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Posted by: skline Nov 1 2004, 03:04 PM

I went to look at a 914 on Ebay with Mrs. K today in hopes of finding a nice car for her to start with. It was located in Lakewood close to her house. The first thing you notice when you walk up to the car is the driveway below it. Check the picture, can you see what is evident?


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Posted by: Jeff Bonanno Nov 1 2004, 03:05 PM

nice sh^^ stain! that one really left its telltale mark!

Posted by: SLITS Nov 1 2004, 03:07 PM

Somebody stole one/two of his alloy lug bolts for a fishing weight?

Ran over something really large and bent the rocker - my xray vision isn't working to see what else.

Repaint recently? Trim on, no vinyl.

What was the outcome?

Posted by: GWN7 Nov 1 2004, 03:09 PM

hahahaha....Guess the seller never heard of CLR...or mabey they used it all to clean the stains off the body?

Posted by: rhodyguy Nov 1 2004, 03:09 PM

the rust from behind the rocker covers now on the concrete.

kevin

Posted by: skline Nov 1 2004, 03:11 PM

Anyway, the car is nice other than the fact that there is a moon size crater under the battery tray and you can see right through the long on the passenger side. I was very honest with the guy as he was a really nice older gentleman. I told him straight out, what he has is a parts car. The interior was nice as he had it all redone. 5 Fuch 2 liter alloys in very good condition, straight body panels for the most part but the rust on the longs was beyond anything I have seen on a car that was not folded in half. Another guy drove out from Palm Springs to look at the car while we were there and once he saw the longitudinal under the battery, he told the guy he needed to see nothing else on the car and was going to pass. Smart guy. After talking to the owner for a little while, he said he would just tow it up to his new home and part it out by my suggestion. Too bad, the car was pretty straight. Another bites the rust.....err dust. He started it for me and it was the quietest 2 liter I have ever heard, no smoke or anything. Fired right up and ran smooth. the best parts car you could want.

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Nov 1 2004, 03:14 PM

So if its overall that clean...why not fix the hole? Was there more rust than that?

Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Nov 1 2004, 03:18 PM

Looks like somebody wants it. Reserve is met, currently sits at $1625. If the engine is good and the with 5 Fuchs should be worth it.

Posted by: seanery Nov 1 2004, 03:19 PM

how much $ for it?

Posted by: GWN7 Nov 1 2004, 03:22 PM

If it's http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2498014344&category=6430 one, ad says "like new"

Posted by: skline Nov 1 2004, 03:44 PM

It would cost over a grand if you did all the work yourself to repair the rust. The passenger side longitudinal is gone from the wheel well to about half way up the door to the front. I looked underneath it and it is barely holing together. The owner said since he bought it 6 years ago, he has only driven it maybe 1500 miles total. He had no idea about the rust problem. You can see it sits outside all the time uncovered. The rust stain on the ground where it is at now, is just since last weeks rains. There were some other places like the drivers side door frame and sail panel rust which is normal and the rear trunk as well. I have done some pretty extensive body work on these cars including replacing a rear 1/4 panel with sail panel and I would not try to fix this one. The car is worth more in parts than he will sell it for on Ebay. I told him the price will most likely go up pretty high on ebay but when they come to get the car they will be really sad and may leave negative feedback for not disclosing the rust damage. He said he was going to go back in and post it on the auction so if anyone wants to back out, they can.

Posted by: Mrs. K Nov 1 2004, 03:46 PM

Posted by: Headrage Nov 1 2004, 03:48 PM

Did the ad say it was an automatic?

Posted by: Headrage Nov 1 2004, 03:49 PM

Okay, never mind. He describes it as a clean running auto.