I didn't know what I was doing and apparently the shop I used didn't either. Still enjoyed the heck out of that little car.
Only sold it because I couldn't fit a date and my Golden Retriever in the 914 at the same time without the Golden sitting on the floor in front of the date. between the date's legs and face to face with the date. Was a little too uncomfortably intimate for most womens. Sometimes it was just too tuff to choose between the dog and the date.
Let my beard grow out when I had the 914, but only about 3 inches not years. Still looked like a wild man though.