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"Not for the fainthearted"

W whitecollarworker
I sold my VERY nice 74 2.0 914 1.5 years ago. I want to buy my LAST old car now. I've been a member here for about a year taking note of cars and prices,etc. Many times in looking at ads, I've noticed that sellers say "not for the fainthearted" in their ads. I've never driven a replica (a local dealer for Vintage claimed he could get one in by a buyer who would take me out and let me drive it, etc). Of course the guy never showed. The dealer had a bunch of older Porsches and not one of them started so..... What does "not for the fainthearted" mean? Are they hard to drive? Skittish? Tenuous handling? Thanks.
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W whitecollarworker
I sold my VERY nice 74 2.0 914 1.5 years ago. I want to buy my LAST old car now. I've been a member here for about a year taking note of cars and prices,etc. Many times in looking at ads, I've noticed that sellers say "not for the fainthearted" in their ads. I've never driven a replica (a local dealer for Vintage claimed he could get one in by a buyer who would take me out and let me drive it, etc). Of course the guy never showed. The dealer had a bunch of older Porsches and not one of them started so..... What does "not for the fainthearted" mean? Are they hard to drive? Skittish? Tenuous handling? Thanks.
FM Former Member
Hi Jim. I live in Milwaukee. I'll be happy to let you take a ride when spring rolls around. A lot of people put really big engines in these tiny lightweight cars and with all the weight in the rear, it's not that difficult for the rear end to slide out, especially in the wet. They are still a very old design and nothing at all like a car from the last 20 years with anti-lock brakes, airbags, etc.
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