OT: Cheap cars (was: 1%...)

From: Chris Kennedy <chris_at_mainecoon.com>
Date: Mon Jul 30 16:59:12 2001

Ethan Dicks wrote:

> I have a couple later Type IIs, one 1975 and one 1976 Microbus. They use
> the same engine as a Porche 914, but, OTOH, I have heard the 914 decried
> as not a "true" Porche.

Is that the 356-derived engine rather than the "standard" VW engine?

It's true, most people don't think of 914's as "real" Porsches, except in
the 2.7 and 916 variants, which used 911 engines. I'm obviously
guilty of that, since I didn't even consider the 914 (or the 924, for
that matter) when I composed my original reply :-(

Then again, if it's got liquid cooling in more than its heads I don't
tend to think of it as a "real" Porsche...

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