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Road trip in a 914? |
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 |
effutuo101 |
Oct 8 2005, 10:22 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
Good for you! I think that like everybody says, get some extra parts, Change all fluids and filters, change the points for electonic, make sure everything is tight, and most important, check for excessive rust, and have fun! I have made the run from San Diego to Sante Fe (taking rt 66 as often as possible) to Denver. Then from Denver via RRC to Seattle. The only problem I had was with one of my windsheild wipers. even in a beater like mine, you get a lot of people waiving talking to you at Gas stations.
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