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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Sacrifice a -4?
Posted by: fixer34 Oct 17 2014, 04:33 PM
Found this car on Craigslist. It's still available. Same color as my -6. Is it worth buying to 'rob'/swap parts from to improve the condition of the 6? Obviously the engine and most of the running gear would be left intact, I would mainly be interested in bumpers, front hood, interior, and the myriad of small pieces. Could I get half the price back selling the leftovers?
http://boulder.craigslist.org/cto/4649104862.html
Or should I leave it be for someone else to buy and enjoy?
(It's about a thousand miles away, so driving/trailering it home would be no small undertaking)
Posted by: PanelBilly Oct 17 2014, 04:38 PM
Don't put used parts on your /6 unless you can't get them any other way. Better investment to refurb the original parts
Posted by: boxsterfan Oct 17 2014, 05:24 PM
Looks like an OK running /4. Please don't tear it apart.
Posted by: bdstone914 Oct 17 2014, 05:28 PM
Found this car on Craigslist. It's still available. Same color as my -6. Is it worth buying to 'rob'/swap parts from to improve the condition of the 6? Obviously the engine and most of the running gear would be left intact, I would mainly be interested in bumpers, front hood, interior, and the myriad of small pieces. Could I get half the price back selling the leftovers?
http://boulder.craigslist.org/cto/4649104862.html
Or should I leave it be for someone else to buy and enjoy?
(It's about a thousand miles away, so driving/trailering it home would be no small undertaking)
The rear bumper is not the correct shape corner for a 1970. It has a side shift trans. You could probably get more than half the asking price for the engine and trans. Still seams like a lot of money to get a hood, interior and little parts.
Posted by: ThePaintedMan Oct 17 2014, 07:49 PM
That's too high (and nice) for a parts car, but looks to be a great price for a solid driver! Depending on the rust of course....
Posted by: rnellums Oct 17 2014, 08:12 PM
I've seen the car in person and the hell hole rot is pretty bad on this car. That said the engine felt pretty strong and it shifted well!
Posted by: carr914 Oct 18 2014, 04:13 AM
It all depends.
You certainly could come out ahead if the Parts you want are in nice shape. The asking price is $3200, so maybe you get it for $2500. You take $1500 worth of parts (what you would have paid to buy them), leaving you $1000 in. The Motor, Tranny, & wheels are worth a lot more than that and we haven't talked about anything else.
The Bad is you are taking a car off the road. But if the Hell Hole is that bad, then Mother Nature already made the decision and you aren't the bad guy
Posted by: billh1963 Oct 18 2014, 05:33 AM
With 914 prices finally moving up, any car that can "reasonably" be saved should be. The big question is what price does "reasonably" equate too?
Posted by: RobW Oct 18 2014, 05:42 AM
In the first 1000 ever built, with a build date of 11/69, for that price.....
Its tempting from just a historical / restoration perspective.
Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 18 2014, 10:45 AM
I have purchased cars for parts. Don't forget it will cost at least a grand to move it. So at 4200.00... I just did this. Purchased a car from OR, drove there and picked it up. the trip was 1500.00 +The car was $ 500.00 for a shell. I'm using the front fenders. Not much else is good. So... was it worth it? Maybe.
Posted by: gms Oct 19 2014, 10:31 AM
You are in luck being in the Chicagoland area because we have Garold right over the border in Portage IN. Garold is always cutting up 914s that are not repairable.
shoot me an email and we can talk about what you are in need of
Posted by: Garold Shaffer Oct 19 2014, 07:47 PM
You are in luck being in the Chicagoland area because we have Garold right over the border in Portage IN. Garold is always cutting up 914s that are not repairable.
shoot me an email and we can talk about what you are in need of
Posted by: fixer34 Oct 25 2014, 07:21 PM
You are in luck being in the Chicagoland area because we have Garold right over the border in Portage IN. Garold is always cutting up 914s that are not repairable.
shoot me an email and we can talk about what you are in need of
Glen;
Sorry, I was out of town for a week and didn't follow the thread. Your name sounds familiar-I think we crossed paths or exchanged notes/emails somewhere along the line. I'll have to shoot Garold a email. At the urging of this group, I just had my /6 appraised. Came in at $35k just the way she sits right now. Mostly original, not perfect, but pretty good condition.
Pete
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