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Posted by: ptravnic May 27 2003, 09:14 PM

Had the beast in Hoboken for a few years but live in the city now and am a little nervous about the viability of keeping it in the city. Anyone else done it?

Posted by: dmilzoff May 27 2003, 09:27 PM

Live in Westchester, my daughter in Brooklyn. Don't know how you keep a car in Manhattan. I will be at the PCA AX this weekend on Long Island. Do you AX?

Posted by: Bleyseng May 27 2003, 10:21 PM

The guy that has the 3rd to last 914 made lives in NYC. Ever met him?
Geoff

Posted by: Jeroen May 28 2003, 03:52 AM

I thought that guy lived in Atlanta... oh wait, he has the VERY LAST 914 made

cheers,

Jeroen

Posted by: Bleyseng May 28 2003, 07:44 AM

GH has the "last six" but that is not counting the one made in 75. Does anybody know what happened to that one? Anyway to ask the European clubs?
Geoff

Posted by: Part Pricer May 28 2003, 08:23 AM

Posted by: Jeff Bonanno May 28 2003, 09:24 AM

i got rid of all my cars/motorcycles when moving into the city (lived there for years before coming to san diego last winter). in retrospect, it was a good move. as you know, parking on the street is anywhere from impossible to outright dangerous unless you are springing for a full time spot in a parking garage (it's very easy to tell the difference between a full time nyc car and a jersey/long island car from all the dings and dents).

if i was going back there with a 914, i would be looking for someone with a garage or warehouse spot to rent over in greenpoint or the brooklyn heights area, depending on where i was in the city. easy access on the train and relatively safe (i used to live on 63rd and york and park my girlfriend's car on frost street/graham ave in greenpoint). you would be able to work on the car there and store it until you needed it.

good luck - if it wasn't so beautiful here, i would be back in the city in a heartbeat!

Posted by: nynone4 May 28 2003, 10:32 AM

My First Post!

I sold my last '73 2.0 Litre to an architect from the city named Sam Nadib who flew out here and drove the car back. Last I heard he was planning to drive the car year round in the city.... Ouch!!!! Guess I ought to have a backround check before I sell another car like that....

Posted by: ptravnic May 28 2003, 04:38 PM

I'm not an AX-er. At least not yet... The car is not set up to do so. I have no intention of keeping it on the street - I live @ 39th & Lex & my block is consulate parking & I doubt an orange 914 would pass as a consulates ride There's an outdoor lot @ 59th & the west side for $200 per month. I have a lead on a spot just over the Queensboro bridge (no toll!) that may work out. I'll write more later - would like to know of this guy with the 3rd to last 914 ever made is. I've met no one w/a 914 in the city. Would like to though - birds of a feather...

Posted by: Bleyseng May 28 2003, 04:46 PM

He used to post on Rennlist but I have forgotten his name.
I can try to find him.
Geoff

Posted by: vortrex May 28 2003, 04:47 PM

I was just there this weekend, I think I was near your area. the first thing I thought was, "I would never own a car here". I'm talking any car, I cannot imagine someone using a 914 as a daily driver in manhattan. I agree with the other poster, get an indoor warehouse spot outside manhattan, but not an awful trip to get there.

I'm in the same situation in philly, just does not seem possible/practicle to get a 914. the insurance is outrageous and the roads are like nothing I've ever seen before. guess I could put a lift kit on it...

Posted by: yarin May 28 2003, 05:58 PM

I'm from upper Westchester. I'll probably be at the Robert Plan MetroNY PCA autox this Sunday. My brother and I AutoX/DE his white 89 944 turbo.

I'm currently in the market for a 914 so if anyone has any leads in the northeast be sure to let me know. Thanks!

Posted by: seanery May 28 2003, 06:04 PM

Yarin,

I would highly recomend a California car. I lived out there and it's fairly easy to find a really, really clean example. Everything I've seen here is either rusty or restored.

There are folks in the club that sell cars and look at cars if you ask.

Good Luck,
Sean Lee
74 2.7-6
72 2.0

Posted by: ptravnic May 28 2003, 08:28 PM

The car is purely a guilty pleasure (i believe this makes me a masochist) - not a daily driver. A weekend toy. If I could get a space where I could do light work I'd be all over it - anyone know any leads? A spot may be available to me a few stops into Queens from Grand Central (3 blocks away) which would be easily accessable. $150 a month, garaged but not a place to work on it.

Yarin - email me. There certainlly are opportunities for 914's in the area. I've come to respect Rick DeMann who runs what I consider a reputable shop in Nyack. Also, there's a few guys who are knee deep in 914-6 conversions in Conn.

There are some incredible driving areas nearby - Rt 17a up around Woodbury commons, Bear Mtn, etc... The types of roads 914's where made for. I'm sure the California guys have it better but I'll take what I can get.

Owning a car is not all that practical in Manhattan - I understand this. I cannot part with my wheels - something inbred in me. I may have a different perspective come the end of the summer....

I'll not be attending the weekend autocross - my mode of transport is public, pedal, or 2 foot express right now. Should be able to get the car back in town in a couple weeks.

Posted by: fuch toy May 29 2003, 08:16 AM

Posted by: Bleyseng May 29 2003, 09:04 AM

No, not Milo. He was a pretty nice guy when I met him on the yodilo event. Milo's car wasn't a 76 that I remember.
Geoff

Posted by: aufaber May 29 2003, 10:05 AM

Had the beast in Hoboken for a few years but live in the city now and am a little nervous about the viability of keeping it in the city. Anyone else done it?

Posted by: seanery May 29 2003, 01:36 PM

Not til you're either in the ocean or the desert have you left the city in LA!

Posted by: yarin May 31 2003, 04:37 PM

The car is purely a guilty pleasure (i believe this makes me a masochist) - not a daily driver. A weekend toy. If I could get a space where I could do light work I'd be all over it - anyone know any leads? A spot may be available to me a few stops into Queens from Grand Central (3 blocks away) which would be easily accessable. $150 a month, garaged but not a place to work on it.

Yarin - email me. There certainlly are opportunities for 914's in the area. I've come to respect Rick DeMann who runs what I consider a reputable shop in Nyack. Also, there's a few guys who are knee deep in 914-6 conversions in Conn.

There are some incredible driving areas nearby - Rt 17a up around Woodbury commons, Bear Mtn, etc... The types of roads 914's where made for. I'm sure the California guys have it better but I'll take what I can get.

Owning a car is not all that practical in Manhattan - I understand this. I cannot part with my wheels - something inbred in me. I may have a different perspective come the end of the summer....

I'll not be attending the weekend autocross - my mode of transport is public, pedal, or 2 foot express right now. Should be able to get the car back in town in a couple weeks.