914, 924, 944, 928 Owners - Are they still a lower class of humans?

[creaturecat]

Besides.
I was a prick. Long before I got sucked into buying THE UGLY DUCKLING.

[Tilikum Turbo]

Originally Posted by patssle

A lowly 914 beat all the worthless GT3 and 911 Turbos at the national SCCA AX this year!

The real world is where people drive their cars, not the race track.

1000 street 914's still won't up to a single GT3(unless you sold them to buy the GT3)

[G60SuperCharger]

Originally Posted by romad

This is the ONLY brand people question the validity of a model they designed, manufactured, and sold.

Its really bizarre

Um...no. Go over to Ferrarichat and look into the Ferrari 308GT4, 400i, Mondial, or 348.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by URY914

There are many non-car folks that still think a Porsche is just a high priced VW.

Funny but many old timers would agree with the above statement...

But then some people can't tell the difference between a Gibson and an Epiphone too.

[targa911S]

I miss my 911S. However I have had a bunch of 914's and I think they are great cars. Had a 924 and hated it. I would like to try a 928 as they are stupid cheap to buy. However you have to have deep pockets to maintain one and be a member of the European Space Agency to work on one. I think ( flames coming) a Jaguar XJS would be a better buy for less initial cost. If it's the late model 6 cyl and not th 12 they are pretty reliable cars for a Jag.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Quote de onewhippedpuppy

I'll take it off of your hands! Your lowly 964 is an appreciating asset now.

The value of the lowly 964 is slowly being dragged upward, certainly.

Mainly due to the appreciation of the "top dog" 993 and the "glorious" 3.2 cars.

Yes?

It's the first 911 with working A/C. That's a milestone!

[mattdavis11]

To answer the OP, yes. I own a 944, and am a lower class of human because I own it. It's a total shyte box, and for that I am responsible. Ask Dr. Holloway, he saw it years ago, and it hasn't gotten any better. I've abused it every which way I know. I've put used timing belts on it, off roaded it, JB welded a hole in the radiator, have even driven it while on fire.

Inside and out, it's beat the hell up, some times I feel the same way. However, when tasked, it, and I will move forward.

About 10 years ago two guys in a 944S2 pulled up next to me at a light, the driver asked if mine was an 8 valve motor, certainly asserting that his was a newer/better 944. My reply, sure is, half as many to bend.

[bivenator]

^^^Nice story, but could you clarify if you or the car were on fire. Either way, good story.

[Bill Douglas]

A workmate, a young tosser, said he was surprised the SC wasn't a twin cam. I said yes it definitely has two cams.

[mattdavis11]

Originally Posted by bivenator

^^^Nice story, but could you clarify if you or the car were on fire. Either way, good story.

The car was on fire. Cam tower gasket failure. It was awesome, flames out the back, the passerby's waving at me whilst walking their dogs. I just kept going to where I knew where a fire extinguisher was. 7:30 am on Labor Day 2010. What a rush!

[tabs]

God and Ferry Porsche rested in 1974.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by targa911S

I miss my 911S. However I have had a bunch of 914's and I think they are great cars. Had a 924 and hated it. I would like to try a 928 as they are stupid cheap to buy. However you have to have deep pockets to maintain one and be a member of the European Space Agency to work on one. I think ( flames coming) a Jaguar XJS would be a better buy for less initial cost. If it's the late model 6 cyl and not th 12 they are pretty reliable cars for a Jag.

Yeah but you are a rock star... rock stars have to drive jags... or be driven around in a Rolls.

[targa911S]

Name companies that had production model cars with 12 cylinders......

when I sold my wifes POS cruiser I told her that if I was going to have a car that sat on a battery charger, leaked oil, and had electrical problems I would rather it be a Jag 12. At least it had a chance at being collectable some day. Most English made Jags eventually reach that status.

Yeah I'm a rock star

[RSBob]

I have two cars with 3.0s, one being the 914. It also has Webbers, a wee bit of massaging and an Elephant Street-Track full suspension. It develops tons of torque and can take a corner like I would never dare in my 911 with 9s on the back. I am a worthless sub-human and proud of it!

[M.D. Holloway]

Whats the story with the 914 and Alphas? Same design team?

[Bill Douglas]

I guess I'm more sub than sub-human. I wanted a really nice Karmann Ghia but couldn't find one so I got a 911.

[yetibone]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I guess I'm more sub than sub-human. I wanted a really nice Karmann Ghia but couldn't find one so I got a 911.

I'm even lower than that. I got a Beetle that wears a bunch of 944, and 914 parts that some other lower class humans threw away! I'm the hobo that lives under a bridge of 914s 924s 928s 944s 951s and 968s!

My motorcycle is pretty low class too. Easier on me though, that I don't get anybodies expectations too lofty.

[ficke]

Originally Posted by motion

This is for the 911 owners. You other clowns stay out of it. Are they still not really deserving of the Porsche marque? Or, are those old POS cars starting to get some cred?

I honestly don't know. There's a punk in town with a barely running POS 944 who thinks he's the shiznit. The stigma still looks alive from my POV.

Of course these are Porsches and some are great cars, but the more direct line you can draw to a VW beetle,rear engined, air cooling, torsion bar suspension, cable actuated clutch, pedals that pivot from the floor, Shim adjust fan, etc. the more I like it.
944, 924, 928 and the newer cars with common charistics of other cars makes them well, more common.
When I buy cars to be different from the masses I want the car to be different from the masses, not just a different looking body.
The farther Porsche got from the air cooled VW beetle the more I lose interest in the Marque. They now have competition with me from other great Marques that build cars with similar power trains and layouts, why pick Porsche over the other front engined water cooled cars?
Does not make these other Porsches bad cars just less interesting or unique to me.

[dondarnell]

Still a lower class of humans? I have two 951s, and a 911. Several others of each that have passed through my hands. Let's meet and I'll show you class warfare.

[black_falcon]

My 964 is worth about 5x more than my 944, but it's certainly not 5x better.