Not my style, but crazy price..., 914 for $27K |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Not my style, but crazy price..., 914 for $27K |
Zimms |
Sep 11 2008, 06:02 PM
Post
#1
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 11-February 06 From: Michigan Member No.: 5,565 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
|
dw914er |
Oct 7 2008, 02:47 AM
Post
#2
|
Planning Cities Group: Members Posts: 2,364 Joined: 1-March 08 From: Yucaipa, CA Member No.: 8,763 Region Association: Southern California |
I think he was refering to the caps lock. I do think though, most conversions, from what i've seen, do worse in a sale. But 18k is still very good, and congrats to Steve. The car looked fantastic, though not my style, there was alot of work into the car.
Though, to be fair, he did sell it for 9k less than what it was on craigslist. There was some compromise there. |
number6 |
Oct 7 2008, 03:32 AM
Post
#3
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 14-September 08 From: portland, or Member No.: 9,546 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I think he was refering to the caps lock. I do think though, most conversions, from what i've seen, do worse in a sale. But 18k is still very good, and congrats to Steve. The car looked fantastic, though not my style, there was alot of work into the car. Though, to be fair, he did sell it for 9k less than what it was on craigslist. There was some compromise there. Not to re-fan the flame or anything...but you make a good point, Ben. If we're going to make claims and assertions, it's important to compare apples to apples! I think I read that the owner spent $32K, then sold for $18K. That's a 43% loss in investment. Or $14K if looking at straight numbers. Very clean stock cars can bring $13K fairly consistently, I would say. At a loss of 43%, the owner would have to be into the car $23K, which I don't think many people are (not counting maintenance). And if talking straight $14K loss, the stock owner would have to be into the car $27K! So from an investment stand point, I would wager my money on a stock car, with wider appeal any day. This is not to take credit away from the tremendous amount of time and effort this body-modified car owner invested in building his vision of a 914. It's not my vision, but it's not my car. My hats off to you for the great build and workmanship! I'm just offering a perspective from a $ standpoint, and the standpoint of wider appeal (=arguably safer investment), which I think is what a lot of people were saying about their preference of stock cars. |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 25th June 2024 - 07:00 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |