Back then I lusted after a 914 2.0L but was too involved with sedan racing
in SCCA/IMSA to have the money to purchase one.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph McAllister" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Car History (was Re: Consumer Reports on "cool cameras")
On Jun 5, 2009, at 21:56 , Ken Waller wrote:
2005 Porsche Boxster S new - what can I say, simply the best handling
vehicle I've ever driven - not your typical committee car - these are
designed by people that know what a driver wants & provide it.
Exactly my feelings after only an hour in my 1973 914 2.0, 30 years
earlier, after disappointing test drives in a 240Z and a Fiat Spyder
the same week. Weight distribution, braking, cornering, shifting, and
comfort all were exceptional. Acceleration was very good for a 4
cylinder engine. Plenty of passenger room for my soon to be wife, or
my Malamute, but not both. Ended up buying her an identical used 914
for her 21st birthday in 1979, a 1.7 ltr that I had to do some
upgrading on to get the same performance and appearance groups
installed (vinyl sails, chrome bumpers, mag wheels, sway bars front
and rear, some upholstery) and yes, she was quite a bit younger than I.
Without me the car weighed 2173 lbs. A few hundred lbs less when I
auto-crossed thanks to no spare tire, no passenger seat, no door or
seat-back panels, no floor carpet front or rear, shaved Minilites vs
stock mags, no tools, lighter Gel based battery, no trunk mats front
or rear, unlined & braced but ground lightened roof. In other words,
stock. :-)
Though utilizing the flat 6 engine from the 911 series, the Boxster
was positioned as the 914 was to be an entry level car to suck you
into Porsche's grip.
If it doesn’t excite you,
This thing that you see,
Why in the world,
Would it excite me?
—Jay Maisel
Joseph McAllister
[email protected]
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