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"You are as much a part of the journey as the car is"…you are wise beyond your years.
Strange question… but faffing with the Quattros (having the 016 gearboxes), was that a 10-bolt flywheel used for the 924/944 ?
After a 4800 km drive to Tuscany and back in a 1996 SL I totally agree . All that the car needed was done. My journey was uneventful and joyful in equal measure
lil question, is this episode 1 or two. the title says 1 but the description says 2…
What about the Range Rover? They love gremlins lol
Well, as one that has planned for at 6.000km trip in Scandinavia in one week in a 26 years old LR Defender I hope I have identified all the issue that needed to be fixed… but experience tells me that 9 out of 10 times something unexpected happens 🙄 so I always bring a lot of tools and spare parts… but,… that is just part of the adventure ☺️
Well said.
Hi!
its a big mistake…
In 2003 I had my first road trip with my Ford Capri, Erzgebirge- French north coast to St. Malo and across the country and Nancy, back through Germany. Only defect: loose fuse and torn off exhaust bracket, because I had "shortened" at le Mount St. Michel at the car park… My own fault, I had it re-welded in a nice garage early on. Most of the time I slept in the car… Been on the road with T4 for a couple of years, no big problems. Then, a few years later, I drove through Belgium with a friend and a Capri number 2 and an Opel Commodore A on a similar route. The only defect on the Capri was a worn tyre on the inside front, my fault, so I screwed it back on and went on. On the Commo, a defective (NEW !!) radiator cap, never change a running system!!!
4 years ago I was in Barcelona with, now, my Commodore A Coupe, 1970. across France, only one defect, water ingress, in the only downpour there was. Self-inflicted, as I left the window open. And 150km from home, a broken light switch. It was possible to bypass it. Don't forget, I always have to cross Germany first. Now the Mazda MX5 is waiting for the next road trip. It's all a question of preparation and reduction!
I love your channel and your English!! 😉 and have been following it for 2 years ! Take advantage of your youth and the opportunities, travel with older vehicles, they are symphaty carriers and can certainly always be repaired. you have it easier today, if there is a problem and you have wifi, you can google almost everything. but you have to have the entusiasm and the will in you. Our learning and google was :TRY & ERROR 😉
Stay healthy, see you on the road. Life is a f… Roadtrip!!!!
Translated with http://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Sorry my german is realy better, maybe yours too 😉
The first what you must do: START!
remember, older vehicles need some affection, just like your partner. And a little technical understanding… And we only learn from problems… and there is always someone who can help… Put your smartphone in the corner and start, I'm happy to help…
Great words of wisdom! i've a 1988 Porsche 944, currently with 435k km. Yes the car needs regular maintenance, but, as you say, when it was new it also needed maintenance. Driving to Germany from the UK once a month; have done. Have done 23k km since January this year. It is also important that you know your car and recognise what its telling you! Looking forward to the next build/videos (with the lightened flywheel). Good luck and thanks for the videos
Very interesting video! Thank you, please keep it up… my longest road-trip was Athens to Wales in a 1967 Lotus Elan…. It made it there and back with few hiccups
Dear David,
Thank you for your last video, I was delighted to listen to it. You are absolutely right, when we love cars, let's say, a little old or more, that we know how to respect them, love them and take care of them, what pleasures they give us.
You know what I like, it's restoring them, refurbishing them, researching parts, understanding how they work and finally bringing them back to life.
Very rightly, we must love them, listen to them, feel them, respect them, take care of them. Yes, you have to like mechanics, you have to learn them, yes, yes, it is possible, but then what freedom it gives us! And, they give it back to us so well, what a pleasure they know how to give us to drive and travel with them, we are changing of time
Best and have a long way
I disagree. Classic cars are more reliable than new ones.
Great format (uncut)…I enjoyed the relatable content with a relaxed delivery. I am now a subscriber. I have a 1990 Mazda Rx-7 convertible and just lost engine compression last week w/ 97K miles. It's been my daily for 15 month and I new the risks, but why buy/have it if you don't drive it? I plan to rebuild the engine this fall and your common sense message will resonate.
Owning a classic car requires its owner to chase the vehicles, "Weakest Link" so they don't reveal themselves at a most inopportune time. 😉
Geiles video, vie immer! 👍 FIY "non interference engine" is the englisch term for the 924 engine😉
Classics car are unreliable, yes… but a Mercedes 300D not hahahhahahah. Great Vid and true words. The end is the best HAHAHHA
Nothing is ever finished, nothing is ever perfect, and nothing lasts forever. Well that’s my philosophy anyway. My cars are all eternal projects.
14:20 haha that took me by surprise!
I feel like I’m getting scolded 🤣
I'm on my 3rd Porsche transaxle. '85 944, '83 924, now finally my '80 924 Turbo. I've learnt most things I need to worry about over the last 11 years so I know what parts are likely to fail, what needs to be regularly checked, and what simple stuff I could fix by the roadside. I'm always a bit anxious after doing major work, but confidence soon grows again with use. I had no mechanical experience before owning these cars.
can relate to every single word. And it also applies to relatively modern cars. I have both, car from 1982 and from 2010, the later one has 300k+ on the odometer. They both are as reliable as my attitude. And every time I start a journey, there is only one thing to consider – that my risk aversion corresponds the car technical condition.. after all, if it fails – live it through, fix it, learn the lesson, make adjustments (mindset). go on..
Awesome David you are so inspiring and love your videos. 1980 924 owner here and will be doing a coast to coast trip NY to LA next year. You explain it all perfectly !! Thank you
Great Video,
whenever something on my car breaks, it's an opportunity to learn something new about it.
Still got much to learn but videos like this are truly motivating.
Compressor.