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| fuzzybeanbag |
 Nov 21 2019, 03:17 AM
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Hi all,
First - sorry ahead of time if you've seen a million of these posts... I currently own a rare-ish 95 M Edition Miata (the purple one); low mileage, exceptionally maintained, race suspension bla bla, etc. It is a fun car, a weekend tosser if you will, and the 2nd one I've owned so I know my way around Miatas. Recently, I've been looking around 914s in the CA Bay Area, a car that I've always liked (and only because if the flip-up headlights)... and come across a couple that are priced fairly well and appear to be fairly restored, at least cosmetically. But - I am a stranger to aircooled drivetrains, my familiarity with VAGs is limited to MK6 GTI, B7 Passats, C7 A6 TDI and B8.5 A4s... so fancy modern cars. What am I potentially getting myself into? I am good with a screwdriver and a hammer; can even handle a wire stripper and a soldering iron... But in the years I've owned my Miata, aside from the occasional oil change, brake pad/rotor maintenance, and tightening of a slightly leaky oil pan drain plug, I had to do zero work on the car... ... it also has a working A/C. Thanks in advance! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) |
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fuzzybeanbag Considering migrating from a Miata... am I crazy? Nov 21 2019, 03:17 AM
Superhawk996 :wttc:
You're not crazy but beware if you... Nov 21 2019, 07:00 AM VaccaRabite If you think of a 914 as a noisy Miata with way wo... Nov 21 2019, 07:24 AM boxstr One of my first 914 sales on eBay was to a person ... Nov 21 2019, 08:22 AM Cairo94507 :wttc: I always liked the Miata. I think you will... Nov 21 2019, 08:27 AM Chi-town Yes, you are crazy.
You're looking at steppin... Nov 21 2019, 09:18 AM
Superhawk996
Yes, you are crazy.
You're looking at steppi... Nov 21 2019, 08:13 PM gereed75 Welcome. I suggest that you definitely get a driv... Nov 21 2019, 09:22 AM Racer 914 = slower and louder. Vague shifter. more NVH. ... Nov 21 2019, 09:22 AM Jamie
914 = slower and louder. Vague shifter. more NVH.... Nov 21 2019, 09:37 AM thelogo Yeh your slighty of center not crazy but
Just fo... Nov 21 2019, 09:36 AM billh1963 I have three Miatas and even more 914’s. One is ... Nov 21 2019, 09:54 AM JmuRiz
I have three Miatas and even more 914’s. One is... Nov 21 2019, 10:09 AM DickSteinkamp
...so I know my way around Miatas.
I'm e... Nov 21 2019, 10:37 AM ClayPerrine My wife and I have been around 914s for a LONG tim... Nov 21 2019, 10:56 AM rjames My step dad bought a used first gen Miata and drov... Nov 21 2019, 11:20 AM abes914 If you have other car for everyday use and would l... Nov 21 2019, 11:27 AM sixnotfour Boxster Nov 21 2019, 12:51 PM billh1963
Boxster
Until your engine blows like mine did o... Nov 21 2019, 01:14 PM ClayPerrine
Boxster
Until your engine blows like mine did ... Nov 21 2019, 03:13 PM 914_teener
Boxster
I'd agree. I loved my 914 for ove... Nov 21 2019, 08:26 PM SirAndy CA Bay Area
:wavebye: Nov 21 2019, 02:28 PM Mayne OP states his Miata is a fun weekend car, so it do... Nov 21 2019, 03:13 PM BENBRO02 I've got both a 914 and an MX-5. I have driven... Nov 21 2019, 03:35 PM 914forme I have a 94 M edition and 914s. they are both cap... Nov 21 2019, 06:08 PM Rand If nobody has said it clearly: The Miata is a supe... Nov 21 2019, 06:26 PM fuzzybeanbag First - thank you all for your candid feedback... Nov 21 2019, 06:28 PM Rand
I think the comment that stood out the most was ... Nov 21 2019, 06:31 PM rjames I think the comment that stood out the most was t... Nov 21 2019, 06:47 PM rhodyguy Spend more than you want to and buy the best car t... Nov 21 2019, 07:11 PM bkrantz The 914 and Miata are on opposite sides of an auto... Nov 21 2019, 09:17 PM Amphicar770 Definitely drive one first. I owned a Miata a few ... Nov 22 2019, 04:46 PM RARE 6 Or you could just put pop-up headlights on your Mi... Nov 22 2019, 06:30 PM 914forme
Or you could just put pop-up headlights on your M... Nov 24 2019, 12:21 PM BuddyV Hmm..... let me see if I can keep you from a big c... Nov 24 2019, 12:06 PM Andyrew
Hmm..... let me see if I can keep you from a big ... Nov 24 2019, 11:50 PM Kraftwerk I went from a '71 914 to an '99 MX-5 and I... Nov 24 2019, 11:41 PM Kraftwerk a Hmm, sheet of ply-wood? You have my attention. W... Nov 24 2019, 11:56 PM Andyrew
a Hmm, sheet of ply-wood? You have my attention. ... Nov 25 2019, 11:18 AM Mayne
a Hmm, sheet of ply-wood? You have my attention.... Nov 25 2019, 11:47 AM horizontally-opposed Nope, not crazy at all. You'd be moving from o... Nov 25 2019, 01:56 PM bigkensteele Very different cars. I drive a 2009 Miata daily. ... Nov 25 2019, 07:04 PM Charles Freeborn As said, different animal entirely. Any vintage ai... Nov 26 2019, 10:59 AM ValcoOscar
As said, different animal entirely. Any vintage a... Nov 26 2019, 11:15 AM ClayPerrine
Good news is that in CA anything 74 or older is... Nov 26 2019, 01:13 PM  |
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