How long did you have to wait for the right 914?, Tell your story Options

[SavingManuals]

Maybe you knew of a specific car or you were just wishing one would hit the market that checked the right boxes for you.

What's your story?

I know I'm not the only one who loves a good car story!

[bkrantz]

914 #1
I had been dreaming for years, but once I decided to buy one, I did not wait enough. I saw a listing in Panorama (out of state), called the owner and arranged for a PPI. Based on the owner story and the PPI report I bought it without seeing it. But the owner colluded with the shop, and after a loooong shipping delay I received a very rusty car. I was as mad at myself as at the seller, so I parked it.

914 #2
While on a business trip I got notice of a local car, went to see it, and bought it. This one was 98% perfect, and became my DD and fun car for about 3 years. I sold 914 #1, and enjoyed #2 until my first kid was born and I got an itch for racing.

914 #3
I spent about 6 months looking for a race car candidate, i.e. clean and mechanically solid but not pretty. I found a car with a straight body but trashed interior, and built that into a car for SCCA IT and PCA racing. Meanwhile I sold #2 and bought a 944 that could take a car seat in the rear.

914 #4
Many years later, I got the itch for a project car and to own a 914 again. I was not really looking when I met a guy at a local C&C who had one to sell. He sent a few pictures and got me interested, when I figured out the car was 1000 miles away. I had a friend check out the car, which seemed very clean, and so again, bought a 914 without seeing it. And again, I found more trouble than expected. But that car became the subject of my build thread.