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Posted by: jdlmodelt Jun 30 2013, 09:43 PM
Post your pictures here and tell me how much you drive yours. I drive mine at least 54 miles, round trip to work Monday-Friday when the roads do not have ice on them. 
Posted by: 914itis Jun 30 2013, 09:54 PM
Not a daily driver but a weekender, I drive it as much as I can, never been on jack stands for more than a day. Definitely not a garage queen.
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Posted by: jdlmodelt Jun 30 2013, 10:04 PM
Not a daily driver but a weekender, I drive it as much as I can, never been on jack stands for more than a day. Definitely not a garage queen.
Excellent! That's what I want to see. When I took mine to the local car show. Had its share of daily use blems. I wish the cars shows had a daily drivers category!
Posted by: McMark Jun 30 2013, 10:08 PM
I have a whole list of things to fix. But I can't seem to stop driving it! 
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jun 30 2013, 10:14 PM
I have a whole list of things to fix. But I can't seem to stop driving it!
the advice i get from the veterans on here is to drive it like you stole it! woohoo! cars were built to drive. Not hide in the garage!
Posted by: dpires914 Jun 30 2013, 10:31 PM
My '74 2.0 which I'm afraid to put on jacks because it may never come down. 
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jun 30 2013, 10:40 PM
My '74 2.0 which I'm afraid to put on jacks because it may never come down.
drive it! DRIVE IT! haha!
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jun 30 2013, 10:43 PM
My '74 2.0 which I'm afraid to put on jacks because it may never come down.
drive it! DRIVE IT! haha!
wait! that looks nice. don't drive it........................wait, what was I thinking! drive that sweet machine every time you get the chance!
Posted by: dale73914 Jun 30 2013, 11:13 PM
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Violet isnt an everyday drive as i only live a few minutes from work and it would take as long to warm her up as the drive, but she does come out every weekend and on my days off. Occasionally she sits outside my office and waits for me to finish work ....
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Posted by: L-Jet914 Jun 30 2013, 11:43 PM
My '74 1.8L with factory 2.0L wheels that I just installed with new tires thanks to ww914. She is a weekender and I take her to shows, though the latest heat wave she has been in the garage. I drive and maintain her now. Has been in the family since 74 when my father purchased her new. She is not driven in the rain anymore.
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Posted by: ruby914 Jun 30 2013, 11:57 PM
The 2.0, FI, Ruby 914 started out form the PO dark blue. After fixing the long and hellhole in "06, it was backed into in a parking lot in "07. That is when it became the Ruby 914.
For the most part the ruby car is a DD. I hate to say, rarely garage kept and 90% of the driving is with the top off. Ruby was kicked out of the garage because the fuses kept falling out.
Now, the garage kept calico WRX 914 has, at times, taken over as my DD.
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Posted by: mepstein Jul 1 2013, 04:47 AM
Semi daily driver 20 mile round trip to work and driving around town. Not even close to perfect but I do love driving it. Thunder storms every day have kept me from using it lately.
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Posted by: cary Jul 1 2013, 06:23 AM
Adding new 914Rubber trunk seals so I can drive it everyday.
Its gone to Corvallis this weekend. #2 son stole it again.
No jackstands ................
Posted by: ripper911 Jul 1 2013, 07:22 AM
Daily driver rain or shine. also great for doing a few donuts in the backyard at 2am...
Posted by: 1stworks Jul 1 2013, 07:23 AM
I bought mine to drive...I dont work but i take her out every day,even if its just a quick mountain loop.Its been so fun.Cant beat it.everyone loves see it on the road.
Everyone asks when iam going to race it.........just love driving.......
Love my car...
Posted by: kkid Jul 1 2013, 07:50 AM
This has been my daily driver since 2007. 
kkid
Posted by: monkeyboy Jul 1 2013, 09:50 AM
I drive mine to the office daily. About 90 miles round trip when I have to go into my office.
Customers love to see it in their parking lots.
Posted by: scott_in_nh Jul 1 2013, 10:12 AM
I drive mine every day it doesn't rain and a few days it did rain.
