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| DBCooper |
 Dec 27 2012, 07:51 AM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE  Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California  |
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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| billh1963 |
Dec 27 2012, 02:20 PM
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Car Hoarder! Group: Members Posts: 3,408 Joined: 28-March 11 From: North Carolina Member No.: 12,871 Region Association: South East States |
I have multiple "old cars" now and I drive them frequently. That being said, for long trips I still turn to my newer car and truck for anything over an hour or two unless it's event related. There are many on this forum who take frequent long trips in their 914 and a couple even use them as a DD. I don't feel comfortable doing that. My older cars are "toys" and to be enjoyed (that even includes the maintenance).
My newer vehicles are "tools" and I expect them to function as near perfect as possible! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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DBCooper From Cars 2 Dec 27 2012, 07:51 AM
billh1963 Well, I don't know about that. All through col... Dec 27 2012, 08:24 AM DBCooper Yeah, like I said, I had English cars too and didn... Dec 27 2012, 11:46 AM r_towle Different strokes for different folks.
Having th... Dec 27 2012, 11:52 AM struckn I tend to agree and disagree. I'd recommend a ... Dec 27 2012, 01:54 PM Tom_T My buddies & I used to do an annual 3-4 day/we... Dec 27 2012, 02:12 PM
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