Road trip in a 914? Options

[earlierdays]

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

[GWN7]

Vancouver to home, 1900 miles... starter went......car is so small I push started it till I found a FLAPS who had one (or park it on a hill).

Portland to home, 2200 miles slightly more problems, but was able to get it fixed (with club members help) in a couple days.

Always remember its a 30+ yr old car and unless you have compleatly rebuilt it from ground up, your going to have something go wrong and plan your trip accordingly.

As stated before.... go over the car before starting out on any trip. Check everything you can. Take spare parts (fuses, clutch/throttle cables, points, ect) with you so you don't have to try and find them in the middle of nowhere. Basic tools and a CV bolt tool.

Most important to bring is a roll of ducktape, paper towels and matches.

The duck tape can be used to spell out "call tow truck" on a open lid/hood.

If worst comes to worst, open the front hood, unscrew the gas cap, insert the paper towels and use the matches. Car should burn for about 2-3 hrs ...keeping you warm enough till help arrives.

If traveling in warm climates disreguard the above part of the post and add bottled water and a hat to the list. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)