Finally impressed, drive #3
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:40 pm
I've wanted to be impressed by a 914 drive, but I reckon I'm hard to please. The first 914 I drove was a 2.0L, which in fairness the owner/seller said it needed some work to be up to scratch. It was a bit heavy to drive, a bit dull and a notchy box. Dull responses and not much oomph. All sortable though.
Then I drove the Gmund 914/6 conversion. That was very nice to drive, light, tactile, really good, but just not impressive in the go department. The 69 2.0S engine was there in body, but its spirit was just on hols. My 100bhp rover 25 is more sprightly. Could be a great car when sorted though I reckon.
Today I had a go in Moggy's "race" 914. I took it quite gently after Moggy tried to scare the shite out of me on the wet roads. He said "if it was dry, I'd really be able to scare you". I say phew, glad it was raining!!
But, there it is, kick in the back torque with kart-like handling. I love it.
Graham
Then I drove the Gmund 914/6 conversion. That was very nice to drive, light, tactile, really good, but just not impressive in the go department. The 69 2.0S engine was there in body, but its spirit was just on hols. My 100bhp rover 25 is more sprightly. Could be a great car when sorted though I reckon.
Today I had a go in Moggy's "race" 914. I took it quite gently after Moggy tried to scare the shite out of me on the wet roads. He said "if it was dry, I'd really be able to scare you". I say phew, glad it was raining!!
But, there it is, kick in the back torque with kart-like handling. I love it.
Graham
As I said you only experienced the straight line acceleration and got a taste for maybe what the handling is like. Believe me, in the dry it's a whole different ball game. Think go-kart on steroids with superglue for tyres 
A friend of mine once described it as being like when they used to speed up the film in Knightrider to simulate 'kit' going super fast, going round corners at speeds that were obvious unreal - only the 914 does it, for real