What made you want to get a 914?, I will start Options

[burton73]

What made you want to get a 914?
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) I will start.

I had friends with 911 and I got a 911. When I spun a bearing in my 73 911 my car was in the machine shop in Burbank, CA I went there for lunch on a regular basis.
One of the friends of the owner had a factory real 914-6 with a 3.0 in it. This was back in 1978 and this was not the norm for 914s

Well this friend gave me a ride back from the restaurant and I noted not only how his car seemed faster than my 911 but he was going around 50 miles per hour and he made a right turn. I thought we would crash but instead his car in Slot Like form just made the turn. Like on Rails like a fast ride in Disneyland.

After that I always wanted one. And when someone stole my 911, I got my first of many.

Bob B

[RickS]

Forgot to mention that before I got the 914 I had a 72 911T targa, which was great to drive with the top off on our the few warm summer evenings (Seattle). Had to sell it because I was laid off and couldn't afford it's incessant demands for $500 bills.

10 years later I was taken for a drive in a 914 I will never forget. I was visiting a local indy Porsche shop who used to work on my 72 and there was a beautiful signal orange 914-6 converted with a 2.7 RS MFI and front oil cooler and limited slip. Talked to the owner about it and he asked if I wanted to go for a quick ride. I jumped at the chance and he said I better buckle up. OMG the acceleration was lightning quick which was cool but what really knocked my sox off was power sliding that car through the corners.
He would blast into a corner at what I thought was an insane speed and the car just hung in there, would start to slide, he would nail the throttle and off we would exit like shot from a gun. It put my old 911 to shame and also convinced me I had to get one.