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| 914lover17 |
 Jun 14 2021, 10:20 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 11-June 21 From: Kitchener-Waterloo Member No.: 25,622 Region Association: Canada  |
Hey Ya'll. Recently fell in love with this car, total obsession. I've never been a car guy, and have only learned manual for a summer job over 7 years ago. I'm very serious about getting one myself. I'm lucky because my dad has "enough knowledge to be dangerous" and is more than willing to help me on my journey. The "problem" I'm having is that I've never actually seen one in person, let alone ridden or driven one. I was prepared to re-learn manual after purchase, relying on a test ride along, or letting my dad test drive it. However, there's so little available (I think 3-4 in canada) and most of them are on the coasts. I've reached out to a few ads nearby and they prefer not to indulge much in terms of driving/seeing the car in action unless a deal is in place (Which is totally reasonable)...
As much as I can youtube and research this car online all day long, I guess I was just wondering how all of you fell for the 914, maybe the first time you met one in person, how you got to drive one, and if you had any tips for someone like me to experience one in a low commitment way that's fair for all parties? (I wouldn't even be looking to drive it myself) I would really like to experience the old school feeling of real driving car though! I personally found the 914 when I was autotrader'ing for fun, searched porsches and thought it was a nicer 911 LOL! |
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| mgp4591 |
Jun 14 2021, 11:06 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,704 Joined: 1-August 12 From: Salt Lake City Ut Member No.: 14,748 Region Association: Intermountain Region 
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I saw them around the D.C. area when they came out but I was much cooler, driving my 65 GTO. The front ends always sat too high and that made the boxy look even worse.
After I decided to build a sports car instead of another ill handling musclecar, I went through the criteria of what worked best...mid engine, 4whl disc brakes, a good suspension and found that most of what I wanted was out of my reasonable reach. Except for a 914 and I thought, yuck! Not one of those ugly things! I checked out Google to see if they'd got any better looking and after seeing them with flares and sitting MUCH better, I decided to pull the trigger. 2 wks later I had one. A year and a half later I had a place to work on it. The work still continues... |
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