porsche 914

hi I'm looking for a porsche 914, i wanted to know how the car drives, handles, is it a good car? all the info that you can tell me.

thank you!

 

Look for the 2.0L motor...

Most prefer the 1973 for a number of reasons.


Check for rust everywhere, but especially around the battery.


Many have been converted to carbs. The original FI works great if maintained.

They drive like a go-cart; corner like water through a hose.

 

+1 on 73. The 914 2.0 ,especially the 2.0 6-cylinder, is in my top 5 street Porsches (same company as an early 911S, SC, 944, and 964) I've owned. With one modification of the notchy gear shift, fun to $ ratio is very high.

 

Great cars, lots of fun to drive when setup correctly.

Check out 914world.com for all the info/insight you could ask for, and then some.

Are you looking for a /4 or a /6?
First and 2nd things to look for are rust.

 

THE 914 specialist in the nation is Brad at 914 limited. 309.694.1797 - Brad has 914's available at any time for sale. He can also guide you appropriately with suggestions.

 

I'm looking for a 4 cylinder the 6 cylinder is out of my reach and also almost impossible to get, a 4 cylinder would be fine I'm just looking for one without carburetors

 

Later the better then. (Sorry for the long reply time, I haven't been on in a while, so I hope this isn't considered "necroposting")

The EARLY EARLY '70 had a non-adjustable ECU. The way to "fix" the mapping was either keep everything perfectly in tune, or add ballast resistors, which is a pain.

Later '70 cars ended up with the "mixture knob" - so did the rest of the years.

As the years went on they got better, swaybars eventually got added, etc. If you're looking for a cherry example, cherry paint, cherry interior and low miles, expect to pay low teens for a /4. If it's a special color with special options and a preserved collectors example, perhaps a bit more.

Most commonly you can find them in pretty nice shape with normal wear and tear for $4-6k that might need a few things here and there.

Highly recommend:

- Analog dwell meter
- Timing light
- Some basic feeler gauges

You'd be amazed how easy they are to maintain with those above "special tools" - the rest is basic metric tools. They are becoming very difficult to find a NICE example anymore.

Agreed with the others, check out 914world, you'll likely find one that you're looking for, and generally one that the community "knows" before you buy it.

As far as how they handle? They're a hoot to drive! Not super fast, but they make up for it in being nimble and light. I think so anyway..
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