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I've owned a 1973 914....I think the best year for a 914 was 1977 (the year they stopped production) :)

Gosh going to a 986/987 will be like going from horseback to jet travel!

Good luck!!!!

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Originally Posted by jamesatfish

My favourite thing about the MY01 (and before) is the layout of the dash, with the tacho having pride of place and the digital speedo appearing directly below the tacho in the same dial. For the track, or on any piece of road where you need to spend as much time looking at the road as possible, having both key instruments in the middle of the dash where they can be seen at a glance is most useful. For MY02 and later the trip computer display was placed in the middle of the tacho (even on cars where the trip computer was not optioned and you only see the odometer/trip meter), and the digital speedo made smaller and moved to the left to sit under the analog speedo. To me this was a step backwards in the layout of the instruments, and given the minimal other differences between MY01 and MY02 I would prefer the MY01 layout unless the MY02 actually has the trip computer as an option (which mine does not). I’m not sure when Porsche realised their mistake but the 987/997 cars have the speedo in the middle again.

My '01 has the later dash layout. I could be mistaken but I think that change happend with the introduction of the 2.7

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Originally Posted by BuffaloBoxster

My '01 has the later dash layout. I could be mistaken but I think that change happend with the introduction of the 2.7

My 01 S has the later dash as well, my build date is somthing like Sept 2001

1997 looks as good as a 2004

Except I only paid 12,900.
All records, dealer serviced. Has 100k but still drives and looks great.
Depends how much you want to spend.
Updated the tail lights and side markers. Headlights are next.

:)

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Originally Posted by creseida

I'm no expert, just an owner/enthusiast.

I have a 98 non-S, with a 5-speed. I have been very pleased with it in the two years I've owned it. I haven't had any problems with it, and it turns heads every where I go. Lots of compliments, too.
The only thing I would say is...don't buy tiptronic. C'mon, this is a PORSCHE. An automatic in a sports car is....an oxymoron. :p

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: - couldn't have said it better!

clutch snob? Hardly. I simply think that shifting your car (without the computer overriding you) is part of the driving experience. A clutch isn't hard to learn. :)