How To Steal My Car

This Hagerty article is pretty funny.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/advice/a-few-things-to-know-before-you-steal-my-914/

That was a great read. 

That practically described the theft sequence for my 87 4Runner with 450,000 miles.

Ah yes, that was good.  It reminds me of the Maserati ad on CL.  I once made a similar ad for a 944 on CL.  People got so offended it got removed.  I had one random lady contact me to ask if I was single though.  The internet is a strange place.

I now tell my insurance that a manual trans is a security device.

I've rode in a couple 914s, (otherwise know as the Vw that didn't) and enjoyed them, but never owned one. I have owned more than one car (even one semi!) that had at least a couple, if not all, of those theft deterrents. 

As an owner of many old Porsche's I got many laughs from this!!!  Thanks for posting this!!!  

As a 914 owner, I laughed a lot.

I could write a very similar one about my Opel too.

First off, having it out in the snow means he is not a true 914 lover.  That just invites rust.  None of mine went out after the first snow, and didn't go back out until there was at least 2 inches of rain.

Second, it is a 914, most criminals will not bother even though prices right now must make most sellers feel ike criminals.

Third, roll down a window because of oil fumes?  The windows seal as well as a screen door.

Fourth every 914 has had a push button switch for the starter because the ignition switch contacts are dead.

Fifth most will break off the crap metal door latch trying to get in and then just walk away.

I could go on but left some for other current and former 914 owners.

Would I get another one? I would love to but the price has gone into the unreasonable zone for a while.  It would have been fun to show my son true manual transmission skills by driving a teener sans clutch pedal, then watch him suffer trying to shift even with the clutch.

In reply to porschenut :

Completely disagree with your first point.  Reading the article, it's clear that whoever wrote it has had the car since new- which means that it was probably the only car that they had at the time.  And that the car HAD to be driven every single day just so that you can have it.  Most of the funny failures happened back when the car was still pretty young (late 70's).  And back then, you could get another one if it rusted out from under you.

A real Porsche lover will get the car and sacrifice themselves to own it.  Just like every other collectable car.

At some point, cool cars also have to work as just regular cars- getting you to and from the store to get coffee on that cold winter morning.  I see the point for 50 year old cars- I would never consider driving my GTV today in crappy weather.  But backtrack 35 years, and I had to buy snow tires for the Alfa I had at the time- it was my only car.

Unless you have the means to have multiple cars- which isn't that possible for young people in college or just starting a career.  

Much of that reads like my first car, 74 Beetle. What an enjoyable piece of E36 M3