am I the only one?, paranoia about driving ruins it? Options

[tat2dphreak]

ok, over the past 6 years, I've done damn near everything on my car... the transmission is probably the only part 'untouched' and even it got new seals and every linkage bushing...

but now, when I drive it, I'm nit-picky, and every little thing seems to cause worry...

example... yesterday it got up to the high 80s outside, and my car, in stop-go traffic got up to slightly less than 220 on the way home... and I started worrying of over heat...

every rattle, noise, smell or anything a 40 year old car could have, worries me bonkers to the point the fun in the car is far upset by the paranoia...

does anyone else get like this?

[BigDBass]

I'm still very new. Only had my 914 4 years and it's the first time I've had the opportunity/need to do wrenching. Did the front brakes and bearings myself (with some help) as the first car project of my life. It's been running great for most of that time as I had Brad Mayeur go through it 2 years ago.

I generally get nervous at any new smell that wafts into the interior. Generally don't get new sounds, thank goodness.

So... yeah, these days I do tend to get a bit anxious while driving, as I somewhat expect something to break soon. I'm find with that but I have little to no support locally, not even a VW or Porsche shop I feel comfortable with.

I'd like to drive it longer distances (partially to get somewhere with twistier roads than are available at home), such as MUSR11, but am concerned about getting stranded in the middle of nowhere with limited skills, when the timing may not be best for a so-called learning opportunity.