see my other thread- jaw surgery .

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 22 2004, 10:28 PM

What do you want?

If I count right, theres four of us.

Active that is.

DrifterJay is our fourth..

Golf anyone?

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 22 2004, 10:29 PM

and MattR

Posted by: MattR Jul 22 2004, 10:36 PM

Yup. Im almost 20 though. I weigh in at a measely 19.

I was three years old when the dogers last won a world series .

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 22 2004, 10:38 PM

Ahh, yes.

I knew it sounded wrong.

He's 19 right?

5 some.... hmmm, Lets see, theres basketball.. probably a bowling team.. Heck, we could go nascar with 5 drivers/ pit crew...

hmmmm.. Maybe we'll just sit on the couch, drinking some Beer (tap, root) watchin some family guy.

Word

Edit: I type slow

Posted by: jgiroux67 Jul 22 2004, 10:45 PM

All of us live in CA and most of us have 73 2.0L
Am I the only one that finds that strange?

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 22 2004, 10:48 PM

yours, jays, and mine are all black , coincidence? i think not

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 22 2004, 10:56 PM

I was 18 when I bought my first teener... does that count?

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 22 2004, 10:58 PM

sure does

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 22 2004, 11:02 PM

i was 18 before you guys were born

and back then, instead of cars, i was more into girlzz, loud music and other subversive activities.

ok, now you got me all nostalgic. i'm going to have a Cuba-Libre ...
Andy

Posted by: GWN7 Jul 22 2004, 11:23 PM

There is also Blade Demon, but he only reads stuff I point out to him...............

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 22 2004, 11:24 PM

Hmmm, that put's you between 1878 and 1895. Hell, you damn near predate the automobile, let alone the 914

Ooooohhhh you mean the cocktail! (2 to 3 ounces of Coke, the juice and hull of one lime, 1 ounce rum, half an ounce gin, and two dashes of bitters.)

Not bad from a guy from Utah! I'm going to have a 3.2 beer!!

Posted by: Bruce Allert Jul 22 2004, 11:28 PM

I just watched Dirty Dancing Havana Nights. It was in Cuba... does that count?

914's din't happen till I was 20

..........b

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 22 2004, 11:29 PM

I Had a 2.0....

Boy us teens just gota have the best huh?

Are any of us NOT planning a paint job?

Are we all planning/ or have 5 lug?

YOU GUYS ARE COPYING ME!!

Next, you'll want v8's...

Posted by: BatAc Jul 22 2004, 11:35 PM

I have a teenage son that will be taught to drive on a 914. Does that count?

Posted by: jgiroux67 Jul 22 2004, 11:54 PM

Well mine is gonna be repainted black and your going red again.
If I was to change the engine I would go with a flat six or subi flat four.

Posted by: jgiroux67 Jul 23 2004, 12:02 AM

Well I am definitaly way into girls and music. I see you are from germany, are you into heavy metal?

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 23 2004, 12:05 AM

I'll take you for a drive.. you might reconsider.. lol

Im going ORANGE.. ANDY went red.

Phoenix Red... Its orange baby, with a tint of red.

Bad arse color.

Andrew

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 23 2004, 12:33 AM

naaa, punk rock is my music of choice.

i haven't changed much in the last 25 years,
i pretty much looked the same in 1980

this is me last saturday, getting ready to hit the streets ...
Andy


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Posted by: Andyrew Jul 23 2004, 12:59 AM

Do you wear those boots for auto xing? Or do you change to shoes?

Just curious..

Posted by: dbelleperc Jul 23 2004, 01:42 AM

19 here. Had the teener sence I was 15.

Posted by: jandro62 Jul 23 2004, 07:25 AM

turned 20 last month, bought the car when I was 17. And after all that, it almost runs.

Posted by: trojanhorsepower Jul 23 2004, 09:02 AM

What happened to cactus?

