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| Geezer914 |
 May 9 2009, 08:09 AM
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Geezer914  Group: Members Posts: 1,433 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States 
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How are us 914 owners viewed by the 911 owners? Are we looked down upon as glorified VW owners or accepted as Porsche owners? In other words, you meet a car guy and he owns a 911 and you mention you own a Porsche also. When he asks you what model, and you say a 914, is he going to look down his nose at you or accept you as an equal?
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
May 16 2009, 12:17 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,885 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Geezer914 @ May 9 2009, 07:09 AM)  How are us 914 owners viewed by the 911 owners? Are we looked down upon as glorified VW owners or accepted as Porsche owners? In other words, you meet a car guy and he owns a 911 and you mention you own a Porsche also. When he asks you what model, and you say a 914, is he going to look down his nose at you or accept you as an equal? I would actually say that there is a giant difference just between the "garage" 914 owners and the "originality and history" owners. Seems that the originality and history owners are much more concerned with preserving the 914 marque and have much more intelligence, class, and character, than the guys in the garage. On the other hand there is a totally different crowd on the Ford GT Forum AMAZINGLY different. Bottom line the type of car one owns and how they treat it more often than not helps define ones character |
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| Steve Snyder |
May 16 2009, 05:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 10-June 08 From: Graham, NC Member No.: 9,158 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ May 16 2009, 02:17 PM) I would actually say that there is a giant difference just between the "garage" 914 owners and the "originality and history" owners. Actually, I think the "garage" owners are just better autocross drivers than we are. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) As for 911 drivers, I think many now accept the 914 as a classic. Certainly the pre "SC" owners tend to appreciate the Teener. |
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| zymurgist |
May 22 2009, 01:19 PM
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"Ace" Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Steve Snyder @ May 16 2009, 07:56 PM) As for 911 drivers, I think many now accept the 914 as a classic. Certainly the pre "SC" owners tend to appreciate the Teener. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Speaking for myself, I appreciate the teeners. I had access to a '74 2.0 for 6 months while I was doing a clutch job that expanded into a whole lot of "while you're in there" problems and I came to appreciate its handling on twisty forest and mountain roads near my house. |
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Geezer914 Porsche social status May 9 2009, 08:09 AM
zymurgist Depends on the 911 owner.
I got slammed on the ... May 9 2009, 08:16 AM 9146racing aaahhhhhhhh! these people are completly overra... May 9 2009, 08:50 AM smg914 Back in 1970 there were discussions about not allo... May 9 2009, 10:17 AM
TeenerTim Today I believed the 914 is respected by the major... May 22 2009, 02:03 PM MDG I'd be willing to bet that the 911 owner who b... May 9 2009, 11:10 AM zymurgist
The type of person who takes 'status' as ... May 9 2009, 11:30 AM MDG
They tend to be dullards anyway. Not only will t... May 9 2009, 12:27 PM zymurgist Yep, I figured that was where you were going with ... May 9 2009, 12:53 PM Pat Garvey This topic comes up from time to time, and it alwa... May 9 2009, 07:26 PM dcheek Whenever someone asks what kind of Porsche I have ... May 11 2009, 06:00 AM johannes
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[quote name='6freak' date='May 11 200... May 12 2009, 08:25 AM underthetire I always get the thumbs up from 911 guys. Seems mo... May 11 2009, 01:06 PM biosurfer1 I think it's pathetic when anybody wastes thei... May 14 2009, 04:06 PM MDG
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...when I joined PCA in 1993, I had a 73 914 and ... May 31 2009, 08:12 PM sww914 I have a funny looking kid. If he's not welcom... May 30 2009, 12:58 AM swm914 The "is it really a Porsche" references ... May 30 2009, 07:36 PM Vacca Rabite
The "is it really a Porsche" references... Jun 5 2009, 01:04 PM Lavanaut
"He who laughs last laughs best" - to c... Jun 1 2009, 06:06 PM montoya 73 2.0 Just thought I would share a little 914 bashing th... Jun 5 2009, 09:56 PM zymurgist
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h... Jun 6 2009, 09:23 PM tod914 Amazingly each show i goto, it seems the 914's... Jun 6 2009, 08:54 PM Pat Garvey Don't get me wrong here, I absolutely love ear... Jun 7 2009, 07:54 PM busmech I get the same reaction when I tell people I have ... Jun 7 2009, 09:17 PM rdauenhauer
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