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| 96740 |
 Mar 17 2008, 09:44 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 328 Joined: 10-March 08 From: Thousand Oaks, CA Member No.: 8,791 Region Association: Southern California  |
How far have you driven your 914 on a trip?
Would you rather have your 914 on a long journey, or a new Cayman let's say. Does the fact that you know your old car better than a new "Out of the box" Porsche make the choice any better? Sometimes I would rather have an old, easy to work on car on a very long drive than a computer riddled techno plactic Porsche for the real down and dirty. Allthough our 07 Cayman has been one of the best cars I have ever owned, 80k and going. I thought I would post the question anyway. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| Pat Garvey |
Apr 8 2008, 08:59 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,900 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Longest trip?
1974, right after winning the Parade concours. Went from Cincinnati to Pocono Parade & there to New Orleans to visit an old Army bud who'd just gotten a Zambezi 914 & was living in Metarie. Wow, what an adventure. Actually ran through a swarm of love bugs on the way (the ones that caused Jane Mansfield's death). The bugs did so much damage to the paint (they're very acidic) that I had to repaint the car. No matter! The best & only 4 weeks I've taken off from work. The Mom & Pop places one the bayous are unbelievable! Because of that trip, and extended learning, I consider myself the best Creole chef on the upper east coast. Total trip was about 4800 miles. I'd do it again in a nonosecond. Yeah, we had backaches for a week, but there isn't anything like cruisin" the quarter in a Porsche (proabably can't do that anymore). Yeah, we've done other similar trips in the 914, but this one stands out as the best. |
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96740 What's the farthest you have driven your 914? Mar 17 2008, 09:44 PM
tango-52 About 800 miles, but I've only had it for six ... Mar 17 2008, 09:50 PM jd74914 I've driven my first one a mile down the road ... Mar 17 2008, 09:51 PM Phoenix 914-6GT Cross country.... I would be more comfortable in a... Mar 17 2008, 09:55 PM Gint Just drove mine over 2000 miles round trip to the ... Mar 17 2008, 09:58 PM rdauenhauer WCC 05 :DRUNK: :beer1: :beer2: :driving: :head... Mar 17 2008, 10:01 PM Gint I forgot... I'm plenty comfy in a 914. The o... Mar 17 2008, 10:10 PM shoguneagle I have a 2004 Corvette which does the long haul tr... Mar 17 2008, 10:12 PM SGB Alright- us high mileage guys are leading the way... Mar 17 2008, 10:15 PM drive-ability I've driven from Irvine Ca. to Everson WA. (12... Mar 17 2008, 10:18 PM sww914 I've just squeaked past the 250 miles mark in ... Mar 17 2008, 10:18 PM Porcharu 20 miles tops. I only used 10 gallons of gas befo... Mar 17 2008, 10:59 PM sean_v8_914 last year I drove my 2.0 d jet SD to pheonix, race... Mar 18 2008, 12:05 AM Dave_Darling Palo Alto CA -> Portland OR for Parade. ~12 ho... Mar 18 2008, 12:14 AM pete914 Drove mine from Ohio down through the Appalachian ... Mar 18 2008, 04:40 AM Joe Ricard Cross country here. 3500 miles in 3 dasy the day... Mar 18 2008, 05:05 AM watsonrx13 Longest trip for me was a 1300 mile round trip fro... Mar 18 2008, 05:46 AM rhodyguy tacoma to camarillo to the streets of willow's... Mar 18 2008, 06:13 AM Series9 I just did Rio Rancho, NM to Ormond Beach, FL.
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Lot's of shor... Jun 21 2008, 05:06 AM Justin Fischer VA to CT about 400 miles. It's theraputic :) ... Mar 18 2008, 07:19 AM iamchappy Im with Rick on this one, two trips to LA from MPL... Mar 18 2008, 07:22 AM Root_Werks Never done anything much longer than 350-400 miles... Mar 18 2008, 07:36 AM keske968 Drove mine from Long Island to Omaha, Ne. wasn... Mar 18 2008, 09:39 AM iamchappy As far as comfort on the long haul, I drove from T... Mar 18 2008, 09:52 AM SirAndy
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~2... Mar 18 2008, 10:49 AM ConeDodger I drove the Bumblebee Racer home to Sacramento fro... Mar 18 2008, 01:17 PM effutuo101 San Jose to San Diego, S.D. to Denver, numerous dr... Mar 18 2008, 03:08 PM dw914er recently, i put on over 400 miles
yucaipa, to san... Mar 19 2008, 01:15 AM dug I drove my first 914 from SF, CA to Houston, TX an... Mar 19 2008, 04:58 AM scotty Over 2000 miles for one trip (Porltand, OR to San ... Mar 19 2008, 08:05 PM championgt1 These cars actually drive? :D Mar 19 2008, 08:57 PM Chris Hamilton Drove from Berkeley down to San Diego for the para... Mar 19 2008, 09:01 PM KELTY360 First 914 went all over; Fullerton CA to Breckinri... Mar 19 2008, 11:13 PM Porcharu Screw comfort vote for Ms. K!!!!
