Having a weak moment, Looking into the possibility of selling... Options

['73-914kid]

Well, lately the 914 and I have not been getting along so well.......

When I was driving my car to and from high school on a daily basis, if something broke, it was no issue to have it fixed before the next morning to get me to school in time. It only left me stranded twice, both of which required waiting until I could get home, grab the trailer, and get the car home. I was never busy enough to highschool to ever have the car interfere with studies or school work. Now that I'm in college however, things have gotten to be a little different.

I've been stranded a total of 3 times now, always about an hour from home. I've done valve adjustments in the school parking lot, resynched carbs in the parking lot, changed tires, and fixed electrical problems. Lately, these problems have been occurring with more frequency. two weeks ago, I was stranded in Irvine with an electrical fault. Before that, I melted a distributor Rotor right outside of school. The recent problem was a failed fuel pump. All of these little things have been getting to me, and significantly taking time away from my studies. I'm getting sick of driving this car every day, and taking so much of my time to fix it.

So the question must arise... Is the car worth keeping anymore? What say you fellow world members? I love my car to death, and couldn't ever imagine seeing someone else drive down the road in it, but I just am ready to drive something that is more reliable, and it's not at all in my plan economically to purchase a second car. After 3 years, this car has become a part of me, so a sell would be unbearable... It's hard enough paying for college as it is, much less throw money at another car.


So help me out guys, what would you do? I'm hoping that the problems subside, but recently it feels like the car has been trying to tell me it doesn't want to be a daily driver anymore. I'm stuck..

Any advice appreciated.
-Ethan

[PeeGreen 914]

Ethan, Getting the most out of your schooling is the most important thing for you right now. With that said, in life you will go through hard times. Sometimes it is with people you care a great deal about and others it will be with something like this. Although a car is never something to be considered important in life it is also about the attitude one develops in how they deal with things. I know you are not the type to simply give up on something just because it is hard so if you do decide to give up this car I can certainly understand.

From the sound of it I don't think you are ready to move on from this car. Then again, that could just be me reading into it.

Good luck with whatever you decide. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)