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Posted by: StarBear Sep 27 2020, 09:55 AM

As I'm getting more comfortable with coming out in public during this pandemic thing, I've been experiencing a Brave New Teener World. 914s are getting almost all the attention!
Went to an informal concours - only about 30 cars and mine was the only 914. The color (Zambezi Green) set it apart from the sea of black, silver and white Porsches. All morning there was a stream of folks looking/asking about it, so got only a few minutes to check out a fabulous 968S Guards Red special edition. The young folks were especially interested in the teener -- and the 2017 GT4 (no shame there!)
This morning went to a Coffee & XXX event with about 6 other Porsches; same thing. Most of the younger folks had either heard of, but never seen, a 914 and the others hadn't heard of nor ever seen one. First question was usually asking "What color is that?" Told them that while there are a few around here in Northern NJ, they're seldom seen "in the wild" very often. They chuckled.
Might get myself, and "Frogger" out a bit more now.

Posted by: Minerva's 914 Sep 27 2020, 10:06 AM

QUOTE(StarBear @ Sep 27 2020, 11:55 AM)

Posted by: StarBear Sep 27 2020, 10:12 AM

QUOTE(Minerva's 914 @ Sep 27 2020, 12:06 PM)

QUOTE(StarBear @ Sep 27 2020, 11:55 AM)

As I'm getting more comfortable with coming out in public during this pandemic thing, I've been experiencing a Brave New Teener World. 914s are getting almost all the attention!
Went to an informal concours - only about 30 cars and mine was the only 914. The color (Zambezi Green) set it apart from the sea of black, silver and white Porsches. All morning there was a stream of folks looking/asking about it, so got only a few minutes to check out a fabulous 968S Guards Red special edition. The young folks were especially interested in the teener -- and the 2017 GT4 (no shame there!)
This morning went to a Coffee & XXX event with about 6 other Porsches; same thing. Most of the younger folks had either heard of, but never seen, a 914 and the others hadn't heard of nor ever seen one. First question was usually asking "What color is that?" Told them that while there are a few around here in Northern NJ, they're seldom seen "in the wild" very often. They chuckled.
Might get myself, and "Frogger" out a bit more now.

I'm experiencing the same thing. My Boxster's PDK pucked it's electronics so I have been driving the 914 daily for the past 2 weeks and evreytime I stop anywhere it gets attention. At a stop a young kid shouted out "COOL CAR!", stopped in a strip mall and came out to find 2 people standing by it talking. One lady told me she used to drive a 914 in college and wishes she had it back. Drove it a C&C and I stood by it for over 90 mins talking to all that gathered around it never having an opportunity to even go in for a cup of Joe, nor look at any of the awesome cars there that morning. Makes me want to buy another one before it gets out of control, oops too late.

Posted by: brcacti Sep 27 2020, 10:33 AM

I'm experiencing the same thing. My Boxster's PDK pucked it's electronics so I have been driving the 914 daily for the past 2 weeks and evreytime I stop anywhere it gets attention. At a stop a young kid shouted out "COOL CAR!", stopped in a strip mall and came out to find 2 people standing by it talking. One lady told me she used to drive a 914 in college and wishes she had it back. Drove it a C&C and I stood by it for over 90 mins talking to all that gathered around it never having an opportunity to even go in for a cup of Joe, nor look at any of the awesome cars there that morning. Makes me want to buy another one before it gets out of control, oops too late.
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Sounds familiar to me too, I was at a gas station and an older lady came up and said my 914 was her "favorite car in the world", hehe. She asked where you can but them, I told her they are all over the internet, maybe she does not have the internet.

Posted by: Bleyseng Sep 27 2020, 10:40 AM

I do my errands in the 914 a lot and people come out of the store to ask "what is it?" Cool car.....Would you sell it?.

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Sep 27 2020, 10:55 AM

Yep, 914's time has come.

Interesting that you hear so much about "kids don't care about cars" when a simple drive down to the hardware store suggests otherwise. Kids stop their parents on the sidewalk to watch a 914 go by—and keep staring long enough that you can clock them still stopped and still staring in the rearview.

People of all ages ask questions, offer comments, or tell their own stories at gas stations, stores, etc. But then, I do the same thing when I see, say, a great 1957 Chevy hot rod, or just about any cool older car...even if it's not my thing per se. Been trying to get my head around this, but I think part of what made cars cool in days gone by hasn't really transferred over to the latest crop of modern cars (post 2015?). Call it elemental charm—which any 914 has in abundance—or something else, but…