From Cars 2, English Cars Marking Their "Spot" Options

[DBCooper]

I'm an ex owner of Austin Healeys and BSA's, so I laughed out loud at the line from Cars 2 describing English cars: "If there ain't no oil under it there ain't no oil in it."

Great line. Fun when they're running, but....

Got me to thinking about 914's. I read a thread from someone with no mechanical experience asking about the viability of owning a 914. I generally wouldn't recommend that anyone own a 40 year old car if he couldn't fix most things himself, but then I realized that on my car the mechanical things are pretty much nailed down. I work on it regularly, but they're mostly upgrades, new rubber, upholstery, seals, etc. Still need to install more seals, a new fuse box, detail the trunks, new glove box, carpets, etc, but nothing that would leave me stranded. The times it's broken down it was really me, breaking CV joints or something else perfectly avoidable. I still think I'd be hesitant to recommend any old car for someone with no mechanical abilities. Porsches might make me stop to think, but I'd sure as hell never recommend a 40 year old English or Italian car. Heck, even cartoons make fun of them.


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[struckn]

I tend to agree and disagree. I'd recommend a 914 as a great hobby car, or even daily driver, as long as you have a back up car should the teener have problems.
I'd recommend either buying a solid and mechanically sound 914, or having a good independent Porsche Shop bring a newly purchased 914 up to being mechanically sound, and then as owner be prepaired to continue maintaining from that point on with help from Forums such as this and people in the area who know the cars.

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