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HaraPuzo |
Jan 17 2017, 08:39 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 4-December 14 From: Canada Member No.: 18,187 Region Association: Canada |
hey, found this online this morning.
really like the show, and Matt Farah has a 914 to play with today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsP3Uq5Pwu8...p;feature=share |
Madswede |
Jan 18 2017, 12:01 AM
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Flat Out Driver Group: Members Posts: 853 Joined: 13-September 06 From: Rio Rancho NM Member No.: 6,831 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
In my opinion, 901 transmissions are deserving of some criticism, but so is that guy's driving and the setup of the 914 driving experience.
Personally, after my only Porsche for quite a few years (a 1992 968) and my beloved lil' trooper (a 1996 Jetta), I found the stock 914 transmission to be one of the hardest things to get used to, and to routinely find the gears with ease. I thought it was simply terrible! Loose as a goose, every single 914 I drove. Eventually, I got one anyway, and I'm quite happy with it but still considering a 915 WEVO ... will see how the new shift linkage helps with the rennshift. Just my opinion ... YMMV. It may be an age thing. The 901 transmission and shift linkage seemed so bad to me, it was a close second and third only to some other VWs of the day (I'm particularly pointing the finger at the Type 2 bus) and older Chevy pickups of a decade earlier. I wasn't around or wasn't driving when they were new, but some of those late 60s and early 70s vehicles had lot of movement in them that seemed (and still seems, somewhat) foreign to me. Still, after about 20 minutes of practice, I was far better than that guy. He should have practiced on it some more prior to filming! Also, if it really had that low mileage on it, I wouldn't have given it to a total noob on a real mountain road. I'd have had him pulled over and swapped drivers with him for nearly crossing the center line and continually failing to find the correct gears. It's just not worth risking his fumbling around. He won't be driving my hot rod 914! |
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