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> What prevents you from saying "#$@%-it ", and selling your 914(s) and walking away
Mueller
post Dec 5 2005, 03:02 PM
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Not sure if its the weather, lack of progress, knowing my 914 will never be how I really want it or my boarder-line A.D.D. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

But it's been really, really hard not just post an ad on here or on craigslist and sell it all off......I think a lot of it has to do with me having so much extra cr@p such as about 10 extra pairs of a-arms (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) as well as most people have all the other "extras" laying around collecting dust and filling up boxes.

I know I'd take a hit money wise on dumping it all off, but what the heck, it's not like my 914 is going to go up in value (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

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post Dec 5 2005, 03:48 PM
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I sent my car to the body shop in July, and have been driving the POS black car since then. I now appreciate how well the blue car was running, how well it handled, etc. When it comes back I still have to clean up all the dirty parts to put them back on before I can drive it. By the time it's in running condition again, I'll appreciate it that much more.
I've been there, I had to give up on the Dad's car project, due to many factors, but mostly because the longer it sits unprotected from the elements, the rustier it gets. And there's no way I can get it to the shop in the forseeablee future.


Personal Opinion:
Simplify what you're doing with the injection (go to stock if you have to). Get it running. Drive the pi$$ out of it. THEN start the upgrades again. Once you can drive it around & enjoy it, things will look better. Either that or put it under a tarp & walk away for a few months. The bug will get you back to working on it in no time. Just my .02.
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Mueller   What prevents you from saying "#$@%-it "   Dec 5 2005, 03:02 PM
Aaron Cox   i hit that point many times.... then i take a lon...   Dec 5 2005, 03:03 PM
Dr. Roger   one word. Fahrvergnügen. http:/...   Dec 5 2005, 03:05 PM
Andyrew   feel better now? Me? I want to finish my 914. dr...   Dec 5 2005, 03:05 PM
bondo   For me, I just say "At least I'm not Mueller...   Dec 5 2005, 03:06 PM
Howard   What prevents you from saying "#$@%-it ", and...   Dec 5 2005, 03:06 PM
lapuwali   It's harder still when the car can't be dr...   Dec 5 2005, 03:06 PM
r_towle   Mike, dont give up. One Autocross is all it will t...   Dec 5 2005, 03:07 PM
olav   I'll take you for a ride in my car Mike and th...   Dec 5 2005, 03:16 PM
nine14cats   Hi Mike, I'd have to say at this point I...   Dec 5 2005, 03:20 PM
GTeener   Been there a few times. Usually a good day driving...   Dec 5 2005, 03:21 PM
watsonrx13   I have now driven my car for the first time in 3 y...   Dec 5 2005, 03:22 PM
fiid   I've been to the brink. I'm glad noone wa...   Dec 5 2005, 03:26 PM
Headrage   I'm at that point right now as well. When I f...   Dec 5 2005, 03:29 PM
Toast   Not driving it. http://www.914wo...   Dec 5 2005, 03:30 PM
Rand     Dec 5 2005, 03:33 PM
Aaron Cox   im suffering from withdrawls.... no car for the l...   Dec 5 2005, 03:39 PM
tat2dphreak   take some time off, you can get frustrated if you ...   Dec 5 2005, 03:51 PM
SLITS   I'm to lazy to inventory the shit and sell it....   Dec 5 2005, 03:51 PM
Dave Bell   My past practice was to keep one car drivable and ...   Dec 5 2005, 03:55 PM
VegasRacer   Mike - If you are looking for logic and reason, I ...   Dec 5 2005, 03:57 PM
McMark   Mike, you and I are so similar it's kinda weir...   Dec 5 2005, 03:57 PM
rick 918-S   Two words, This club.   Dec 5 2005, 03:57 PM
Lou W   The last time I drove my car was 13 years ago, I t...   Dec 5 2005, 03:57 PM
Spoke   After having relatively new cars for the last 15 y...   Dec 5 2005, 04:39 PM
Bruce Allert   [b]BIN THERE... DID T H A T However, I do miss th...   Dec 5 2005, 04:52 PM
Mueller     Dec 5 2005, 05:02 PM
black73   I was at that point about a year ago. But a few mo...   Dec 5 2005, 05:02 PM
Bleyseng   Its almost been a year since I drove mine and I ha...   Dec 5 2005, 05:06 PM
SirAndy     Dec 5 2005, 05:09 PM
Joe Ricard   Mike I got just the thing to fix you up. Our next ...   Dec 5 2005, 05:09 PM
vortrex     Dec 5 2005, 05:15 PM
ws91420   There are two things that keep me going. ...   Dec 5 2005, 05:27 PM
ArtechnikA   donno. sold it. walked away.   Dec 5 2005, 05:29 PM
Vacca Rabite   Walk away? Shoot, I just started here! Somet...   Dec 5 2005, 05:37 PM
J P Stein   I'm luckier than some, I think. The 914 is i...   Dec 5 2005, 05:57 PM
Kargeek   I’ve asked this question many times over the 26 ...   Dec 5 2005, 06:00 PM
Jeroen   Face it... if it makes sense, it's no fun I w...   Dec 5 2005, 06:11 PM
Robert21   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/...   Dec 5 2005, 06:21 PM
qa1142   Never do bigger project than you can finish during...   Dec 5 2005, 06:23 PM
scotty b     Dec 5 2005, 10:23 PM
Leo Imperial   #$@%-it #$@%-it #$@%-it And t...   Dec 5 2005, 10:26 PM
porsha916   I feel the same way once in a while   Dec 5 2005, 10:37 PM
LvSteveH   Think of it this way, the more you put into someth...   Dec 5 2005, 10:46 PM
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Porcharu   Hey Mike, Your going to NEED the 914 (and those ot...   Dec 6 2005, 12:47 AM
Andyrew     Dec 6 2005, 12:52 AM
PatW     Dec 6 2005, 03:55 AM
blitZ   Likewise, I just got started. Removed the interio...   Dec 6 2005, 06:38 AM
Dead Air   The car was a birthday present for my girl friend,...   Dec 6 2005, 07:09 AM
pfierb   Let me see in my time I have owned 2 Fiat 124 sp...   Dec 6 2005, 08:02 AM
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DNHunt   The only thing that keeps me going is I hate to qu...   Dec 6 2005, 09:40 AM
Mark Henry   That made me laugh a bit! http:...   Dec 6 2005, 09:46 AM
GWN7     Dec 6 2005, 10:07 AM
RON S.   The thing that keeps me going,is all the @#...   Dec 6 2005, 10:13 AM
Goge   My daughters (7 and 9 yrs old) won't let me ge...   Dec 6 2005, 10:30 AM
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MW 914     Dec 6 2005, 10:56 AM
dion9146   I've owned 3 914's in the past 12 years. ...   Dec 6 2005, 11:18 AM
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