Difference between LE and Pre LE Options

[eman 928]

Can someone tell me the difference between a LE and Pre LE? I've seen a couple of comments about LE/Pre LE and not sure what that means

[carr914]

I don't think it's an equal comparison. But I definitely believe that rarity does determine value. So yes, rarity is a huge factor I believe.

Because I can't help myself....rarity only = value if some one is willing to pay for it. Pray tell how much would one pay for a super rare, one off only color combo of, say, a 73 1.8, crap brown exterior on maybe brown tartan plaid interior? Who knows, but I am guessing not much over any other similar condition make and model. By your logic, one of one, it should command a premium to the two factory 914 V8s that are said to be out by shear dint that there is only of of them. That argument doesn't hold up. While I like the LE paint schemes, I tend to still like boy racer stuff even in my fifties!
The fact is, that other than loud paint options, the LEs don't offer anything that wasn't available across the product line in large numbers.
While you see the the American car folks often touting "only one of 5 in this year viper green exterior over African ivory interior" to which I usually say, so what? What I think does carry over from American sports and muscle cars is the rarity/desirability of the body style and engine drivetrain combo, not look at me paint. Though it seems anything festooned as a pace car edition goes getting a premium, but not from me.
This is why the 6s will, all else equal, will always enjoy a wide premium over LEs if if a bunch more 6s were made.
So go keep up the good fight on rarity value by the numbers alone, but I'll needed to see market price confirmation before I drink that Kool Aid.

While I'm not an LE fan (unless I find a GrassHopper), Rarity does equal $$

Example (and you might not like to hear about the Color); Steve Gaglione's Sahara Beige Car. He was offered over $50k for it years ago. I think someday it could be the 1st $100k 914-4

[billh1963]

While I'm not an LE fan (unless I find a GrassHopper), Rarity does equal $$

No....it does not.

Desirability equals $$. Add rarity and you can get $$++++

Examples?

My 1986 Ferrari Mondial Coupe...1 of 29 imported in the US. Much rarer than 914 LE's or /6's yet worth the same (or even less) than the convertible Mondial model

MG MGC's.... a little over 9000 total made out of the 500,000 MGB's. Not worth much more (if any) than a comparable condition MGB

Triumph TR8...rarest of the TR series. Worth less than TR2, TR3, TR4, TR5, TR250, and TR6's...even though total production (at around 2750+/-) was far less than any of those models

So...rarity does NOT equal $$