Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> Educate me!, Trying to find out more about the 914
Zaphod
post Nov 28 2004, 05:13 AM
Post #1


Newbie
*

Group: Members
Posts: 10
Joined: 28-November 04
From: Minneapolis, MN
Member No.: 3,184



I've recently become curious about the Porsche 914. I had always thought they were cool cars, and it sounds like it'd be neat to own one, so I've been lurking around the boards here for the last week or so, and have run into a lot of technical talk about carbs vs fuel injection, rust repair, and any number of other topics, most of which only managed to go slightly to the side of my head, rather than right over it.

I'm wondering if it's possible to buy a 914 (it seems the '73 2.0 is the one that's most highly recommended?) at a reasonable price and *not* have it be a complete rustbucket. Presuming one can find such a car, what kind of ongoing expenses does owning a 914 guarantee you'll incur, and could one be reliable enough to drive daily as my primary transportation (presumably storing for the winter, as I live in Minnesota, and wouldn't want to cause it to rust) ?

Finally, while I've been very curious about them for quite a while, I've never actually gotten to drive one. Everybody here seems to rave about them non-stop (obviously). I wonder if there's any way to test drive one in the Minneapolis area so that I'll have a way to form an opinion of my own rather than simply relying on what others have said it's like to drive the car.

At first glance, 95 HP sounds a little underpowered, even for a car that only weighs in at a little over 2000 pounds - does it feel underpowered with the stock engine, or is it just that the sports cars that I've driven in the past have been closer to 3000-ish pounds/227 horsepower (Nissan 300ZX) that's throwing me off?
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
Zaphod   Educate me!   Nov 28 2004, 05:13 AM
VegasRacer   Hi Zaphod. Welcome. :wavey: There is no fair way ...   Nov 28 2004, 06:31 AM
Joe Sharp Old   Welcome to the club. :agree: What he said. I foun...   Nov 28 2004, 07:32 AM
aveale   If you are going to go look at one, and are unfami...   Nov 28 2004, 07:33 AM
redshift   Stay away from 914s, they are expensive, and rusty...   Nov 28 2004, 11:17 AM
Rhodes71/914   First off Miles is here for our amuzement, don...   Nov 28 2004, 11:30 AM
SirAndy   ...   Nov 28 2004, 11:33 AM
ben914   I agree with aveale. I really wish I'd known ...   Nov 28 2004, 03:00 PM
plas76targa   Zaphod, Welcome to the board! As others told...   Nov 28 2004, 08:18 PM
trekkor   Z, Welcome on board. I would PM a local club memb...   Nov 28 2004, 10:36 PM
Dave-O   Hi Zaphod :wavey: , I live in St. Anthony Park. U...   Nov 28 2004, 10:51 PM
Bruce Allert   I blame my brother-n-law for getting me hooked :al...   Nov 28 2004, 10:56 PM
rick 918-S   :wavey: Buy the best car you can afford. Keep it ...   Nov 28 2004, 11:10 PM
vortrex   <...   Nov 28 2004, 11:10 PM
SirAndy   <...   Nov 28 2004, 11:28 PM
vortrex   LOL   Nov 28 2004, 11:33 PM
anthony   My 4 cylinder Toyota truck would crush my 914 in a...   Nov 29 2004, 01:29 AM
Zaphod   Thanks to Sean for the link, I'm checking that...   Nov 29 2004, 11:13 AM
Zaphod   Oof, collectorcartraderonline.com had *0* 914s wit...   Nov 29 2004, 11:18 AM
aveale   insurance for the car is cheap b/c it is not worth...   Nov 29 2004, 11:19 AM


Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 16th July 2025 - 04:23 PM