educate me on these 914's. I've never liked them. Aren't these cars "porsche guys" don't consider real posches? Kinda like you only bought a Boxter cause you couldn't afford a real 911?
Well, I'd say I'm a "Porsche Guy" and I've never understood the 911-elitism that some 911 owners seem to get. I think the root of the problem lies in the fact that alot of 911 guys don't know anything else about Porsche's history. If they did, and they knew about Porsche before the 911, they'd realize that the 914 is every bit a "real" Porsche as anything. In fact, it was designed by Dr. Porsche himself.
Funny thing is, it's always been kind of a dirty little secret that the 914 pretty much matched the 911's handling abilities, and in some cases outperformed those cars of the same vintage - given one had a two liter model.
914's are really starting to catch on with performance minded enthusiasts because they handle so well right out of the box.
That being said, perhaps I am biased as my first Porsche experience was my dad's 914 2.0, and my own was a 928 - both kinda underappreciat
ed with the (911-owning) majority of Porsche owners. I personally think that anything with a Porsche badge on it (even the Cayenne) is a world-class vehicle, with lots of thoughtful and quality engineering in it. Perhaps there are two general types of Porsche people - 911 and Other.
Here's my dad's:
Just kidding, here it is:
