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Love the pecking order... I've been around P cars since 79, when I bought at the ripe old age of 21 my first 911. 72 T, with a 69 E engine...I didn't know about the motor swap until one day I came into the d'ship I was working for--Rexroat P/A in East Moline, IL after driving over 100mph to get there on time from Peoria and noticed my exhaust was literally white. I'd just changed plugs that weekend (for a 2.4T) and discovered I was lucky to not have holed a piston in the 2.0E due to differences in heat range...I rolled that car about 6 mos later when I discovered trailing throttle oversteer at night doing about 110 around a long sweeper in the country and realized they'd dug a trench across the road...i survived and the roll was slow enough that I drove it home-- headlight pointing to the night sky, windshield busted, and roof crunched.
I digress. Point is, from that age on, I was hooked on the inherent quality of Porsches (I was able to repair that car and drove it for a couple of years-- then my brother took it) and since then, have owned a 356 T5 Roadster, (rue that decision to sell!) a real 914-6, several later 911's and still own my 73 E S/R coupe since 1989...that was my track mate for 20 years--mainly Midwest so perhaps there's something to be said for Midwst peeps... when early 911's started to get stupid expensive, I retired and picked up lan 03 986S. The point of the post, I reckon. My experience is I think its what YOU make of it... 914 owners used to be the lowest rung, then 924's (77-79) however, enthusiasm trumps all. We all started the car journey somewhere. The first outing with the box? We spun a bearing. (Crappy inherent design which really was a HUGE disappointment) 20 years without a mechanical failure in the 911. Yet, I've never felt judged. Maybe because I've been around it too long. I sold P cars for ten years and personally was responsible for getting a couple of hundred peeps involved with PCA over that time. Most enjoyed it for the camaraderie and the ability to drive the cars at rallys and track events. Get involved and be enthusiastic and you'll get out what you put in-- regardless of what you drive.
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