A few things to know before stealing my 914

Post by dclowd9901 » Sat, Apr 02, 2022, 7:28 AM UTC

technothrasher wrote: post #272

rob74 wrote: post #108

Great article! Makes me wonder if in 40 years people will write about how to (not) get an old Tesla Roadster or BMW i3 going again? Although, rather than pumping the acceleration 4 times to get enough gas into the engine so it will start, that will probably begin with hacking the car's system so it allows you to start it...

I've been saying for a while now, there will be no more 'classic cars' starting after the mid-1990's because of the failure of electronic parts that will not be able to be replaced. The best that will happen is people using the shells to 'restomod' them into new cars that look old. Even today, it's much easier for a beginner to buy a broken 1970's car and get it running than a broken 1990's car.

Post by riedel » Sat, Apr 02, 2022, 8:02 AM UTC

Eric_WVGG wrote: post #392

colburnmh wrote: post #317

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It's really a weird Volkswagen/Porsche frankenstein, despite what the badge says. Porsche designed it, Volkswagen built it. Outside the US, the Volkswagon version is 914/4, and the Porsche version being a 914/6. (The last digit references the number of cylinders). In the US market both versions were branded as Porsche because US buyers were deemed unable to understand that two different car brands used the same body…

back when I was a teenager, I read a few bits that referred to it as a “VoPo”

Post by logifail » Sat, Apr 02, 2022, 9:01 AM UTC

mikeryan wrote: post #360

logifail wrote: post #203

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> this shift pattern is just standard on German cars with manual transmission "Standard?" Hmm. We have two cars with manual transmission, a VW Sharan and a VW Up: The Sharan has R at the top left, then (reading across) 1 3 5 with 2 4 6 below; so 6th is at the bottom right. The Up only has 5 forward gears, but for some reason they decided to put R at the bottom right (so down from 5th... you can probably see where thi…

but for some reason they decided to put R at the bottom right Reverse in the bottom right is the “normal” 5-speed reverse spot no?

  R 1 3 5
    2 4

Post by FDSGSG » Sat, Apr 02, 2022, 9:18 AM UTC

js2 wrote: post #75

fabioborellini wrote: post #22

So, apparently there is no mandatory vehicle inspection in the US. Of course there isn't, it would violate the freedom to drive with an unroadworthy car.

Yes there is, it varies by state. Author is in NC, same as me. There is a state-wide safety inspection but vehicles older than 30 years are exempt: https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/title-registration/emissions-safet... There's also an emissions inspection that varies by county, but vehicles older than 20 years are exempt. https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/title-registration/emissions-safet... Does it make any sense to exempt older…

Post by psd1 » Sat, Apr 02, 2022, 9:45 AM UTC

everybodyknows wrote: post #304

hindsightbias wrote: post #262

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Those that haven’t burned (fuel injected high pressure fuel lines degraded and cracked) have rusted out, just sits too low to ground and can’t be left that way. Rebuilt one at 16 and took it to college!

> high pressure fuel lines degraded and cracked A vulnerability shared with all K-Jetronic engines. At some point I got clued in and kept a fire extinguisher on board my own 914, just in case. And it saw use, not on my own car, but doing damage control on a stranger's VW Beetle, in flames on the freeway shoulder.