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914Pro |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 18-December 12 From: Kansas Member No.: 15,266 Region Association: None ![]() |
First off I'm 17 and my 914 is my first car that I worked day in and day out at a minimum wage job to pay for. But lately I have been beginning to realize that this is not a daily driver car. So here is the problem. I need a daily driver but I love my car. She is cherry red and turns heads everywhere we go. The question is will I regret getting rid of it when I hit my midlife crisis? This is my baby and tears come to my eyes when I think of getting rid of it but its not cheap and it keeps my wallet constantly empty. So I thought who better to ask than the one group of people that understands what its like. Should I suffer through it and know that in the long run keeping it is best or sell it and buy something a little more practical?
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carr914 |
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Racer from Birth ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 126,074 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States ![]() ![]() |
Tell us why it's not a Daily Driver - I daily drove a 914 for years
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ConeDodger |
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Apex killer! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 24,098 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
Tears will come to your eyes when you watch her drive away. Not middle age.
Every car is going to empty your wallet at your age. The car, any car, owns you... |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 3-July 06 From: WA Member No.: 6,366 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() |
Don't do it... You will regret it...
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speed metal army |
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Waiting for the rain to stop... ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,068 Joined: 4-September 10 From: PNW Member No.: 12,137 Region Association: Canada ![]() |
Buy a 500$ civic and keep the 914. You will be happy you did..
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914Pro |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 18-December 12 From: Kansas Member No.: 15,266 Region Association: None ![]() |
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() |
buy a reliable beater for a daily driver and keep the 914.
it will be a car you will regret letting go! |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,904 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
Keep it and make it better. Ask for more help, if you need it. Buy another car down the road and keep this one too.
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hot_shoe914 |
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on ramp passer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,807 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Earle, Ar. Member No.: 8,354 Region Association: None ![]() |
Yes, save up some money and buy a good beater for cheap, keep the 914 for weekends and dates. You will be glad you did.
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boxsterfan |
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914's are kewl ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 6-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 791 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
What are the "little things" you keep having to fix? The car doesn't have to be perfect. You can make the car perfect in 10 years when you have more money and can take her down for a bare metal restore.
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Dr. Phil ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,829 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States ![]() ![]() |
What are the "little things" you keep having to fix? The car doesn't have to be perfect. You can make the car perfect in 10 years when you have more money and can take her down for a bare metal restore. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Its hard and you do what you have to. I wish I had had similar advice when I was 20 and sold my'69 Austin Healy for $2000. Bought a ford escort to get thru college. But Ive always regretted that decision. With the extra job that summer I could easily have bought that d.d. and kept the Healy. I would say keep looking for a older civic or such as stated above to be a d.d.I was in Minnesota and like you needed a more practical car for winter.(since I had a '74 BMW bike too) BTW i didn't get a healy but got the 914- 20 years later(and only paid $2k for it) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) So - keep the 914.: find a cheap d.d. 5-10 years from now you will be glad you did. Do you know what my Healy would be worth today?? 914's are going up in$$$ too |
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dangrouche ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None ![]() |
take it from us who have owned one and sold it; we each regretted it. where I live, space is the issue. As long as you can park and store it safely, keep it and use it for weekends. worst case, take off the insurance and store it.
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Its got to be Yellow!!! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,432 Joined: 29-August 09 From: Orange Member No.: 10,742 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Keep it!!!
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damesandhotrods |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 568 Joined: 26-September 10 From: Santa Cruz California Member No.: 12,218 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
You’re driving a 40 plus year old car, there are always going to be little things cropping up. At $100 a week in repairs you could still be coming out a head in fuel savings…
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 460 Joined: 28-May 12 From: San Diego Member No.: 14,487 Region Association: Southern California ![]() |
Buy a 500$ civic and keep the 914. You will be happy you did.. This is definitely your best bet. I had the same situation when I was younger but with a 65 corvair I spent all my minimum wages on restoring and running it. I still miss that car. Get a civic beater and split the driving between the two, something goes wrong with the 914 then you can park it and drive the civic until you can fix it. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 649 Joined: 7-May 11 From: Fishers, IN Member No.: 13,035 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
My first car when I was your age was a '74 Bug, it's what I learned to drive in.
I guess it all depends on whether you can afford to buy another car and if you have space for keeping the 914. At 17, it's a different ball game than it is when you are older. Keep the 914 for sure if you can, you'll kick your self later if you sell it. Also keep in mind that a beater Civic or the like, is still going to require some $ put into it over time. However, it's the route I'd take at this point if I was you. Tell us what needs done to the 914 in the near future and what you've put money into in the past. There's always a way to accomplish what you want if you put mind over matter. Work hard, make it happen! |
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member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 360 Joined: 3-February 04 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 1,626 ![]() |
I was in a similar position in the mid 90's...long time ago. I loved the car but every time I would drive it I would have to spend $250 fixing something that broke. I ended up bailing. I just couldn't afford the repairs, didn't have a good place to store it, bla, bla, bla.
I calculated out the time value of $$, the amount I was spending on repairs and I just couldn't justify the expense at that point in my life. I ended up focusing on other things, got a water cooled VW that was fun and much cheaper to repair and invested the $$ I would have spent on the car. 10 years later I got a very clean 914 and have had that ever since. Today's market is a little different. These cars are appreciating a bit more rapidly and it probably sense to keep it if you can and get a newer daily driver that doesn't need much. As fun as these cars are to drive, if they are bleeding you dry that can sap every ounce of enjoyment out of owning one. I would hate to have someone soured by that experience. |
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Custom Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States ![]() ![]() |
5200 per year on repairs is too much.
I have a line in the sand....no more than 2000 per year on any car. If it goes over that line, aside from restoration, the car gets sold. |
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LIFER ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 525 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Portland Oregon Member No.: 10,062 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
Can you afford the storage cost of two cars? The insurance of 2 cars? I know how cheap that is at a young age (not currently). If it's not practical, don't force it. Write down what you really love about your car. Besides the fact that you have done so much work on it. Write down what you don't like or is beyond your ability to fix ( perhaps rust issues ). Take a ton of pictures of the good and bad.
If you have to sell, make your daily driver cheap and a bandaid until you can afford to either have the best Running 914 around or two cars. You've got the bug. There is no cure. You will be back if you leave 914 ownership! I sold my first 914 I bought when I was 18. I spent years digging parts out of junk yards 'fixing' the car. When I sold it, I was sad but I'm on my 3rd one now and every one I have bought has been a better car than the last and brought a bigger smile to my face. A 914 is not that rare of a commodity. There is still lots around and in the next five years I can't imagine they are going to dry up. Regardless, welcome to the world and glad you are mutually in love with one of the best cars on the planet. Damn things...bring tears to my eyes! |
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"I got blisters on me fingers" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 11,294 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
Buy a motorcycle & keep the teen.
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