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| earlierdays |
 Oct 8 2005, 09:37 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 8-October 05 From: Fredericksburg, Va Member No.: 4,928  |
Hello everyone,
I'm a new member and don't actually own a 914 but was interested in one that I saw in the classifieds. It's a 1975 with 57k miles on it. I'm interested in taking a round the country road trip from Va down south and eventually out to California... I have time to spread it out, and wouldn't need to cover more than 150 miles a day. I'm wondering if the 914 is a reasonably reliable car for such a long trip. This particular car has low mileage, but it's also 30 years old.... and I know that porsche repair and parts can be expensive, and somewhat hard to find. What do you guys think, is it worth the risk? Or will a car like this most likely break down? Sean |
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| Gint |
Oct 8 2005, 10:27 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,083 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
I've driven a 914 (two different ones actually) over 500 miles, 700 miles and once 1200 miles straight through. If properly maintained and all the rotten rubber replaced, there is a very good chance of making that sort of trip without incident. I found the worst part of road tripping in a 914 was the noise (wind noise from the 2x75 AC mostly). Aside from that it was a very comfortable cruiser.
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earlierdays Road trip in a 914? Oct 8 2005, 09:37 AM
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