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desmo900rider |
Jun 25 2010, 07:42 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 25-June 10 From: Huntington Woods, MI Member No.: 11,881 Region Association: None |
Hi all, I've been lurking for a bit and finally joined! Hoping some of you can help me out with a question. I've been looking at 70's 911s for a year or 2 now, and have decided that what I want will cost me more than I can spend right now, so I started to look at 914s. From everything I've read, they sound like great cars, so I think it may be a good "transition" Porsche for me until I can someday buy one of the old Targas that I love. I'm looking for a car that will be a Sunday/nice weather driver, and maybe allow me to do an occasional track day or 2. My main concern is the car holding it's value though, I don't need to make money, I just need to not lose much, if any. I found locally what I think is a pretty good deal, and I'm going to look at and drive the car this weekend. Of course if I make an offer, I'll be getting a PPI first. I would love to hear everyone's opinion on the value, because I can't for the life of me figure out how 914 values work. 911 values make sense to me, but I'm still trying to figure out ow they work on 914s.
I'm looking at a 74 914 1.8L, with 48K org miles. Car is stock, and the current owner says no accidents, original miles, etc. Still has original L-jet, and he says it runs well, and he has replaced some small things, brake lines, push rod seals, some wiring, etc. No structural rust, some very minor bubbling in 2 spots on one door and the trunk lid. He is asking $4k. Assuming I don't have to put much into the car, does that sound like a good price? Thanks in advance for the advice, Mike |
desmo900rider |
Jun 26 2010, 12:13 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 25-June 10 From: Huntington Woods, MI Member No.: 11,881 Region Association: None |
WOW. What a fun little car. I like it!
I went and looked at the car this AM and it seems to me to be as described. From what I was able to see, no structural rust in any of the areas mentioned. I did see an invoice form 99 on the car which read it had 39K on it at the time, and judging from the look of the car, I have no reason to think he is hiding anything, it seems to make sense. I have a local Porsche guru shop (Automotive Techniques - Jeff Jones) lined up to to do a PPI on it this week. If that checks out, I think I may make an offer. I would like to keep looking for a 2.0, but simply stated, I just don't have the time or money to look at cars out of state. Even with a PPI, I most likely wouldn't buy a car that I hadn't seen and driven, and locally there just aren't that many. I have to figure in my time to the equation, I have a 15 month old that I affectionately refer to as "the time sponge". Thanks for the advise and I'll keep the board posted! It looks like from the comments above, $4K is a good price if this car is what it appears to be, which I should know after the PPI. Thanks again for all the responses! |
kerensky |
Jun 27 2010, 06:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 1-February 06 From: Norman, OK Member No.: 5,508 Region Association: Southwest Region |
...I have a local Porsche guru shop (Automotive Techniques - Jeff Jones) lined up to to do a PPI on it this week. If that checks out, I think I may make an offer....It looks like from the comments above, $4K is a good price if this car is what it appears to be, which I should know after the PPI. If it checks out I think $4000 is a very good price. |
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