-Pete

I really wanted a teener when I was about 17, but did not actually get one till 30

Posted by: VegasRacer Jul 23 2004, 09:06 AM

He gave it his best shot. Chris ended up selling his 914 and bought a Miata.

Don't worry. He is infected. He is one of us. He will be back.

Posted by: Joe Ricard Jul 23 2004, 09:45 AM

Ya poor cactus. He never had a shot getting that car which required so much work all at once.

My son was 15 when he gathered the money to get the "cool Blue teener" To much required to keep it running and youngins expect the damn thing to strat when you turn the key go like hell and never do nothing to it ever.

914 was not the car for him.

I just throw money at my car weekly drive it 1 day and work on it 2 days. If I miss the schedule it requires all weekend and twice the money.

But I LOVE THIS CAR!!!!!!!!

Posted by: scotty Jul 23 2004, 09:52 AM

Yea! I was 19 11/12 when I got mine (choice between a Fire Arrow and a 914...)

So young...


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Posted by: MattR Jul 23 2004, 09:58 AM

Im planning a paint job.

And doing the 5 lug thing.

But I dont need a V8. The only replacement for displacement is a good driver in the seat .

Where are you going to school andrew?

Sir Andy, did you buy the wardrobe off SLC Punk? (note, we need a :punk: smiley for you)

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 23 2004, 10:23 AM

We gota punk smilie..

"There is no replacement for displacement, except forced induction"

Thats my quote, and I've been sayin in for eva.

I've been doing a few auto xes.. Im at 8 now? Anyways, they are in the 944 turbo's.. Kinda prepares me for the v8.

Planning collage is stan state after MJC

Posted by: morphenspectra Jul 23 2004, 10:34 AM

i bought my first 914 when i was 17 and its still in my driveway and who ever said you get infected with this little car was right.

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 23 2004, 11:06 AM

nope, same boots. makes for better acceleration (and braking).
yeah baby!



all "do it yourself" ...
the mud-flap used to be a t-shirt. i designed the german tour promo-stuff for a band called "extreme noise terror" in, hmmm, i think '93 it was.
posters, flyers, t-shirts and all that good stuff. that was a promo t-shirt ...

Andy

Posted by: Eric Taylor Jul 23 2004, 08:03 PM

I'm only 18. Got the teener because I wrecked dad's 2.0 when I was 16
Eric

Posted by: siverson Jul 23 2004, 08:13 PM

28 now, got mine when I was 15.

-Steve
74 914 3.6

Posted by: BahnBrenner914 Jul 23 2004, 09:11 PM

i'm 17 now and i've had my 914 since september ('03). i've decided i'm going to think about a project car alot more before i buy one next time. still fixing it 2500 or so later. had a few urges to but i held back. 1976 2.0 with all ssi 73 style exhaust.

Posted by: #1RAGE Jul 23 2004, 11:14 PM

I'm 20 but I got my 1974 1.8 when I was 19.

Posted by: jgiroux67 Jul 23 2004, 11:23 PM

Ok so how many of you have friends who try to make fun of your car and they have some ugly cheap looking honda?

Posted by: Eric Taylor Jul 24 2004, 12:08 AM

Yeah my best friend thinks it's a piece of shit because it spends to much time in the garage. He calls it the p14. But I guess not everyone can drive a shitty wrecked Ford Explorer
Eric

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 24 2004, 01:05 AM

Mine was worse.. the guy had a kia...

Thought it resembled a lawn mower...

Now that he knows the car... He doesnt think that anymore.. lol

Especially when he knows the engine thats going in it..

Posted by: DrifterJay Jul 24 2004, 02:48 AM

hi guys...its 130 in the morning...I am tired...I dont know why I am on the board right now...been gone for awhile...yeah I am 18...hehe...19 soon...have had the teener since I was 17...it is sort of running now.....ran beautifully for 20 min till I overrevved it....got to love that tailshifter! Dropping engine tomorrow and swapping out heads....well see how it goes...gnight...drink well...I mean sleep well
-Jared

Posted by: bryanthompson Jul 24 2004, 11:36 AM

I'm 19 and have a 76 914 and an 83 944. I got the 944 the day of my highschool graduation (may, 2003) and got the 914 a couple weeks ago.

