911 or 914, preference Options

[930cabman]

I sense many of us on this board have both. Which one gets more seat time?

[campbellcj]

My journey so far includes an early aircooled 911, a stock/street 914, hotrod 914, and watercooled 911... I'd say overall I far prefer the 914-6 driving experience vs early 911, assuming the cars had roughly similar powertrains. I daily-drove a 70 911 and then a 73 914-4 2.0 20 years ago and that was super fun. (I did spin-out each car at least once in the wet lol.) Despite its funky layout/handling the early 911 is such an icon and engineering masterpiece I'd love to have another one someday, probably a 70ST or 73/74RSR or IROC type hotrod.

Currently I absolutely love my 997TT which I've already had 9 years or so. The 997 gen offers a great blend of looks and modern comfort, safety and tech without all the bloat of the 991/992. Still hydraulic steering. Brutally fast car as set up now and could be made way faster but hard to justify that while I'm stuck in L.A. and I worry about jail every time I shift into 3rd... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

In terms of directness of controls, sound, handling and raw driving experience my current 914 wins easily but it is so modified at this point that it's exhausting to drive very long on the street and really only suited for track use or canyon runs. I love it in this super raw configuration but if I don't start using it on the track regularly again I'm sure I'll end up putting it back in a more street-able setup so it can get some use on weekends.

Not planning to sell 914 or 997TT in foreseeable future however I confess some evil thoughts have entered my mind about possibly selling both cars to get a GT4RS. One of the only options I could see ticking enough of my boxes to consider a change.