why is this car still for sale?, I drove it yesterday! Options

[brant]

Thanks for the replies. I get that rust is bad. I also get that I don't want to want to spend $15k for a 'perfect' rust free 914, because at that price I'll take a 911SC instead. However, there must also be some value to having had all the mechanicals refurbished.

I'll check with the seller and see if he has any photos showing the car before it was painted, and perhaps that can provide more clues about the rust situation.

I feel like we as a group are being a little too harsh..
I agree that some investigation on the trunk sealer is in order.
I will also say that fixing trunk rust is the easiest area to fix and the least concerning structurally....

have the seller pull the rocker covers and examine the jack points.
to me personally the trunk rust (or lack there of) would not be a deal braker
I would check everything else out
and rebuilt motors don't necessarily add a lot of value
I've seen many rebuilds blow up depending on the quality of the builder

so for me personally...
- this car is over priced
- I would reserve my final opinion of the car until I used a flashlight in the hell hole and crawled underneath to inspect the lower firewall and pulled the rockers.
- it might be a great 7K car if there is no rust concerns elsewhere

[wingnut86]

Geez Rich,

I wasn't referring to anyone's prized concours car. And I have made that request prior when inspecting a southern car. The owner admitted that when he bought it it appeared to have some surface rust - after I applied gentle pressure with my jail house "shiv" in 5 different locations, we both sought a deeper solution. He had a scope for use when rebuilding his hotrods and rat rods, and recommended we drill a hole large enough to slide it in. After the 1, he couldn't stop drilling test holes to see how bad the shit really was.

This was a 74' all option car, that had a 4 Barrel originally strapped to the 2 port adaptor for "fun". We both assumed that that had to be the weekest link. After I unwrapped the duct tape from the forward shift knuckle at the firewall, and removed the baling wire that was used to attach the sway bars to the bolts (no drop-links), we both agreed there must have been more fun stuff hidden.

What size hat???

[TheCabinetmaker]

firstly, 914s west of the mississippi, for some reason, go for a LOT less and seem fairly abundant regardless of condition, not so here. 2ndly, regarding the "rust" on the yellow car, I don't see it, even if there is/was a 2nd coat of seam sealer, i don't think so.

Hmmm...one post expert? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

The picture clearly shows a crappy trunk. Good trunks do NOT look like the picture shown.

For a good trunk look at this one:

Original Paint

Sounds like something Dave menace, uh menche, would say

[jasons]

You know.... I had a rear trunk graft out of a rust free early early car presumably early 71. And it did not have the same seem sealer as later cars. It was smooth like the pics of this car as opposed to the lumpy schutz gun stuff more commonly seen in later cars.

The trunk graft was in no way molested by some PO it was original paint, unrusted, etc.

[vitaminC]

I think the HH area is clean- hell hole

[billh1963]

The car is beautiful, no doubt. Just wish we knew more about the actual trunk condition

[vitaminC]

Just to follow up with this, the seller sent me a couple more trunk photos...






I'm still interested in this car, though it is odd to have some crud like this in the trunk when the rest of it is so nice.

[billh1963]

As others have said, the car looks so nice why didn't they finish the trunk?

[Mike Bellis]

Buy it. Just talk him down a couple grand...

The seam sealer in the trunk is not original. You can see pitted rust in the pic you posted. Someone covered it up prior to paint. Just get it fixed... At some point. It is solid enough to drive for a couple years before you have to fix it.

[rwilner]

What size hat???

a 10 gallon hat

[sean_v8_914]

just bring it over. ill know whats up in about 2 minutes.

[jasons]

Buy it. Just talk him down a couple grand...

The seam sealer in the trunk is not original. You can see pitted rust in the pic you posted. Someone covered it up prior to paint. Just get it fixed... At some point. It is solid enough to drive for a couple years before you have to fix it.

Agreed, that's not the seem sealer I saw in my early trunk. That car needs a rear trunk pan which isn't the worst news when inspecting a 914.

[brant]

pull the rocker panels....

then buy it for a discount from the asking price