Yes the 914 is no brawny super car and made me realize that if you don't have a place to really drive it crazy testing its limits you will not be impressed. The car is all about momentum in the turns and keeping the speeds up by never slowing down, yes that's right, no brakes needed when hauling ass in the twistys because the car holds its drift so good it does the braking for you. I have entered turns while thinking "I cant believe Im going to do this "but it slides so nice and predictable you want to do it again and again.. It will make a real driver out of you. The confidence levels are among the highest ever for me in a 914. If you crash a 914 on a bend you were not meant to drive cars fast and need to give it up.

I would get the books - that is not a nice 914 imo.

1) The Transsyberia edition 2010 Cayennes are suspect. In the USA probably to use as tow cars for anal retentive 50 year anniversary PCA members to carry their q-tips and tow their 356 concours cars with plastic wrapped tires (to keep the freshly cut grass out of the mint xzx's) to golf courses on aluminum Trailex trailers. I suspect the German millennial age car dealers are already driving around the US in rental convertible Mustangs looking for these (it is august after all)... especially the black with orange... with all their extra lights and belly pan bits. Most likely to ship back to somewhere near Munich and sell to Boomer age black forest Veterinarians wives as retirement gifts for their husbands.

2) 996 gt3's and gt2 have all bottomed out both literally and figuratively. So they are either good deals or not... pending a PPI from a qualified shop for a buyer who probably doesn't have time to actually travel to see the car before he buys it from out of state.

3) Short hood 912E are ripe for the plucking by 20 something ex bicycle advocates for e-car conversions. Most likely to be converted with $15,000 stacks of liquid cooled lithium batteries in the trunk and back seat...120 volt ac motors with modern inverters...and drive-by-wire accelerator pedal assemblies swiped from junked prius's (priui?) in junkyards. All the little E's on the 912E badges will get painted green. (I've been considering quietly cornering the market on all the remaining NOS 912E badges as I think the real financial play is there) These e-cars will show up at R-gruppe meetings and be welcomed by all (except Rolly maybe) as the hot rodders of the future... Freeman Thomas will later include comments on these cars at the next Ford Motors design studio trend forecasting meeting.

Eric M.

On man, hilarious! :D So will the ex-spandex wearing, e-conversion process result in a 912E who's rate of acceleration can be measured with something other than a sundial or 24 hour clock?

funny you should mention this...

In Detroit there is a guild of young mustachioed and tattoo'd men (who seem to be using 1920's era "barbell" musclemen as their style icons)... leasing an old warehouse that was formerly a (insert ironic industry of choice) factory. These fellows are manufacturing analog accelerometers from antique vacuum tubes, cork, hemp... and recycled (insert ironic 20th century icon product). I should also mention that they are promoting a line of t-shirts, hats and an artisanal microbrew under the same name via www.ETSY.com and you can pay with bit coin or google wallet. Their catalog is all shot on film with a hasseblad ... printed as sepia tone on 100% rag cotton paper... and printed by hand with a letterpress from 1840 using lead type fonts from the 1920's.

sigh..

Eric

Well f... you very much guys. But I have to admit that the 912E engine stink! But my oh my it is a pretty car. And still a good mid 70s buy.

I have never been a big fan of water cooleds but the 928 is just amazing. Had a lot of 24 and 44 but the 28 is amazing. Find a good one ad keep it!

Thanks for the offer, Christian, but that's not my thing! Now Eric on the other hand (not Eric M./overrestored, but the other Eric)! :D

Christian

I love the look of the narrow body short hoods... I have been considering buying a 912E and sticking in a Jake Raby massive type four engine... or doing an electric conversion... thus my goofy comments.

I also like the Transsyberia Cayennes and the 996 era gt2 and 3 as far as the topic of the thread goes... all of these cars including the 912E will be collectible!

I'm pretty widely known for building really stupid cars... like a chop top 2110cc, lowered 1942 VW Kubelwagen... and a lowered 356 powered series II 88" land rover. Anyone who knows me or my writing style from Excellence a few years ago will know I was just poking fun at myself... and BTW... I am a bike advocate and cyclist with 12 bikes...

Eric Meyer.

How can you not think this is a totally cool looking car. See attached link. If I didn't already have a 914-6 that I have owned for more than 20 years, I would seriously consider having this guy build me one like this with butt-welded steel flares!

TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - 1976 porsche 914 2.0
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1409376405.jpg

[QUOTE=stevesc_us;8237621]How can you not think this is a totally cool looking car. See attached link. If I didn't already have a 914-6 that I have owned for more than 20 years, I would seriously consider having this guy build me one like this with butt-welded steel flares!

Well yeah you install flairs and Fuchs and its way more sexy for sure. Im in love with the looks either way. The handling is what makes these cars and that's what people need to understand before they just totally dismiss it. My older brother who was the first of us to get a 911 wouldn't think of owning one, I tell him "man you have to get a 914" but he will have nothing to do with it. I on the other hand picked mine up as a second car to fiddle with because it was a deal not to pass. I did a lot of normal car work things like fuel delivery and had to pull the engine to replace a valve in one of the 1.7's head, in my drive way with a socket set and jack stands easily enough, it takes about 20min. to drop the engine after a little practice. After a few months of driving and tweeking the suspension with wheels/tires etc. also up grading to a side shift from a $300 parts car I was really starting to get the hang of this drifting thing. I didn't know how to drive fast around a curve till after the 914 trained me and thats what it was doing, training me to drive the 911 better without me even realizing it. Its a slow super car with the original T4 engines that can take your driving to a new level you didn't know you had. A fast 914 with 150-200+hp must feel insanely good and to me would almost be the ultimate racer. I realize that a lot of people, even my brother, have no interest or care about carving up the streets in their Porsche and I can understand that too, its easy to think about crashing a 911, I have spun out in my 911 a couple of times before the 914 but I'm 100% more confident when busting the twistys in the 911 now and know its limits without taking it past them. Either car is equally fun but the 911 does require experience as the 914 can build it. Every drive with the 911 feels better and better.

I believe we should save these cars and need more 911 owners to appreciate them and may also have the means to restore them.

964 RS vs 993 RS?

Which one will be the most valuable. I like the 964 better but my bet is on the 993 RS.

Christian - I don't think you know how hard it is to find a clean, rust-free 914 in the floors and the sills in the USA. Even though they sold close to 60,000 of them here, they are rare and for $5k you won't find a roller in this range, especially from a dry state like CO.

Probably splitting hairs, in the long run.
Both too expensive to be driven (properly) by mere mortals.

I know Count - but even worse here. I have decided to look for a driver 928 81-86. None to find a reasonable price here. Like with the other "cheap" P cars many are now too neglected to be considered.

There is what looks to be a fairly nice red 84 only a few miles down the road from me on craigslist in Collierville, TN. (Memphis) I thought about looking at it but I'm out of room and can't justify it. He's asking 3800 but I bet he will take 2500 and its a driver. Not sure what your range is or how nice of a car your looking for but I would gladly take a look at it for you if your serious and its close enough for you.