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Originally Posted by kk2002s
My father had a 70-914. My first and only P-car driving exposure up till a few month ago. Bitter sweet car. I absolutly loved driving it. Hard to comprehend it was that quick with so little HP. I was 18 years old way back then. My brother lost control in rain and wrecked it, I lost control on ice and hit a tree with it, a fire in the engine comparment burnt all the wires that controled the fuel injection. Replaced with twin weber carb kit. I wanted to buy it so bad but my dad wouldn't sell it to me. He must have loved me because he could see that it would have ended badly.
My impression of the 914 was a great handling car - BUT when it broke loose - it broke fast, especially on slippery roads. I've thought that was a side effect of a mid-engine car. It's a concern I now have about the Boxster. Haven't gotten to the break loose point yet but it is in the back of my mind
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Mid-engine is much safer than a rear-engine 911. On the track, I've seen plenty of drifting from 911's, almost none from Boxsters or Caymans.