A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022)

ChrisArchitect wrote: post #3

Some previous discussions: 2023 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36767092 2022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30878489

Thanks! Macroexpanded:

A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36767092 - July 2023 (303 comments)

A few things to know before stealing my 914 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30878489 - April 2022 (417 comments)

Re: A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022)

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Post by fallinditch » Wed, Oct 08, 2025, 7:45 PM UTC

This story reminds me that I have a recurring nightmare: I am driving a car and the brakes hardly work at all, so I am in constant fear that something will go terribly wrong. This nightmare was born from a real experience with my first vehicle, a VW micro bus that had horribly squishy brakes.

Re: A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022)

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Post by nlawalker » Wed, Oct 08, 2025, 7:52 PM UTC

It's like developer onboarding, but documented.

Re: A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022)

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Post by RHSeeger » Wed, Oct 08, 2025, 7:56 PM UTC

fallinditch wrote: post #6

This story reminds me that I have a recurring nightmare: I am driving a car and the brakes hardly work at all, so I am in constant fear that something will go terribly wrong. This nightmare was born from a real experience with my first vehicle, a VW micro bus that had horribly squishy brakes.

Many years ago, I was driving down the highway on my way to work and, when I pressed the breaks to slow down, the pedal just... went straight to the floor. I had to use the emergency break to slow down, get off the highway, and pull over. Luckily that still worked (I've owned many a car where that was the first thing to go).

So, it turns out the breaks rotted off and fell off the car on the way to work. I had had it inspected the previous day... and they didn't mention anything was wrong. I did not go back to that inspection place again.

Re: A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022)

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Post by wingspar » Wed, Oct 08, 2025, 7:56 PM UTC

“ Since there is not a clutch safety switch on the starting circuit, make sure to press the clutch down before you try to crank the engine.”

Growing up, a friends dad would use this as a ‘feature’ on his Datsun to move the car out of traffic when it wouldn’t restart.

Put it in first, release the clutch, crank the starter, and move the car out of the way.

Re: A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022)

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Post by CitrusFruits » Wed, Oct 08, 2025, 7:59 PM UTC

fallinditch wrote: post #6

This story reminds me that I have a recurring nightmare: I am driving a car and the brakes hardly work at all, so I am in constant fear that something will go terribly wrong. This nightmare was born from a real experience with my first vehicle, a VW micro bus that had horribly squishy brakes.

I have that exact same nightmare! The harder I press on the brake, the less it does, as if the brake power is following a logarithmic curve. Although I don't really know why I have that dream, no specific experience comes to mind.