Re: [MBZ] OT: for the hi-po VW freaks like Roger ;)

2010-04-21 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Alex Chamberlain
wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Alex Chamberlain <
> apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I knew of the existence of the 924S, but never have seen one in person or
>> even advertised for sale.  I've seen more than one article online and in
>> magazines lately saying that the market for front-engine Porsches is about
>> as low as it can go---might be a good buy.
>>
>>
> Wrong link, should have been
> http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/ctd/1697886245.html
>

What, no comments on the 924S?  Roger?  Ed in Canada?

Alex
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Re: [MBZ] OT: for the hi-po VW freaks like Roger ;)

2010-04-20 Thread OK Don
Both links are for the 914 --
I hated the feel of the shifter in a 914 - more than twice as bad as a VW
bug. Soft and mushy. The 924 shifter was much better, and had more power.
The shifter in my son's 190D is how a shifter should feel - smooth, precise,
fast.
Other than that, the 914 and 924 are fun cars to drive.

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Alex Chamberlain
wrote:

> I knew of the existence of the 924S, but never have seen one in person or
> even advertised for sale.  I've seen more than one article online and in
> magazines lately saying that the market for front-engine Porsches is about
> as low as it can go---might be a good buy.
>
> http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1698912433.html
>
>
> This looks like a really clean 914.  But I've never seen one with steel
> wheels before; are those original?  They look just like the ones on the
> orange '75 Microbus my family had when I was a little kid.
>
> http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1698912433.html
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Re: [MBZ] OT: for the hi-po VW freaks like Roger ;)

2010-04-20 Thread E M
I've always liked the 914s, and a 914/6 was pretty cool.  The tin worm did a
much better job of recycling them, than any government funded plan could.
hee hee.  Friends of mine, bought one new, and used it seldom.  The brakes
and gaskets all required work, so a few years ago, they did a complete
"freshening" of the car.  Rebuilt engine and gearbox, painted the body,
replaced the sills, etc.  I questioned spending the type of money on it they
did at the time, but as with all things in life, it's not always about the
money.  Seems the cars are going up in price, for good ones, so maybe they
weren't so foolish in the end.  Mind you, very few cars can be freshened or
restored for financial gain.  I have always felt, the best reason to spend
the money on a restoration, was to turn the clock back, and enjoy the car
for another 20 years.  How can you put a price on that? ;-)

ps, I followed a new Panamera for 20 mins across the highway today.  I'm a
big Porsche fan, and while the car is comfortable to sit in, and I like the
interior, it does have to be one of the most butt ugly cars from the
outside!  uggg

Ed
300E

On 20 April 2010 14:04, Alex Chamberlain  wrote:

> I knew of the existence of the 924S, but never have seen one in person or
> even advertised for sale.  I've seen more than one article online and in
> magazines lately saying that the market for front-engine Porsches is about
> as low as it can go---might be a good buy.
>
> http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1698912433.html
>
>
> This looks like a really clean 914.  But I've never seen one with steel
> wheels before; are those original?  They look just like the ones on the
> orange '75 Microbus my family had when I was a little kid.
>
> http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1698912433.html
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[MBZ] OT: for the hi-po VW freaks like Roger ;)

2010-04-20 Thread Alex Chamberlain
I knew of the existence of the 924S, but never have seen one in person or
even advertised for sale.  I've seen more than one article online and in
magazines lately saying that the market for front-engine Porsches is about
as low as it can go---might be a good buy.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1698912433.html


This looks like a really clean 914.  But I've never seen one with steel
wheels before; are those original?  They look just like the ones on the
orange '75 Microbus my family had when I was a little kid.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1698912433.html
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