The 914 has some rust (battery tray, rusted suspension console) , but out here in the midwest I have to take what I can get.

Posted by: MattR Jul 24 2004, 11:40 AM

Welcome to the board!

My only friend that makes fun of me driving a "VW" drives Toyota Celica from 1988 .

Posted by: Dave-O Jul 24 2004, 12:00 PM

I'm 20 and got my 914 when i was 15. Taught myself everything i know about working on cars in those 5 years. Made a couple stupid decisions in there that cost me $$$ but everything tuned out alright. Best advise i can give is stick with it and don't give up. There were a couple somber nights when my car had no doors, hoods, floors etc. but keep that welding gun hot

David

Posted by: jporsche914 Jul 24 2004, 04:42 PM

I am 16 years old and my 914 is my first car.

Posted by: Brad Roberts Jul 24 2004, 04:47 PM

For many years I have worried about who was going to carry on the 914 torch as each of us old guy's passed away. Each event I attend I look around to see if any young people are interested in this stuff or if video games have taken over the world. It brings great pleasure to me when I see threads like this getting good responses. It means the torch will be carried on by the young guns.


B

Posted by: Britain Smith Jul 24 2004, 04:49 PM

I am not a teenager, but I am still young and drive my teener as a daily driver. I got started in Porsches when I was 15...met Brad shortly after.

-Britain

Posted by: MattR Jul 25 2004, 12:37 AM

Hey, dont expect me to hold on to my teener. As soon as i can afford it im going to get a "real" porsche .

Posted by: BahnBrenner914 Jul 25 2004, 12:45 AM

my friends all make fun of my daily driver ( a 1978 ford fiesta) even though it is in better condition then any of their cars ( if they have one) and some make jabs at the 914 but stop when i give them the and ask them if they have a porsche.

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 25 2004, 12:56 AM

Brad, Dont worry, some us us will be here for a long time, some of us will find 944 turbo's to drive.

Its up to us to decide which.

(dang, hard decision... I guess me and dad will have to battle it out on the track to see who's got the faster car! )

Andrew

Posted by: jporsche914 Jul 25 2004, 05:51 PM

I have a freind that drives a Purple/blue Geo Tracker and he calls my 914 gay and says it is slow. It is sad when i have a 1.7L engine and it is bigger than his and my car is about a second faster 0-60. Maybe he isnt as good a friend as i thought :finger2:

Posted by: jgiroux67 Jul 25 2004, 10:18 PM

If you have a Geo than you have no right to make fun of anybodies car. Geo is at the bottom of the barrel.

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 25 2004, 10:29 PM

and right on top of geo is moped, then kia, then hundi, then honda.

Ford is in there somewhere... but I dont know where. (jk)

Posted by: jgiroux67 Jul 25 2004, 10:38 PM

Dont forget saturn!

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 25 2004, 10:42 PM

You mean there still making cars?

Posted by: jandro62 Jul 26 2004, 12:36 AM

You other guys, what do the girls where you live that are your age think of your 914? I know the girls around here think its pretty cool.

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 26 2004, 06:38 AM

They say its "cute".. I dont pay to much attention because I know girls dont say whats on there mind.

Not many guys know a whole bunch about cars at my school, I mean they like them and all, but just dont know a whole lot..

Posted by: i love porsche Jul 26 2004, 07:50 AM

17 here, ive got a roller and a parts car, and im learning everything on my own, ive been investing in alot of different tools, and the latest a mig welder fun stuff...but i want to drive her as soon as i can!

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 26 2004, 09:10 AM

Well, I have to say, in a similar spirit to Brad's post; Carry On Gang!

To all of you young'ns out there (never thought I'd be typing that any time soon) a BIG congratulations on making an excellent purchasing decision. I've had (5) 914's and (3) 911's in my 20 plus years as a PCA member. I can't say which car is my favorite but I do have a much larger spot in my heart for the 914.

