vwduud

Never gets old. Especially with the decline of the air cooled VW Beetle on the roads today. With my '72 VW Beetle, in high school, back in the 80's, that Ferdinand Porsche feature did get some attention. Then my '72 914, with front AND back trunks. But today, a "frunk" seems to draw even more attention in my 991. At least once a week, I get inquiries like this post's title or, even better, offers to help me troubleshoot my "engine problem".

While certainly not the neatest feature about our cars, it's certainly not one that many other cars can claim.

sctanton52

Yea you still get the looks and the questions. I was loading the Wifey's Box-S with groceries at a small remote country store last summer. A young fellow parked beside me in a really jacked up F-250 truck. He looked in both the trunk and the frunk and then asked me, where the F is the Engine?

Needsdecaf

The best was when my buddy and I road tripped his Boxster up to Boston. You should have seen the look on the garage attendant when we popped both trunks and proceeded to take out bags out.

skiahh

Shortly after I got my Boxster, I had it at work. I was getting something out of the frunk and one of my guys came out to "check out the engine". He was rather disappointed when there was nothing there, so I offered to open up the back. Then he was extremely confused - the look on his face was priceless!

I explained to him where the engine was, and a bit about mid-engined cars and the benefits of this configuration. Being a mechanical guy, he got that, but wanted to know how you work on it. I don't think he liked the answer of "from underneath".

tstafford

I miss the days of putting gas in the front of my 914. That always got questions

spiderv6

In Jersey we are not trusted to pump our own gas. I often pull up to the pump to have an attendant wave at me to pull forward so he can get to the gas tank at the rear.......

freeman

In earlier years (1974-1987) I would pull into fuel stops (in my 2.0 1974 914) that prohibited self refueling. Consequently I asked the "technician" to "fill 'er up". Not a successful endeavor in most cases but I felt sorry for those who asked me what it was and the location of the filler. I merely complied and left hoping for Western Civilization at the next stop. It never happened. I do not expect everyone to identify the details and requirements of a Porsche. I also do not appreciate the random few that insult me for owning one; some of which are my professional colleauges who think I am overpaid. However, a day does not go by that very kind people stop me to tell me how beautiful they think my GTS is. I thank them with a huge smile on my face because I appreciate their sincere intent. I was stopped an hour ago at SUBWAY.

justabout

While getting help loading the frunk, a gentleman exclaimed, oh this is one of those electric cars isn't it. I don't believe he believed the explanation.

bkrantz

Me, too--but I don't miss topping up the air pressure in the spare so the windshield washer "pump" would work.

991carreradriver

Almost forgot about that one. My '69 beetle was precious and the washer was the most advanced thing in the car. Remember seeing VW engines on platforms at Sears for $110 even. First gas fill up was 12.9c/gal. Those were the good old days where the hourly minimum wage bought 11 gal of gas. Today, lucky to get 3.

96redLT4

I'll never forget one day with my new 997 after work, putting my briefcase in the trunk when my business partner's wife (yes she was blonde )pulled up next to me 'are you having engine trouble with that thing already?'
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