How Long Have You Been A 914 Owner, Unscientific Poll Options

[JawjaPorsche]

Someone mention that "Who Keeps A 914 More Than 5 Years" got me thinking about creating this unscientific poll

The Number of Years can represent one 914 or several different 914's over the years.

[Tom_T]

That poll shows more OO's than I would've expected, although I'm as close to an OO as you can get, having bought mine at 3 years old when the OO's family outgrew the 914.

I'm the second owner of my 73 914-2.0, having picked it up as my 3rd car in Dec. `75, and I still own 3 of my 5 owned ever since starting to drive in 1967.5 -

#1 - `68 Opel Kadette Notchback 2dr Coupe I4 1.1L 4spd
#2 - `69 Pontiac Ventura 4dr Sedan V8 400cid/2bbl Auto
(it was Dad's & I got when the Opel's engine blew in `71 during college)
#3 - `73 914-2.0 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ... a "914S" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
#4 - `85 BMW 325e 2dr Coupe I6 2.7L EFI 5spd (just finishing rolling resto)
#5 - `88 VW Westy H4 2.1L EFI Auto (just finishing rolling resto)

That's not counting my parents cars, nor the "unofficial #6" `88 Honda Civic Hatchback which was my wife's brothers' (2) since new & passed on to her when the last died, & we did a rolling resto for our kids to drive, now my son's car.

Also technically I do have 2x 914s - with a 74 2L body shell for body/rust repair panels in the garage too, but I bought it with no suspension/wheels - so in my mind it's a big box of 914 parts! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

However, we may add a true #6 at some point, as a "tow-capable" vehicle for my wife's recent addition of a restored vintage 1960 Avion T20 travel trailer ( a "fat silver twinkie" similar to Airstream). ... but then, they're never really done, so I've got myriad little projects to do on it too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

So I tend to keep, maintain & restore my cars, but still use them to drive, although our total aggregate annual mileage is down now that kids are grown & gone, & I tend to use rental on long trips. I'm not much of a "serial offender."

Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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PS - the unofficial definition of those who asked your initial who keeps a 914 over 5 years is: "flipper" or "ADD Car owner" or maybe "just plain bad luck" .... as one of our group here is experiencing now with what to be his next resto project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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