It is only 12 miles to work, but I take her to the grocery store and my girfriends house.
We went to German Car Day at the Larz Anderson Museum a couple of weeks ago, took her to a big house party on Saturday and ran her in an AX on Sunday.
Like someone else said, I have a list of repairs (a little rust - jacking points and a small section in the rt frt wheelwell) planned, but I'm too busy driving her
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Posted by: pcar916 Jul 1 2013, 10:40 AM
Terrible AX car and no longer blue, but fun to drive and wonderful on the track and street. Lots of cross-country treks and driven almost daily... sometimes you gotta use the truck.
Posted by: turk22 Jul 1 2013, 11:51 AM
I have a whole list of things to fix. But I can't seem to stop driving it!
My '74 2.0 which I'm afraid to put on jacks because it may never come down.
Semi daily driver 20 mile round trip to work and driving around town. Not even close to perfect but I do love driving it. Thunder storms every day have kept me from using it lately.
Love this thread, I thought I was the only one in this boat. Got stuff to do, but its fun to drive, I know when I start, its gonna be outta commission for awhile...
I don't drive it in the rain tho'.. I don't want to get rusty, and I don't want to get wet.
Posted by: chads74 Jul 1 2013, 11:58 AM
DD when I was in Arizona, but I won't drive in the rain, which is every day since I have moved to Tampa. I am itching for a good drive!
Posted by: r_towle Jul 1 2013, 12:21 PM
I have a whole list of things to fix. But I can't seem to stop driving it!
I am so happy for you that you finally have your own "running" car.
Just don't change it so much you cant drive it....at least for more than a day.
Enjoy it, enjoy life.
rich
Posted by: KELTY360 Jul 1 2013, 12:39 PM
Mine is a dry weather DD. Don't like driving in the rain, especially with the size of today's SUVs and pick-ups...too much spray and they have an even harder time seeing me. It's a different driving environment than my first DD 914 in 1973.
People wave, give thumbs up, even shout kudos from sidewalk cafes. The other day I came out of the hardware store and this guy was checking it out with a big grin on his face. Told me he was from San Diego where he'd see 914s all the time, but hadn't seen one in the three years he'd lived in Seattle.
I love driving this car!
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jul 1 2013, 12:39 PM
I bought mine to drive...I dont work but i take her out every day,even if its just a quick mountain loop.Its been so fun.Cant beat it.everyone loves see it on the road.
Everyone asks when iam going to race it.........just love driving.......
Love my car...
where in Colorado are you located? I'm in the Durango area.
Nice ride!
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jul 1 2013, 12:48 PM
I've had mine in the rain. Snow is about all that scares me. For the guys who don't drive in the rain, do you "dry clean" your car? haha! Just jabbing. I might drive her in the parade on Thursday, small local town of Bayfield, Colorado. I put my noisy muffler on for that event. Then there is a park and shine car show afterwards. I don't expect to get anything there. People are muscle car fans around here. I took her to a cruise night Saturday and all the top 4 cars were all 60's and early 70's muscle cars as well. Hmmmmmmmmmmm..........I see a trend. 
Posted by: worn Jul 1 2013, 01:01 PM
Post your pictures here and tell me how much you drive yours. I drive mine at least 54 miles, round trip to work Monday-Friday when the roads do not have ice on them.
He77 YES!
Posted by: chads74 Jul 1 2013, 01:31 PM
haha yea I wish I could drive mine in any weather, but the windows leak so bad I would have to wear scuba gear. Just dont want all that water getting in, and sitting on the floor and I can't get the windows sealed enough to be happy. Any suggestions?? I would be all ears!
Posted by: 76-914 Jul 1 2013, 01:43 PM
Not every day. If it rains, is over 90F or need to haul a load then I take my PU. Otherwise, I drive Whitey. As soon as Blackie is finished I will have scratched the "over 90F" disclaimer from the above list.
