Matt Farrah Drives a 914, Nice video Options

[TheCabinetmaker]

I learned to drive in a 53 beetle. Shifting in a 914 was easy

[horizontally-opposed]

Matt may come off a lot of different ways on video, and I didn't know what to expect when I did a trip overseas with him, but it turns out he's absolutely a give-you-the-shirt-off-his-back kind of guy. When my video camera didn't work, he set me—a perfect stranger—up with a camera, mount, and card from his own kit. Couldn't have been nicer about it, or more genuine.

And he definitely knows how to drive a stick. Every 901 I've driven is a different acquired taste (of course, I feel mine shifts great!), but my suspicion is that car's bushings are toast, and/or its linkage could use a bit of adjustment. The carbs at those altitudes didn't help, adding pressure to master what probably felt like an already delicate shifter.

Sure is a pretty car, however, and I'll give Matt a lot of credit for "getting" the 914, and looking past the shifter and carb issues to praise the balance of the car.

[914_teener]

Matt may come off a lot of different ways on video, and I didn't know what to expect when I did a trip overseas with him, but it turns out he's absolutely a give-you-the-shirt-off-his-back kind of guy. When my video camera didn't work, he set me—a perfect stranger—up with a camera, mount, and card from his own kit. Couldn't have been nicer about it, or more genuine.

And he definitely knows how to drive a stick. Every 901 I've driven is a different acquired taste (of course, I feel mine shifts great!), but my suspicion is that car's bushings are toast, and/or its linkage could use a bit of adjustment. The carbs at those altitudes didn't help, adding pressure to master what probably felt like an already delicate shifter.

Sure is a pretty car, however, and I'll give Matt a lot of credit for "getting" the 914, and looking past the shifter and carb issues to praise the balance of the car.

Not to flame the guy again or pile on, but why does he post judgement on the 914 when he goes to drive one that is hacked up and not an example of one that is set up right or running well? That's what I don't understand.

Why not drive a 2.0 with D-jet at 5000 ft. that has been restored? There are plenty of fine examples as originally set up around the LA area.

A "hot cam"...who knows what that means....even the owner doesn't know.

Maybe he is aiming his writing at a different audience. It is certainly not the audience here.