It's an excellent "first" and "last" Porsche. You have a mid-engined sports car with an extremely low CG, two trunks and 4 wheel disc-brakes that are hard to beat by today's standards. Is it underpowered? Depends on how you look at it. I'll bet Vic Elford could kick everyone's ass at the next autocross in a stock 2.0 (or 1.7 for that matter)

Now, for those who give you shit about the Volkswagen heritage, you may want to remind them that the very first Porsche was nothing more than a collection of parts from the VW bins. Or, best bet is to walk away because they're idiots. Because of this close relationship with VW I feel the 914 is "more" Porsche than most.

Do 914's have problems? Yup. Rust issues would basically sum it up. But, if you fix them right and keep them in check you'll have a stunning automobile (even by today's standards) that will take you anywhere, reliably and in comfort. I've taken two cross country journeys in my various 914's with little more than a battery tray issue.

Prices for good 914's keep going up. True "Porschephiles" understand what this car is. You'll always have the "pin-dick" Porsche element (no offense to "most" Porsche owners but these are the ones who bought their Porsches to get a penis extension NOT because of the heritage and the fine automobiles that they are) who will shun your 914. Simply glance down at their crotch with a knowing nod, walk away and enjoy your 914.

So there you have it... my long winded way of saying congratulations on your decision to purchase a 914. Carry the torch and keep those 914's on the road. You guys (and gals) rock

Posted by: red914 Jul 26 2004, 09:24 AM

my wife says i act like i am 19... <_<

i have been a Porsche-phile since about the time my car (a '72) was made, but kept getting distracted by other priorities. refocused now, however. trying to learn what makes 'em go, and keep going.

the young guys here amaze and impress me. these cars will be in good hands, i figure. keep up the good work.

Posted by: robby750 Jul 26 2004, 08:44 PM

I bought my first 914 when I was 19 years old. I had it for 2 years and after I filed a claim with my insurance company for a stolen CB radio (remembers those?) they said they were canceling me because it was a "high performance sports car". I ended up having to sell it because I couldn't find insurance for it. I fell in love with that car and always wanted another. I bought my second one in 1986 and my third in 1997. I'm 49 years old now and probably will always have a 914. My 16 year old son has been riding in one since he was an infant. I may let him drive it sometimes but I would love to see him get one of his own someday.

Posted by: Meredith Jul 26 2004, 08:51 PM

I'll have one someday, I swear!

Brad, I thought you were going to convince my dad to buy one for me. I'm still waiting...

Mer

Posted by: sj914 Jul 26 2004, 08:57 PM

me too. Now I'm just starting all over again, trying to re'live my youth.

Posted by: Eric_Ciampa Jul 26 2004, 09:10 PM

I bougt my 914 when I was 18. I just turned 21 and still have her. I have learned everything I know about cars (which is still not all that much) from working on her. Last year I hit a deer on some wonderful mountain roads going about 50. She still is down but I am getting married on January 1st and plan on driving away in her. I hope we have a long life together. and I hope my wife sticks around too.

Posted by: mxdude914 Jul 26 2004, 09:14 PM

im only 16

Posted by: i love porsche Jul 27 2004, 08:19 AM

hey 16 is not too early to have a car, much less a 914, i got my first car at 13

Posted by: Root_Werks Jul 27 2004, 09:08 AM

I had my first 914 when I was 17. I am only 31 now, but back then, the 914's were not so old. Goods ones could be found at dealerships!

I think I have owned 15 or so 914's??? I had my first 914-6 at the age of 18. What a mistake that was! (for my parents anyway). It had a 2.7 in it. DUH Mom and Dad! I remember my Dad telling my Mom to go ahead and let me buy it. I could afford to make the payments and after all, it was only a VW according to him. Worked for me.

The last ticket I recieved in that 914-6 was for 100+ in a 55. My parents told me to sell the car.