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> driveway breakdowns, ever had one...try three.
Trekkor
post Jul 15 2005, 08:22 PM
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Best place to happen (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

Yesterday I was gonna run to Home Depot in the '14 when the car wouldn't go into gear.
This was becoming a problem at the last a/x.
I lifted up the car, adjusted the clutch and thought it was all wonderful as I got instant reverse.

I put the clutch in again and the pedal went to the floor.
Broke the cable. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)

Glad it happened here instead of at next weeks race. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)

Another time my first 914 broke a valve spring while idling.

Another time I came home from work and my old truck blew a head gasket right as I pulled in. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

This isn't the driveway, but several weeks ago my throttle cable broke a half mile from home.

Anybody else got it this good?
( not running, but in your driveway doesn't count ) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif)

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post Jul 15 2005, 08:55 PM
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Hmmm, ya might not wanna sit around and go (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) hummm with your hands in yer pockets.....
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Joseph Mills
post Jul 15 2005, 09:00 PM
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Mine dropped a valve seat in the driveway. No damage. Well... I did have to drop the engine, pull the heads and have them "done". But I avoided the usual carnage.

Twice I have run out of gas... using NO brakes coast up my hill, hang a right, coast for a long block, hang a left for another long block, followed by a hard right, uphill to my drive... aahhhh. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

Once I got in my car that was parked in the drive, realized I was too smashed to drive... went back inside. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

That's about it.
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post Jul 15 2005, 09:09 PM
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Ever read the book/seen the movie, the "world according to GARP"...coasting in a car...be dangerous....
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post Jul 15 2005, 09:18 PM
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QUOTE (Manfred Z @ Jul 15 2005, 09:09 PM)
Ever read the book/seen the movie, the "world according to GARP"...coasting in a car...be dangerous....
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Ouch! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

Now that's a "mouth full"...




Read it twice. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Jul 15 2005, 09:31 PM
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got 2 in the teener (now with 303,000mi):

drove from LA to Tahoe (~450 mi). From there to Yosemitee. Back to LA. Next day job interview in San Diego Back to LA, but broke CV joint 1 mile from home.

Changed oil, but only put drain plug in a few threads - forgot to tighten. Drove 40 miles to parents house. Drain plug fell out in parents driveway leaving huge oil spot stain that lasted for years.
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