Posted by: euro911 Jul 1 2013, 01:55 PM
You guys drive some sharp looking cars 
I don't see too many 914s on the road around here, but I have seen several parked ones (usually in someone's side yard).
I see a red one drive by on the main boulevard in the afternoon traffic near my house every now-n-then, I think it's a DD.
I saw a cute gal driving a really nice black one near the shop a few weeks ago ... Told her to check out 914World.com.
I used to see Mike's 'Ruby914' or his 'Calico-Subi' just about every day, before I retired.
I need to take the Tacoma off the road to replace the heads gaskets and do some other major maintenance, and since it's summer, the 'BB' will probably become the 'DD' for a while 
Posted by: ripper911 Jul 1 2013, 02:03 PM
haha yea I wish I could drive mine in any weather, but the windows leak so bad I would have to wear scuba gear. Just dont want all that water getting in, and sitting on the floor and I can't get the windows sealed enough to be happy. Any suggestions?? I would be all ears!
If you would start driving in the rain more your car would adapt by opening small rusty looking drain holes in the floorboard.
Works for me!
And buy an umbrella hat.
Posted by: jsayre914 Jul 1 2013, 04:08 PM
Every day. Every season. No Mercy 
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Posted by: poorsche914 Jul 1 2013, 04:14 PM
I drive mine 4 days a week to work which is only about 4 miles each way but includes a 1/2 mile section of curvy road my granddaughter and I have dubbed "the Lizard" - it has the same curve density as the Dragon
Used to drive it 50 miles round trip to work, 5 days a week, rain or shine (or even snow). It does leak when it rains hard
As can be seen from the photo, needs rust repair and bodywork/paint. First come the essentials - suspension, brakes, engine - and then the cosmetics. I figure from the driver's seat, I can't see what it looks like but I CAN feel how it drives 
Posted by: 73cool Jul 1 2013, 06:11 PM
I drive my '73 1.7 every day. I live in Vegas, and she does real well.
Posted by: StratPlayer Jul 1 2013, 06:17 PM
Only gets driven in the summer months..
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Posted by: Nozzle Jul 1 2013, 06:40 PM
Although my Teener only gets out on nice days now, it wasn't always that way. He was a daily driver for the first 12 years of life and has done well over 200,000 miles to date. The way I look at it, he's earned some slack time and is doing pretty good for the shape he's in...
This recent pic was taken after coming home from a delightful 1000+ mile road-trip where he ran like a champ and averaged well over 30 MPG. What great little cars. 
Posted by: chads74 Jul 1 2013, 06:52 PM
haha yea I wish I could drive mine in any weather, but the windows leak so bad I would have to wear scuba gear. Just dont want all that water getting in, and sitting on the floor and I can't get the windows sealed enough to be happy. Any suggestions?? I would be all ears!
If you would start driving in the rain more your car would adapt by opening small rusty looking drain holes in the floorboard.
Works for me!
And buy an umbrella hat.
That made me laugh, I'll have to try the hat, but not liking the natural drain holes.
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jul 1 2013, 08:57 PM
I filled the gas tank on the way home from work tonight. 35mpg! NICE! Its the most economical car I own. and the oldest drivable car I own. My older ones are Ford Model T's and they are slow and not good for commuting.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 1 2013, 09:31 PM
Doesn't matter what the weather is doing.
Posted by: ruby914 Jul 1 2013, 09:59 PM
I drive my '73 1.7 every day. I live in Vegas, and she does real well.
Beautiful car! What color is that?
and
Posted by: McMark Jul 1 2013, 10:02 PM
I filled the gas tank on the way home from work tonight. 35mpg! NICE! Its the most economical car I own. and the oldest drivable car I own. My older ones are Ford Model T's and they are slow and not good for commuting.
Did you compensate for speedometer error?
If your speedo is 5% off, your odometer is 5% off.But that being said, I'm getting 28 MPG in the turbo.
