Getting old Options

[r_towle]

Start with carpel tunnel that has turned into arthritis
Hand hurt sometimes

I forgot how honestly stupid and hard things are todo in the “engine bay”

Trying to remove and replace the injectors on a 75
Adding air injection just makes it even more challenging to get done.

I just am being reminded how stupid some things are on this car.

I simply forgot, or it’s a memory I refused to save.

I’m glancing over at the fan belt, with air pump….that should be fun.

[sixaddict]

So I’m seeing a shrinking market for these cars and parts ………as George Jones sings..,”who’s going to fill those shoes”……
Friends keep saying all the guys that did “that” (work on the 914) are retired or worse!
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[Amphicar770]

So I’m seeing a shrinking market for these cars and parts ………as George Jones sings..,”who’s going to fill those shoes”……
Friends keep saying all the guys that did “that” (work on the 914) are retired or worse!
Uplifting thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Time moves on. New cars become used, then collectible drivers, then museum pieces. I recall when I was young the Model A guys, then the 50s car guys, lamenting that nobody seemed interested in those any longer.

Kids do not grow up working on cars any more. Fixing a modern Porsche is as much computer diagnostics and coding as it is mechanical. Likewise, the price of entry has gotten far too high. 40+ years ago a blue collar worker, even a high school kid with a job, could pick up a downtrodden, drivable, special interest car and restore it over time. There were lots of pick and pull lots to find parts. Those days are gone.

Like them or not, EVs will continue to gain market share and in 20 years or less will represent the bulk of cars sold. The tools and skills to maintain old cars will become as common as those used to maintain steam trains. Old cars will be rich men's toys stored in their climate controlled, warehouse sized garages (as is already happening).

Ironically, I was just saying to a friend the other day that working on cars used to be a fun hobby for me. As I get older, it increasingly feels like work. I did buy my own EV (Polestar 2 with Performance pack). Not only is it blazing fast, but maintenance is essentially wiper blades and tires. I am keeping the 914, the rest of the old cars are moving out of my garage. James May was right after all.