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Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 1 2023, 08:48 PM

Haters gonna hate!


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Posted by: Superhawk996 Sep 1 2023, 09:07 PM

Do people still waste time reading Jalponik?

Posted by: windforfun Sep 1 2023, 09:13 PM

A friend of mine just sent me a link to this. Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one.

Posted by: Superhawk996 Sep 1 2023, 09:13 PM

Typical Jalopnik literally found in 10 seconds or less over there.

Sure I’ll take advice from a website like Jalopnik that publishes a guy like this . . .

Posted by: Ottomotion Sep 1 2023, 09:48 PM

EVERY time I take my 914 out, people's comments are positive.

Suck it, Jalopnik

Posted by: mgphoto Sep 1 2023, 09:50 PM

Took my car to class today, 20 degrees cooler. I’m sitting in the car, in the parking structure, a couple of young guys getting into a Kia suv, one of them says look it’s one of those fake porches, I just laughed.

Posted by: KELTY360 Sep 1 2023, 10:03 PM

Ironically, it looks to be a 914-6 with rare Mahle gasburners. He doesn't deserve such an "unsporty" sports car. Couldn't afford it anyway.

Posted by: JeffBowlsby Sep 1 2023, 10:28 PM

I’ve always thought this kind of reverse publicity helps ‘hide’ our cars away from the mainstream car guy crowd for us to appreciate, keeping prices comparatively affordable. Even the hardcore P-car crowd generally ignore us. Their loss!

Posted by: wonkipop Sep 2 2023, 12:17 AM

i endorse those comments.

( i suspect the jalopnik author wrote that article to keep the prices down so he can still afford to buy one. in fact i think everyone who has ever panned the 914 has exactly that agenda?).

Posted by: Shivers Sep 2 2023, 03:37 AM

Ha, that is a love letter compared to the slings and arrows of the 80’s. And just like then I choose to ignore them

Posted by: 930cabman Sep 2 2023, 05:30 AM

There are many idiots out there with nothing better to do with their time

Posted by: Spoke Sep 2 2023, 06:59 AM

I can agree with the article when the 914 first came out. It was underpowered (except the 914/6), rusted out quickly, and was basically a VW.

However these many years later, it is a fantastic car and great platform to modify and make it your own.

Posted by: TMM914 Sep 2 2023, 07:16 AM

It’s an odd thing……….when I drive the 914 people smile,wave,let me in traffic,come and ask about it……and I enjoy being a different than anything else on the road.
When I take the 996 out…….yes it’s an amazing car…….but none of the other thing happen.The 914 has a soul….l love it for what it is!!!!!!

Posted by: 76-914 Sep 2 2023, 07:21 AM

Just consider the source.

Posted by: arbitrary Sep 2 2023, 07:23 AM

And many of them stink.

Posted by: Jett Sep 2 2023, 08:00 AM

+1 take out the 996 TT and it draws little attention, but the 914 or 928 draw a lot of attention.

Posted by: Cairo94507 Sep 2 2023, 08:36 AM

I rather like that our cars are still unappreciated by some (fools) who have never driven or ridden in one. Quickest way to change one of these nay-sayers' minds is to take them for a ride.

Posted by: 914werke Sep 2 2023, 12:28 PM

yes big brilliant red Porsche's in spectacular condition do tend to attract attention!

Posted by: mepstein Sep 2 2023, 01:20 PM

I could care less if people don’t like the 914. If anything, I always appreciated the low opinion of the car. It let me buy them cheap.

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Sep 2 2023, 01:39 PM

It's just like the 356, I routinely get people telling me it's a hopped up VW. I ask a question I already know the answer to.
"Have you ever driven a 356?"

And if they keep arguing I ask them how many VW's have won at Le Man.



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Posted by: windforfun Sep 2 2023, 06:24 PM

There are tons of dumb people out there, not to mention stupid. Didn't the 356 start the revolution?

Posted by: Front yard mechanic Sep 2 2023, 08:35 PM

You realize jaloponik forces their writers to crap out four stories a day and there’s only so much interesting stories about Elons electric buses so they have to pick on someone!

Posted by: Superhawk996 Sep 2 2023, 11:24 PM

So true.

And let’s not forget Jalopnik’s parent company (G/O Media) has already published AI generated stories. Eventually they won’t even need those inexperienced and ignorant Jalopnik scribes to out their usual low grade “content”. The writing is on the wall for those guys.

Posted by: Superhawk996 Sep 3 2023, 10:41 AM

Quantity over quality is what G/O Media wants and gets.

Posted by: rhodyguy Sep 3 2023, 12:38 PM

Some of the “best staffers”…best. Like they wrote for Sunset or GQ?