Posted by: Garold Shaffer Jul 1 2013, 10:14 PM
My DD as long as there is no salt on the road & my weekend warrior car
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Posted by: jsconst Jul 1 2013, 10:18 PM
I drive mine mainly on the weekends, being a general contractor I need a truck most days. But every now and then I can leave the tools on a job and drive the 914 during the week. Planning a 4000+ mile trip later in the year, stopping by RRC in durango on the way home.....lots of driving. 
Jeff
Posted by: McMark Jul 1 2013, 10:21 PM
Jeff, I'm thinking lumber rack... 
Posted by: jsconst Jul 1 2013, 10:42 PM
Jeff, I'm thinking lumber rack...
Actually........after the suby car, I might think about a 914 truck...of course with lumber rack...Porsche 6.....turbo.
Or I could just retire and play with my cars
Jeff
Posted by: Montreal914 Jul 1 2013, 10:45 PM
I have been enjoying it every day since I bought it about 4 years ago. It was my only locomotion for my first few months in CA...until the rest of the family followed...
Posted by: 73cool Jul 1 2013, 11:48 PM
I drive my '73 1.7 every day. I live in Vegas, and she does real well.
Beautiful car! What color is that?
and
It's candy apple red.
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jul 2 2013, 06:51 AM
I filled the gas tank on the way home from work tonight. 35mpg! NICE! Its the most economical car I own. and the oldest drivable car I own. My older ones are Ford Model T's and they are slow and not good for commuting.
Did you compensate for speedometer error?
If your speedo is 5% off, your odometer is 5% off.But that being said, I'm getting 28 MPG in the turbo.
5% is only 1.75mpg less. I'll take 33.25mpg.
j
Posted by: ppccivilian Jul 2 2013, 12:25 PM
Here is a pic of my daily driver. A 1975 base model 914 with 1.8. The drive into work is about 35-40 mins , so I get to drive mine an hour each day....
-Robert
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Posted by: green914 Jul 2 2013, 12:39 PM
Not a daily driver but a weekender, I drive it as much as I can, never been on jack stands for more than a day. Definitely not a garage queen.
Excellent! That's what I want to see. When I took mine to the local car show. Had its share of daily use blems. I wish the cars shows had a daily drivers category!
a daily driver category would be a good category for mine.
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Posted by: jdlmodelt Jul 2 2013, 09:28 PM
I drive mine mainly on the weekends, being a general contractor I need a truck most days. But every now and then I can leave the tools on a job and drive the 914 during the week.
Planning a 4000+ mile trip later in the year, stopping by RRC in durango on the way home.....lots of driving. Jeff
Let me know when you are passing through Durango, I can get you a private tour of the SKA Microbewery in town.
Posted by: jsconst Jul 2 2013, 10:33 PM
I drive mine mainly on the weekends, being a general contractor I need a truck most days. But every now and then I can leave the tools on a job and drive the 914 during the week.
Planning a 4000+ mile trip later in the year, stopping by RRC in durango on the way home.....lots of driving. Jeff
Let me know when you are passing through Durango, I can get you a private tour of the SKA Microbewery in town.
Pulling in sometime Friday Sept 6, heading home Sunday
Jeff
Posted by: porschefile2010 Jul 2 2013, 11:28 PM
Now mines back on the road after 9 months off I drive it to work on fine days and any fine weekend as well. With a smile on my face all the way there and all the way back.
Posted by: computers4kids Jul 2 2013, 11:59 PM
Weekend driver during winter and spring. Summer time gets driven more frequently if not traveling.
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jul 3 2013, 10:50 AM
I drive mine mainly on the weekends, being a general contractor I need a truck most days. But every now and then I can leave the tools on a job and drive the 914 during the week.
Planning a 4000+ mile trip later in the year, stopping by RRC in durango on the way home.....lots of driving. Jeff
Let me know when you are passing through Durango, I can get you a private tour of the SKA Microbewery in town.
Pulling in sometime Friday Sept 6, heading home Sunday
Jeff
Okay. Send me an email with some contact info and I'll do the same.
James
jdlmodelt@yahoo.com
Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 3 2013, 11:14 AM
That said, I think people should own cars for whatever reason they want, just as long as they love their cars. I honestly can't see Paul (orthobiz here) driving his car and I sincerely hope he doesn't so future generations can see what a 914 looked like when it left the showroom.
