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Posted by: davidcalvin Sep 19 2004, 03:16 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6430&item=2489744200&rd=1

It looks nice. Drives well. And is well documented. Claim is that its original miles, 58k. No rebuild on the engine or tranny I believe.

Its all original. even has the original radio (blaupunkt)

What say yall?

Posted by: tod914 Sep 19 2004, 04:10 PM

I think that is one of the member's cars here. Think he was moving to Spain if it's the same person. Looks like a nice car. Maybe take it somewhere for a PPI to check everything if you can. Seems like a good price.

Posted by: davidcalvin Sep 19 2004, 04:13 PM

Actually.. no. The story on this one is that it was owned by a dentist in burlingame. The man died a few years ago and his son recently sold the car to the person who is selling it now on ebay.

It all seems nice. I just worry that the engine hasnt been rebuilt. But if the miles are original then maybe its good for another 30k ish.

Thanks.

Posted by: tod914 Sep 19 2004, 04:46 PM

I purchased my car with 42K on it. It has 60K on it now. Engine runs real strong. If you have a proper inspection done, doing a compression and leak down, that should give you a good idea on where the motor is at. Probally not having a rebuild is a good thing with that kind of milage. You need to go over the car with a fine tooth comb. Check, the obvious, fit and finish, rust ect. But also, inspect bushings, brakes, shocks, springs, exhaust, test mps if you can. And, all electrical functions. All these items can effect the overall value. Which in turn, make it a good deal, or car you will have to sink alot of time and money into. PM me your number if you need any tips on inspecting the body. Can't offer much help on the mechanical side of things. But, plenty of other friendly folks here can.

Posted by: anthony Sep 19 2004, 07:38 PM

Posted by: Porsche Rescue Sep 19 2004, 07:47 PM

Car looks good and my be well be worth $6000 but I'm guessing that it is 158K, signed statements or not.

Posted by: tod914 Sep 19 2004, 08:18 PM

If the correct milage is deciding factor for you, you might be able to determine that depending upon when and where the car was serviced. Might even be able to contact the shop who worked on it. No garruntee of course. Look at the pedals, steering wheel and drivers seat. They should be alittle more worn on a car with 150 as opposed to a car with 50. Check the carpet wear as well. Certianly looks nice in the photos. But that can be decieving. Good luck!

Posted by: Rob Ways Sep 19 2004, 09:52 PM

Looks good. Go for it!

Posted by: gregrobbins Sep 19 2004, 10:15 PM

If you are worried about the motor, take it to a mechanic of your choice and have a compression and bleed down test preformed. That will tell you tons about the motor. Everything else looks good on the car. If the motor is good, the value is there.

Posted by: GWN7 Sep 20 2004, 01:49 AM

well someone thought it was worth 6k........sold

Posted by: itsa914 Sep 20 2004, 07:33 AM

I know this car is sold, but just one of the things I check when looking at "low Mileage" older cars is the wear on the pedals you can see the difference in wear patterns between new (0 miles) - old (150k mles). There are many other factors but it takes a lot of use to wear down the rubber on the pedals.

Posted by: meursault Sep 21 2004, 12:19 AM

Posted by: davidcalvin Sep 21 2004, 12:43 AM

Well.. it was me. I bought it. Been driving it all day and it is really awesome. It shifts so tight and it hauls a$$. I love it. Everything works on it. Its so cool.

The down side is.. after it gets warm, some smoke starts coming out of the engine compartment. Smells like oil burning or maybe belt rubber or something... sigh. I guess nothing go be perfect... So. I'll be taking to in and having "them" check it out.

Still, its a sweet car. I just hope the engine is cool.

Thanks all for your feedback.

David

Posted by: tod914 Sep 21 2004, 08:08 AM

Maybe its just oil on the heat exchangers/engine. Clean all that off before you take it to a shop so they can see where any leaks are comming from. Congrads! Looks like a sweet ride.

Posted by: davidcalvin Sep 21 2004, 10:06 AM

That makes sense, I guess. I dont see the smoke until the engine is hot (After awhile driving). But the temp guage is within normal limits.

Thanks for all the help. This board is totally cool. If it hadn't been here I probably wouldnt have bought the car.

David

Posted by: carreraguy Sep 21 2004, 12:15 PM

Welcome to the club David! Its nice to have another "big bumper " car in the group. You ought to bring it to the 9;14 Breakfast (see Jeff's thread below) this Saturday so we can all see it and we compare notes with my low mileage '76er.


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Posted by: davidcalvin Sep 21 2004, 12:20 PM

Thanks for the welcome..

I'll try to make it there. It'll be cool to see a whole bunch of 914s in one place. Kinda like driving down the street at HPH :-).

I am not convinced the mileage on mine is original. I'd welcome the opinions of the breakfast-attending experts.

David

Posted by: Brad Roberts Sep 21 2004, 10:46 PM

David,

I went over that car pretty well. I personally believe the mileage is correct. Lots and lots of little things we look for that clues us in to actual mileage. I see a LOT of cars come and go through the shop... lots of little differences between 50k and 150k. The person you bought the car from is a up and up guy. He brings all his Porsche related work to us.



B

Posted by: davidcalvin Sep 21 2004, 11:13 PM

Thanks Brad,

I love the car so far. I should have had it inspected though, but I felt comfy since HPH did the service for it.

Its smoking out of the engine compartment. Smells like burning oil. Need to bring it in to get it checked out.

David

Posted by: Brad Roberts Sep 21 2004, 11:19 PM

Ask him for the service invoices. We ALWAYS notate what the car needs on the repair orders.

Some of the MAJOR issues with buying a low mileage car:

all the fuel lines are normally rotted
all the brake lines need to be done
all the rubber hoses associated with the engine will be dry rotted
all the rubber seals will be dry

The VERY worst thing you can do to any car is let it sit.

I'm betting the burning oil is something easy. He called us today and told us you traded or bought the car from him.


B

Posted by: davidcalvin Sep 22 2004, 04:41 PM

Sorry carreraguy, I wont be able to bring my 2.0 to the breakfast on Saturday. It seems to have some leaky leaky oil cooler seals as well as some problems with the brakes that will need a few days to repair. Oh well, at least the engine passed the compression check.

We can compare notes at the next broo ha ha.

David

Posted by: Jenny Sep 22 2004, 05:24 PM

You should come anyway. They have great pancakes, and I hear the company is not too bad.

Jen