Why I like my MR2 more than a 914

[Mark J. Besso]

It doesn't require an "idiot" to call a 914 a Volkswagen.  The badge on the 
back of the car told you it was!  Example: 
http://www.1302super.com/914_4_Vw_P.JPG

I've driven and autocrossed virtually every car mentioned in the myriad 
offshoots of the original thread. (Including the 914/V8)  Each has there own 
appeal.  I think a well set-up Fiat X1/9 is the closest thing to a street 
legal go-kart.  Does that mean I like it more than a Miata?  Nope, not at 
all.  When I'm autocrossing, I like a car that wins!  If the Fiat was better 
in its class than the Miata, that's why I liked it.

On a road-trip through the southeast a few months ago I passed a place 
called the Fiero Factory: http://thefierofactory.com/   They do a fair 
amount of business with Northstar conversions.  I even saw a Fiero with a 
cap (?): http://5000tq.com/audifanspics/Miscellaneous-Stuff/IMG_0774

~Mark



On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:26:50 -0500
  mccohens at aol.com wrote:
  
  Why I gave up my 914 for an MR2
  
  
  7500 RPM redline
  
  Using the radio doesn’t require a passenger or sliding to the middle of 
the car
  
  Brakes that work
  
  It didn’t rust out so badly that the doors won’t open
  
  A gearshift linkage that works
  
  Heat
  
  Idiots can’t say”  it’s really a VW”