What 'obvious' 914 thing did you not know?, I was a 914 owner for X number of years before I found out..... |
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What 'obvious' 914 thing did you not know?, I was a 914 owner for X number of years before I found out..... |
ClayPerrine |
Nov 25 2020, 08:02 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,442 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
I just saw this thread http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=350102 about how to open the engine lid. It got me to thinking about things that "everyone knows" about our beloved little cars that was not glaringly obvious to me when I was a new owner.
So.. post your list of items that say "I was a 914 owner for X number of years before I found out....." Think of this as helping to educate new 914 owners. I will start it off: I was a 914 owner for 5 years before I found out that the left and right outer door handles are different. |
dt4 |
Dec 4 2020, 02:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
how little does the person in the middle need to be to be able to claim it as a 3 seater?
and how the hell would you change gear? |
mepstein |
Dec 4 2020, 02:33 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,258 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
how little does the person in the middle need to be to be able to claim it as a 3 seater? and how the hell would you change gear? The early cars have a mount for the center belt. Two, even three girls will easily fit in the car with a driver (at least it all worked that way when I was in high school). I bought a center belt when my kids were young but never used it. I realized I would need a harness bar and a shoulder belt unless I was willing to sacrifice my child on the gear shift knob. |
horizontally-opposed |
Dec 4 2020, 03:00 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,431 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
Two, even three girls will easily fit in the car with a driver (at least it all worked that way when I was in high school). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) In high school, 2-3 girls plus the driver—or 1 guy and 1 gal plus the driver—was not only a non-issue, but pretty tolerable for all involved. Don't remember shifting being a problem, but I was rail thin back then as were most of the usual suspects. And, of course, we were all incentivized by freedom… Three normal-sized dudes was a lot less comfortable, as was my all-time record of five people: 3 gals, 1 guy, and driver. I think that was just leaving a football field as I was worried about my longitudinals even back then. One downside with Scheels is no more possibility of more than one passenger, but it's been decades since that's been a need with my 914. |
ctc911ctc |
Dec 8 2020, 06:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 892 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States |
Two, even three girls will easily fit in the car with a driver (at least it all worked that way when I was in high school). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) In high school, 2-3 girls plus the driver—or 1 guy and 1 gal plus the driver—was not only a non-issue, but pretty tolerable for all involved. Don't remember shifting being a problem, but I was rail thin back then as were most of the usual suspects. And, of course, we were all incentivized by freedom… Three normal-sized dudes was a lot less comfortable, as was my all-time record of five people: 3 gals, 1 guy, and driver. I think that was just leaving a football field as I was worried about my longitudinals even back then. One downside with Scheels is no more possibility of more than one passenger, but it's been decades since that's been a need with my 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I did the same in HS, with an 8 pack of Miller mini's in the frunk. Patty and Leslie. We had a great time. All very innocent. |
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