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> Your Personal 914 History, When did you get the bug and how bad?
Qarl
post May 31 2003, 08:32 AM
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1. How were you first introduced to 914s? (Relative, first car, always wondered what it was, AX event, etc.)

2. How old were you when you first drove a 914?

3. How many 914s have you owned, including now? (Year, displacement, color)

4. How would you describe your 914 bug?

a. Ehhh... Anyone want to buy my 914?
b. Casual interest - I'm still learning
c. Interested/Enthused - these cars are the best
d. Severely infected - I'm contagious. Admit me to the E/R now
e. Lost Cause - I will probably give up the ghost while driving in my beloved teener!
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post Jun 2 2003, 08:44 PM
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Come to think of it... the 914 sorta haunted me
The earliest recollection I have is from literally "windowshopping" at the local VW/Audi/Porsche dealer, which was close to my grandmothers house.
We used to visit my grandmother about every saturday and on our way back home, my dad would usually drive by the P-dealer and we'd all stick our noses against the window of the showroom.
That's where I first saw the 914 and I remember I liked it because it looked so much smaller than the period 911s.
That musta been when I was 4 or 5 years old ('74/'75).


My dad always had "weird" cars. He owned several Triumph Spitfires (I sat in the back of those untill I was 10 years old) and we also had a "Sandman buggy" (which were then sold by the VW dealers)

When I was about 11 years old, my dad bought his first Porsche, a 924. He's never driven anything but Porsches since then.

The very first car I looked at buying when I got my drivers license was a 914 that was for sale locally.
I didn't buy it, cause it had a bus-engine in it...

A couple of years later, I decided I needed to get a Porsche myself.
And again, the first one I looked at was a 914. A bright viper green one with flared fenders.
And again, I didn't buy it...

I looked at a couple of 944s but ended up with a very good deal on a '87 911 carrera coupe (which I still have)

Then ofcourse I got bitten by the track-bug... The 911 was way too nice a car to go racing with, so I needed something else.

Again, I looked at some 944s, but I just don't like the way they feel. They're to "big"
Also I wanted something I could work on myself (I have about zero mechanical skills - I'm a friggin' accountant!). So... there's the 914 again.
I figured I'd get me a /4 and build it into a 2.4

That's where I got in trouble. I literally stumbled upon a /6 conversion car. A bad one, but hey, it was a six and it was cheap... little did I know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Now, I'm a lost case... damn those 914s!

cheers,

Jeroen
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Qarl   Your Personal 914 History   May 31 2003, 08:32 AM
Qarl   I'll be first 1. My uncle had an olympic blu...   May 31 2003, 08:32 AM
dbelleperc   1. My uncle had a 73 2.0L and 72 1.7L 2. I was 16 ...   May 31 2003, 08:54 AM
Aaron Cox   Uncle gave me a 73 2.0 "restoration" project. rebu...   May 31 2003, 08:59 AM
Bleyseng   I was 18 years old (1970) and a friends girlfriend...   May 31 2003, 09:14 AM
airsix   1) 1982 Age ~11, already a Porsche nut. Walked p...   May 31 2003, 09:48 AM
Maine914   Mid-life crisis: gave the wife a choice. 1) I co...   May 31 2003, 10:05 AM
Chris H.   Great topic Karl. 1. My Dad. He never owned a...   May 31 2003, 10:07 AM
kdfoust   I was in Junoir High when they came out. I though...   May 31 2003, 10:45 AM
Mike's2nd914   1987, a buddy of mine found a '73 1.7(?) with ...   May 31 2003, 11:01 AM
scotty   (1) Introduced to 914’s by Car & Driver / Road ...   May 31 2003, 11:41 AM
seanery   1. One of my coworker's mother-in-law passed a...   May 31 2003, 12:13 PM
VegasRacer   1. I was @ 14 when I first saw a 914. Given a choi...   May 31 2003, 12:58 PM
Mountain914   1. How were you first introduced to 914s? (Relat...   May 31 2003, 01:41 PM
Curvie Roadlover   1. I remember them when they came out. I was in hi...   May 31 2003, 08:12 PM
Curvie Roadlover   Here's the first car I had (before I knew what...   May 31 2003, 08:15 PM
Gint   There was one down the street from my house. We u...   May 31 2003, 08:23 PM
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PatW   Took a ride with my Dad in the early 80's in a...   May 31 2003, 10:41 PM
VegasRacer     May 31 2003, 11:18 PM
rdauenhauer   Pure accident. It was the mid 80's, so mid 20...   Jun 1 2003, 02:46 AM
J P Stein   My dad started bringing home Road & Track in the ....   Jun 1 2003, 03:36 AM
rhodyguy   while stationed in Karlsruhe in 72' i made fri...   Jun 1 2003, 09:45 AM
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jwade   I first saw 914's when they first came out and...   Jun 1 2003, 05:03 PM
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kafermeister   1. How were you first introduced to 914s? (Relat...   Jun 2 2003, 06:32 AM
mskala   1. My friend had a '75 911, and I was just th...   Jun 2 2003, 02:52 PM
72Signal914   1. Summer 1999, My uncle came to Orlando for my Gr...   Jun 2 2003, 03:23 PM
Jenny   1. My brother got a 914 in 1999. But I actually kn...   Jun 2 2003, 03:39 PM
Lawrence914-6   1. How were you first introduced to 914s? I...   Jun 2 2003, 04:20 PM
Jenny   <...   Jun 2 2003, 04:26 PM
Lawrence914-6   That was Elwood... who, like Kim (see other thread...   Jun 2 2003, 04:29 PM
Brad Roberts   1. How were you first introduced to 914s? A guy ...   Jun 2 2003, 04:52 PM
Brad Roberts   I just copied and pasted LB's comments for A-F...   Jun 2 2003, 04:54 PM
Lawrence914-6   You've never owned a 76? How peculiar.   Jun 2 2003, 04:56 PM
Brad Roberts   Not that I'm aware of. No 76's in the stab...   Jun 2 2003, 04:57 PM
Brad Roberts   Forgot .. Black 75 2.0 B   Jun 2 2003, 04:58 PM
Dad Roberts   Brad......you forgot to mention that I TRIED... to...   Jun 2 2003, 05:22 PM
Qarl   Awwww... that's such a cute picture of Brad on...   Jun 2 2003, 05:48 PM
!   Hey Dad..... If you had agreed with him, then he ...   Jun 2 2003, 05:50 PM
Brad Roberts   It was either that or drive that Baja bug you gave...   Jun 2 2003, 05:57 PM
Dad Roberts   Z...knows ya pretty well :D . HEY...a freebie ba...   Jun 2 2003, 06:08 PM
markb   1. How were you first introduced to 914s? (Relativ...   Jun 2 2003, 06:34 PM
Jeroen   Come to think of it... the 914 sorta haunted me Th...   Jun 2 2003, 08:44 PM
Rob Ways   1. How were you first introduced to 914s? My Dad...   Jun 2 2003, 10:20 PM
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