I... Mar 20 2008, 12:12 AM RockinOldSchool Used to drive up to see my girlfriend at school ev... Mar 21 2008, 10:37 PM bcheney 1985 while in college at University of Florida I m... Mar 22 2008, 07:17 AM anderssj af academy at colorado springs to st paul mn (1 da... Mar 22 2008, 07:28 AM plymouth37 1660 miles when I moved from Minneapolis, MN to La... Mar 23 2008, 10:57 AM rascobo Approx. 3500 miles.
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The bugs did so much damage to the paint (they... Jun 21 2008, 01:37 AM 96740 Cool story Pat. :beer2: Apr 8 2008, 11:01 PM bbrown Effingham, IL (Funfest) 6.5 hours one way and back... Apr 9 2008, 09:52 AM *kennyd*914 Back in May, we made the traditional Toronto -... Jun 21 2008, 06:33 AM rhodyguy 350miles+ yesterday. from near sea level to 5340ft... Jun 21 2008, 08:50 AM BarberDave :trophy:
400 to 600 miles at the drop of a hat... Jun 21 2008, 09:49 AM 3d914 3500 miles round trip Phoenix to Kewanee, IL. My s... Jun 21 2008, 10:14 AM ArtechnikA bought the first in Ft Lauderdale, drove it back t... Jun 21 2008, 03:03 PM scotty914 lets see i think i might win this
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The farthest I have driven in the shortest time w... Jun 24 2008, 12:55 AM buck toenges Drove from Huston Tx to cincinnati one day back in... Jun 24 2008, 06:09 AM 96740 Thought I would :bump: this just to see if ther... Sep 10 2010, 10:56 PM hot_shoe914 Drove mine 1700 miles round trip in the winter tim... Sep 10 2010, 11:10 PM ArtechnikA When I bought my Euro /6, I flew into Ft Lauderdal... Sep 11 2010, 04:52 AM RobW When I was 10 or 11, my Dad drove me from Santa Ma... Sep 11 2010, 07:32 AM avidfanjpl I am on my 6th 1973 914 2.0L
Pickup trips have be... Sep 11 2010, 09:24 AM Bartlett 914 This year alone, I have driven round trips from Ch... Sep 11 2010, 11:18 AM 96740
When I bought my Euro /6, I flew into Ft Lauderda... Sep 11 2010, 08:11 PM pcar916 3.940 mi, San Francisco CA to Little Rock, AR. The... Sep 13 2010, 08:30 AM underthetire Just from Discovery Bay to Tahoe, alas not for the... Sep 13 2010, 05:21 PM mepstein longest trip in the last 21 years was backing it o... Sep 13 2010, 06:21 PM hot_shoe914
longest trip in the last 21 years was backing it ... Sep 13 2010, 09:03 PM zeezee I've had mine four-ish years now.
It's a ... Sep 14 2010, 10:57 PM okieflyr Last fall was Philadelphia to the tail of the drag... Apr 7 2011, 06:09 PM Racer Chris
Last fall ... to the tail of the dragon and back.... Apr 10 2011, 09:24 AM BRAVE_HELIOS Many, many moons ago... I drove my first 914 from ... Apr 7 2011, 06:13 PM Krank Just a tad over 1100 miles...alot in the rain....a... Apr 7 2011, 09:44 PM JRust I drove my 914 out of the carport about 30 ft. Was... Apr 8 2011, 12:26 PM Randal Mine just keeps going in circles... :lol: Apr 8 2011, 12:40 PM mgphoto Never kept track of the mileage but in 1986 went f... Apr 8 2011, 05:00 PM rgalla9146
Never kept track of the mileage but in 1986 went ... Apr 8 2011, 05:26 PM ppetion
Never kept track of the mileage but in 1986 went... Apr 8 2011, 09:50 PM abnrdo The length of my driveway.
The battery was dead... May 17 2011, 10:37 AM RiqueMar RRC 2010 1,700 miles, my first time driving a 914.... May 17 2011, 11:27 AM SLITS 2K several times ... had an MPS take a shit in Moa... May 17 2011, 12:18 PM Mike Fitton
Manhatten Beach, CA to Chicago, IL in the month ... May 17 2011, 02:28 PM VRROOMM1 seal beach ca. to sacramento ca. and back one way ... May 17 2011, 04:00 PM dlestep ...drove my '73 914 from Renton, Washington to... May 18 2011, 11:59 AM jzdu Drove mine a total of 15 miles since 11/2007. Hope... May 18 2011, 12:47 PM RichardFDR In my 1973 914 2.0 (black) I've done three big... May 18 2011, 01:09 PM toolguy 1978 6000 miles coast to coast in 2 weeks. .74... Oct 12 2011, 11:44 PM rnellums 2500 miles earlier this summer from Denver to Indi... Oct 12 2011, 11:53 PM 70_914 I drove my car around the block once I got it towe... Oct 13 2011, 10:45 AM JawjaPorsche Two years after I got my 73 Teener, I drove from A... Oct 13 2011, 11:25 AM rgalla9146
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