914 Value Options

[RonnieJ]

I was reading Excellence magazine the other day with the 914 value chart and they value our cars at from 12K to 18K. Why do we sale our cars so cheap and place such low value on them when Excellence themselves think our cars are worth more. The value and price of these cars would rise to the level they should be if everyone stuck to their guns and when selling a 914. When I insured mine it was for an agreed value which I put at 12K, I had to provide pictures and when I submitted evrything the insurance company had no problem with the value I put on the car. I think just as much of my Porsche 914 as a 911 owner and I believe that is how most of us feel. Apologies for the long rant but I see guys on here asking what they should ask for their cars when they sale them and all I here is 4K to 6K and ocasionally I see someone asking what the true value should be.

[carr914]

One thing to understand, is that as folks come into money, they buy cars they thought were cool when they were young. Barrett Jackson proves that out. BUT, eventually those people age, the demand actually goes down, the cars deteriorate. For instance; 356s were built 5-15 years before the 914, which means the people that lust after them are typically 5-15 years older than many of us. I won't ever own a 356 because they don't appeal to me, neither do Packards, DeSotos, etc.

And to the non-enthusiast, everyone I talk to about 914s, always tells me about their Uncle, Best-Friend, the guy that lived at the end of the block that used to own a 914. They may not be the Best looking car, but they are not the typical cookie-cutter car out there and people remember them.

Also I can see where a 914 could catch and pass a 1974-75 911.

T.C.