Being a car nut has all sorts of meanings and outlets.
Posted by: jdlmodelt Jul 3 2013, 11:16 PM
That said, I think people should own cars for whatever reason they want, just as long as they love their cars. I honestly can't see Paul (orthobiz here) driving his car and I sincerely hope he doesn't so future generations can see what a 914 looked like when it left the showroom.
Being a car nut has all sorts of meanings and outlets.
Eric, I see you have the same grasshopper road kill in your part of the country too!
I'll be driving mine in the local parade tomorrow morning. Drove it to work today. brought home a case of beer in the front trunk and a Hilti Jack hammer in the rear trunk! Happy 4th everyone!
Posted by: The Cabinetmaker Jul 4 2013, 06:13 AM
Like my avitar says, its driven everyday (if I go somewhere).
Posted by: pt_700 Jul 4 2013, 10:13 AM
well, taking the mutts to the park is a pretty mundane (& short) drive but, it is almost every day...
stock 1.7, still injected. only time it's stranded me was when the brain went out a few years ago.
Posted by: Geezer914 Jul 4 2013, 10:54 AM
I am retired so I autocross once a month and drive it to NJ Motorsports Park once a month for 3 days when I tech cars for SCCA. Plus I take her out 2 times a week for a liesurely drive to have some fun.
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Posted by: Robert21 Jul 4 2013, 11:56 AM
I drive my car every day my other car a new Camero I use maybe two time a week. The 914 is more fun to drive.
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Posted by: jdlmodelt Jul 4 2013, 03:02 PM
I am retired so I autocross once a month and drive it to NJ Motorsports Park once a monthfor 3 days when I tech cars for SCCA. Plus I take her out 2 times a week for a liesurely drive to have some fun.
That is a sweet looking ride!
Posted by: bandjoey Jul 6 2013, 01:45 PM
Daily Grind
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Posted by: ThinAir Jul 25 2013, 11:15 PM
Every day, 16 miles RT to and from work. It only stays home if it's snowing or the roads are snowpacked - don't want to risk corrosion or some idiot sliding into me.
Posted by: steuspeed Jul 26 2013, 12:15 AM
My DD. About 5k miles per year.
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Posted by: Rockaria Jul 30 2013, 09:01 AM
I drive it everyday I don't "Have" to be anywhere important. 
Which means just about everyday.
Posted by: ChrisNPDrider Jul 30 2013, 06:30 PM
driven to work when not carpooling w the wife
and on weekends around Pt Reyes
Anyone want to join me on a run to Hog Island Oyster Co up HWY 1?
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Posted by: mettelman Jul 30 2013, 10:07 PM
My 914-6 regularly transports bikes, golf clubs and occasionally skis.
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Posted by: DblDog Jul 31 2013, 02:18 PM
How about a DDOTM?
Posted by: Silver Surfer Jul 31 2013, 02:30 PM
Part time daily driver. Summer months only and only after a thorough mid-spring tune up. My office knows that if the 914 shows up, I'm leaving early to beat the commute traffic. Commuting without air conditioning or a stereo is not the most enjoyable part of 914 ownership. Leaving early to take the twisty route home is.
Rooftop parking only:
Posted by: oldschool Aug 1 2013, 09:52 AM
I drive mine mainly on the weekends, being a general contractor I need a truck most days. But every now and then I can leave the tools on a job and drive the 914 during the week.
Planning a 4000+ mile trip later in the year, stopping by RRC in durango on the way home.....lots of driving. Jeff
Jeff tell me about your wheel set-up size etc...
Posted by: 2mAn Nov 22 2013, 05:52 PM
Here is a pic of my daily driver. A 1975 base model 914 with 1.8. The drive into work is about 35-40 mins , so I get to drive mine an hour each day....
-Robert
(cant believe no one else said it)
arent you a little young to be driving?????
Posted by: euro911 Nov 22 2013, 06:06 PM
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