Curious as to an "accepted limit" to the number of 914's one can have in his/her collection? or maybe I should consider therapy. For years I have been adding to my personal collection, but have never had the opportunity to sell anything, or maybe it's ageing.

What does your collection comprise of?

Only enough garage room for one full sized 914, so fulfilling my craving with about a dozen Hot Wheels, Matchbox, etc.

Also, a very slippery slope as many of us can attest to!

As many as I can store and one short of divorce.

For all those who love math, there is an actual formula derived from many many participants.

Optimal # of 914s = N+1

N = The # of 914s currently owned

I was once told I must not like 914’s that much because I only have one. we both got a good laugh out of it.

I'm not qualified to answer, yet. Ask @ValcoOscar .

Somewhere bewtween 9 & 14.....

1 teener and one tub which equals 1 teener with very little rust. I've had a few parts cars come and go, but only to keep my first one running.

Many good answers, currently I am on the fence with "N+1" and either between 9 and 14. Garage is getting filled and wife has never discouraged my "hobby"

Great answers

BTW, does anyone use Carfax?

Up till about 2015 I usually had 4-5 in various states of repair. Only have room for two in warehouse.

+1 but my wife did question the new garage that is bigger than our home

We have 3.

I want another one... a track car. Betty says we don't have garage space for another one...

Priorities, .... is the yard large enough for a garage addition? We only live once

Our first house (custom design) was about 1600 sqft of living space and 1100 sqft of garage. I should have maintained that ratio as the houses got bigger.

+1

Total Production: 914-4 = 115,596
Total Production: 914-6 = 3,360
Total Production: 916 = 11

118,967 = Grand Total.



You don't want to be greedy, so less than half. 59,483 for you.

And 59,484 for everybody else.

Down from 5 to three.
Space, time and effort.

There is just enough room between the garage and the back fenceline for a parking pad. I can't push the garage to the property line, that is the utility locations. I could push it back into the back yard, but that would block the window to the breakfast nook.

I wanted a large hanger with a small apartment in it, but nooooooo.... she had to have a house in suburbia. I even have to park our trailer at a local storage facility.

I really can't stay angry. She is a 914 person through and through, and indulges our obsession.

one is enough.

i have different mission stage requirements.

a citroen xm for trans lunar injection.

a renault clio RS for lift off from cape canaveral.

and a 914 for landing on the moon (a bit of handling?)
not a lot of power required to escape lunar gravity.

i have not thought about returning to earth yet - another cruise mode.

i'm thinking mercedes benz for splashdown. 80s V8?

True story:

There is/was a member here whom during college had more than 27 914's in various stages. To meet his school expenses he would build engines for folks in the So Cal area. His degree was in Mechanical Engineering.

During around this same time I met him as we were to be married by the same pastor during marriage couniling which is for some...required to be married.

We joked about the 914 as my wedding day pictures are in my old -ex 914.

Soon after marriage he sold his entire collection. I sold mine not because my wife made me but it was time to move on.....AND my wife wouldn't ride in it.

Thus the relationship model:

No of 914's: Marriage tolerance as H-BAR

It follows: 914: M-XH/bar

I'm a numeric....but it makes sense to me.

Carry on.

PS: As is evident I still can't spell worth a damn. I'll just leave it.

The one I have is challenging my health enough as it is.

Noooooooo.... Betty only said it'd have to be stored behind the garage and it would be a major pain having it out in the weather and having to push it into the garage to work on. Sheesh....

My max at one time was 5 running driving and 7 parts cars. I am now down to one driver (sold the race cars) 7 parts car and a bumble Bee project car.

My wife is a saint. Her car hasn't seen the inside of our 3 car garage in 3 yrs. I'm like Little Garold Apple Seed...... I have 914s stored everywhere.

You need a bigger garage, but remember…….nature abhors a vacuum.

Just the boys trying to have some fun, what could be wrong with that?

Would like to downsize the house but having trouble finding a condo with a five or six car garage and a condo association with a sense of humor. Only one (914-6) but three other drivers (F350, X5 and a '74 FJ55 Land Cruiser) as well as a Model A project waiting in the wings.

LOL

Currently we have a 356SC, 911S, turbo cab, Dodge Power wagon and two 914's in the shop. I was considering another 914, but some level of sense came upon me.

As many as makes you happy without screwing up other aspects of your life. I passed that point several cars ago, Ha.

Everybody "NEEDS" at least one. Most everybody "WANTS" more. Nobody has "TOO MANY" ever.

The typical accepted limit around here seems to be "One more than you currently have."

When you get that next one, the limit is one more than that number...

--DD

Remebering some female pics,, I say Stack em...

Exactly, they are small and light

Never sell.

I like that: condo association with a sense of humor. Ha ha ha ha. Good one…

+1, does such a thing exist?

Limits are hard to enforce when you loose track of how many you have.

Currently I have (and I have to put a bit of thought into this)

72 914 (2056)
72 914 (1.7)
73 914 (2.0)
73 914 (2.0) - roller
74 914 (2.0 bumblebee)
80 924 Turbo
86 944 Turbo
85 Vanagon Westfalia
97 328is
99 M3
2018 Passat



11... well at least now i know.. next to take inventory of all the extra parts.