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914Owner

Jul 16 2009, 11:10 AM

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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Reports: Porsche Accepts Volkswagen Merger

Steve Goldstein
MarketWatch Pulse

LONDON -- Porsche Automobil Holding has accepted a deal in principle to merge with Volkswagen , multiple German newspapers reported on Thursday. Volkswagen will buy under half of Porsche AG, the sports-car business, the reports said.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/i...kswagen-merger/

ghuff

Jul 16 2009, 11:23 AM

No matter how things change they always stay the same.

Let us hope we will see something awesome along the lines of the 914 and perhaps maybe a nice AWD front engine coupe or something as well.

The history of VW/Porsche is so intertwined anyways.

I just realized I have only owned 2 cars that were not VAG/Porsche products.

1999 Cavalier Z24 & 3 cylinder Geo Metro.

914_teener

Jul 18 2009, 03:17 PM

Yea.. I was just looking at the Yahoo new panel on this.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Report-Porsc...194028.html?x=0

Certainly alot of irony for 914 owners now. Before it was a stigma not being a full Porsche. Now it seems it was the right thing all along 35 plus years ago.

JazonJJordan

Jul 18 2009, 10:49 PM

QUOTE(914_teener @ Jul 18 2009, 05:17 PM)

Huh...funny isn't it..?...can we come back home or are we still dis-owned at the Porsche dinner table sorta...

jimtab

Jul 19 2009, 06:56 AM

Watch for taildragger owners mass suicides....film at eleven.....

ericread

Jul 19 2009, 09:42 AM

So with the new merger developments, what happens to the entire "NARP" movement? Do they need to re-brand themselves to "NARVW"?

Eric Read

jmill

Jul 19 2009, 10:34 AM

QUOTE(jimtab @ Jul 19 2009, 07:56 AM)

Watch for taildragger owners mass suicides....film at eleven.....

Funny stuff, but they'll still have a chip.

At least we can drink beer with the post merge guys. The pre merge guys will still eat wine and cheese.

Katmanken

Jul 19 2009, 11:01 AM

My concern is that with the debt, they will adopt the Harvard Business school mantra- focus only on highly profitable segments and sell off the rest.

That means parts for older cars such as ours will become NLA after the one time fire sale.....

Drums66

Jul 19 2009, 01:07 PM

That means parts for older cars such as ours will become NLA after the one time fire sale.....

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Expect just that!!........it goes with the territory(classic automobiles)
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