Woohoo! I got me one of them 914's!, WCC here we come! Options

[phantom914]

I thought it would not happen for another year or two, but I got a surprise blessing to spend $X,000 on a 914. When I first mentioned getting a 914 to my wife some time back, she asked "is that one of those boxy things?" I didn't know if I could convince her that buying an ugly car (her opinion) was a good idea, but then I realized that I convinced her that marrying me was a good idea, so I thought there was a great chance. After warming her up over the last few months with pictures of nicely done 914's, she sort of thought they were nice. Now that we got it, she loves it. She thinks it's cute. Now if she could just think the same of me.

OK enough blabbing. Here's the car:

Advertised as a "1974 Porsche 914 hard top convertible one owner"

edited price to protect the innocent (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

This post has been edited by phantom914: Jul 21 2005, 09:34 AM

[phantom914]

Since I got the car, I have been too busy to spend much time on the club site (ironic ain't it?). The only concerning things about the car are 4th gear which doesn't really feel like it "clicks" into gear and pops out. I was told that it could be a linkage problem but replacing the bushings didn't help, although it improve the shifting tremendously. Before the bushings, the gear shift behaved as some sort of random gear generator. The ball cup bushing was almost gone.

Also, the hell hole wasn't as pristine as the rest of the car might suggest. Never having owned (or even driven ) a 914 before three weeks ago, nothing prepared me for the horror known as the hell hole. I wasn't expecting so much rust, especially since the battery tray appeared to be in good shape. Didn't get through to the long's though.

Anyway, I won't bore you any more (for now any way).

I am really happy with the car and look forward to the next 914 event.