Best dead on the road saves, Getting home stories Options

[r_towle]

What are some of your best “getting it home” repairs?
Those side of the road breakdowns you will never forget?

I have a few…
One of the best was when a buddy and I were heading up north to ski country and the throttle cable broke on my vw beetle. I got out, sat sideways on the rear bumper and I was the accelerator while he drove us up off the highway to a gas station….then bike cable and some clamps, fixed.

914 broke the cable at the local autox , about 10-15 miles away.
I tied that sucker off at 3500 rpm’s with my shoelace and drove home
I was given some wide eyes at a few lights and stop signs….but it worked.

[jhynesrockmtn]

A small group drove 3 356's to the West Coast Holiday in Bend in 2021. My buddy Pat's car (since sold) was a very original 64 coupe. So original it still had the original accelerator cable connector which broke about 10 miles from our VRBO. We pulled over to the side of the road near a pet daycare that had a home in front that was under construction.

We found some wood and jacked the car up. Using the wood as jack stands Pat proceeded to cobble together the cable with some wire and tape we gathered. The best part was the pic I got. After getting settled at our place, he found some wire coat hangers and made a more secure fix that he left on the car for a year.