motormeister six conversion Options

[DrifterJay]

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[Mockmaw]

Everytime a question about Motormeister arises on 'another' forum, the answer is always "do a search on the 911 board about opinions regarding MM." That inherently means, buyer beware. Personally, I've had no experience with the company whatsoever.. but I would like to chime in my opinion about something else:

The question that I'd like to ask is, are you sure of what you're getting yourself into? I'm certain that six conversions are very beautiful things, but I think you're getting in a little over your head by going straight for a 3.2-six as your very first 914. The type-iv that the car came with is a great 'starting' motor.. it's fairly non-complex (so it's a good place to learn about basic engine dynamics), parts are less expensive (comparatively speaking), and nearly all the repairs can be done by yourself (with enough research and patience.) The six is considerably more complicated, parts and labor are very expensive, and not all the work can be done by yourself. It just doesn't seem like a great starting point.. UNLESS you're just in this to spend money on a car that you drive and you let someone else (= big bucks) take care of everything else.

I'm also going to add: many people say that this car is all about the handling. There's a lot of merit when they say that you should learn to drive the car first in its 'weaker' form, then upgrade it as your skill requires. Besides, my gut tells me that someone brand new to 914's with a 3.2-6 is not going to hold up well in an AX class full of wild sixes and veterans... but I could be terribly mistaken.

Finally: are you sure you want to put all your eggs (which means dollars in this case) into the proverbial 'one basket' (this car.) These are fun cars.. I love mine to death!.. but are you sure you want to take all of your savings, which sounds like pretty much all the money that you have right now, and drop it into this car? A $19,000 914 will be an awesome 914.. but a $9000 914, or even a $5000 914 can be pretty awesome too. And if you spend $9k on a really good 914, what can you use the other $10k towards? How about savings for the projects and upgrades that you'll inevitably want to do on the car, or for that unexpected repair which is undoubtedly bound to happen to every 30+ year old car out there?

Now I'm just rambling.. bottomline: I think it all depends on what you're in it for..