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> re: "914's are ugly" attitudes, good retort
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post Aug 18 2016, 11:15 PM
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… as the Rumpled Horse said to the Velveteen Rabbit,

"You cant be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

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post Aug 18 2016, 11:55 PM
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Or be like me and tell people I literally dont give two shits what they think.
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post Aug 19 2016, 12:21 AM
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Frankly, I have never heard anyone at all ever say that 914s are ugly. Quite the contrary. Most everyone seems to love 'em.
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post Aug 19 2016, 02:08 AM
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My wife hates the color, not thecar. She sais the brown makes it look like a pimp-car. No idea where that came from , I think of it as a compliment.

Other people that saw it since I got the 914 :
"oh...not a round one like 'normal' Porsches" (my mother)
"I have never seen one" or "you bought a Porsche ? Wow....a 911 ? No ? a 914 ? What is a 914?" (friends outside the VW hobby)
"Wow, great color !" (My neighbours wife)
"is this a Porsche ?" (family) I have no Porsche logo on the car, just the script on the enginelid that sais Porsche and is a must to proof to some people it is a Porsche :-)
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post Aug 19 2016, 07:44 AM
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When I first got my 914 21 years ago it was pretty bad. My sister said "it sure is little and it's ugly". So that is why we have called it "little ugly" ever since.
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post Aug 19 2016, 08:00 AM
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QUOTE(colingreene @ Aug 19 2016, 01:55 AM) *

Or be like me and tell people I literally dont give two shits what they think.

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post Aug 19 2016, 08:04 AM
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QUOTE(JOEPROPER @ Aug 19 2016, 10:00 AM) *

QUOTE(colingreene @ Aug 19 2016, 01:55 AM) *

Or be like me and tell people I literally dont give two shits what they think.

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On the other hand, I do not disagree with you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (apologies for the double negative).
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post Aug 19 2016, 08:37 AM
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My kids always call it a girly car.
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post Aug 19 2016, 09:34 AM
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I think it's aged well (the small bumper versions) and love the function over form of it. Two trunks, tons of space for normal sized people, handles well and goes well with the right engine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 19 2016, 12:07 PM
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I get the "what a cute car" from women quite a bit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

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post Aug 19 2016, 12:55 PM
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post Aug 19 2016, 01:57 PM
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One and one only person looked @ mine and said little so I could tell,then I showed her how practical it was for a sports car,changed things a bit.
Everyone else loves it.
IMO there is one view of the car that suits ME and a don't give a stuff what others say.
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post Aug 19 2016, 02:25 PM
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This babe walked up to me asked if i wanted to sell my ugly 914 a couple of weeks ago. Ladies of this caliber do not like or drive "ugly"......


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post Aug 19 2016, 02:25 PM
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And i took my sweet time telling her no.........
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post Aug 19 2016, 02:50 PM
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All of the above...

There are prettier cars, but really the lines of the 914 are very nice. That continuous curve from the front turn signal to the taillight is well-drawn. Gets prettier every time I look at it.

If a person cannot appreciate that, then pity is what I feel.
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post Aug 19 2016, 02:52 PM
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they are ugly, so what.
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post Aug 19 2016, 02:55 PM
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QUOTE(forrestkhaag @ Aug 19 2016, 01:25 PM) *

This babe walked up to me asked if i wanted to sell my ugly 914 a couple of weeks ago. Ladies of this caliber do not like or drive "ugly"......


Well no, but she may be from Santa Ana..
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post Aug 19 2016, 03:31 PM
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The 914 is a Bauhaus lecture on wheels. 'Form follows function"; not fads, trends, or embarrassing attempts to be over the top, glitzy, or pimpish. The result is ingenious utility with esthetic beauty.

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post Aug 19 2016, 03:36 PM
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I've heard square, cute, funny looking, weird little car, love your car, and "I used to have one of those " about a thousand times, but never ugly.
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post Aug 19 2016, 03:38 PM
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QUOTE(Ansbacher @ Aug 19 2016, 11:31 PM) *

The 914 is a Bauhaus lecture on wheels. 'Form follows function"; not fads, trends, or embarrassing attempts to be over the top, glitzy, or pimpish. The result is ingenious utility with esthetic beauty.

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