[racejoe]

Sure, I'll chime in. I am currently on my first 914, although my father had a new 72 that he drove for 6 years until it was just too rusted. My 914 I purchased in 97. A "rust free" california 914 belonging to my uncle. It had been parked for 3 years and hadn't run real great before that. After a year of coxing by my uncle I decided to buy it from him. After a few trips out there to whip the car into shape, my wife and I and all our stuff, camping gear, tools and spare parts drove the car from Sutter Creek, California (south of Sacramento) to Akron, Ohio near Cleveland. The car ran great other than the fuel pump pitched in Sidney, Nebraska and the fuse in the booster circuit for the starter blew forcing us to push start the car for a few days. Anyhow the car is currently under rust-oration to get rid of all the rust it didn't have. That is nearly complete and the restoration will begin.