need help with checking a car!, in hawthorne, CA |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
need help with checking a car!, in hawthorne, CA |
alexkirkham |
Apr 25 2018, 06:45 AM
Post
#1
|
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 23-April 18 From: London, UK Member No.: 22,066 Region Association: None |
hello, this is a plea for some help!
I'm new to the forum as I have only recently thought that buying a 914 would be a good idea. And I'm in the UK - lots of carbed cars, and plenty of rain and rust. I'm after a car in a non metallic colour with working injection and ideally excellent condition / recent resto (I know everyone else is too!). And there is this orange car in hawthorne, CA that looks great... see: http://lticars.com/ however, it is ringing some alarm bells! Firstly, it's all shiny but there are no actual pictures of the resto available and there are no pics of the hell hole or rockers available. It's just possible that it hides deep problems. And secondly the seller's got some poor feedback on yelp! But this isn't necessarily the end of the world: it just means I have to be very careful. And basically I wouldn't do it without someone with some experience having a look... So firstly, anyone got any advice? And secondly, does anyone fancy going to have a look at it for me if they live close?? I'd be incredibly grateful. I'd make it worth your while (though I suspect that most of the folk on here are not motivated by that!) thanks, in hope, alex |
sb914 |
Apr 25 2018, 06:55 AM
Post
#2
|
Surf Guru Group: Members Posts: 4,316 Joined: 25-November 12 From: Brookings,Oregon Member No.: 15,191 Region Association: Southern California |
Send a pm to member "ruby914"he lives in Hawthorne,and he's very knowledgeable!
Worth a try !! |
Cairo94507 |
Apr 25 2018, 07:15 AM
Post
#3
|
Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,825 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) Hi Alex, I am sure someone close to Hawthorne will step up. Car looks pretty decent in the pictures posted. But all of the wet-look spray makes me suspicious. The engine looks like it's never been out and leaks. But the price seems to be in the ballpark if it all checks out and they can provide pictures of all of the areas we worry about as well as proving it was restored properly. Good luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
|
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Apr 25 2018, 08:16 AM
Post
#4
|
914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,896 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
This is not a bad car now, and was and is a california car, so is probably rust free, but was not a very nice car before they started the "restoration" Probably at one time was color changed, hence the comprehensive repaint. However for the money there are much better cars still out there.
Look at a lot of the hardware previously painted black and half cleaned off, the DOT sticker missing in the door jamb, the body plate in the front right trunk painted over, the Karmann badge stripped of its paint, the aftermarket carpeting, the rusty brake backing plates, the 914 2.0 decal missing, the porsche silver lettering missing the cheap old kyb shocks and funky red aftermarket springs, the air guide plates missing the split heat exchanger (75 76 heat exchangers were fragile) (also LOVE the sunflower yellow intake tubes!!! LOL) hello, this is a plea for some help! I'm new to the forum as I have only recently thought that buying a 914 would be a good idea. And I'm in the UK - lots of carbed cars, and plenty of rain and rust. I'm after a car in a non metallic colour with working injection and ideally excellent condition / recent resto (I know everyone else is too!). And there is this orange car in hawthorne, CA that looks great... see: http://lticars.com/ however, it is ringing some alarm bells! Firstly, it's all shiny but there are no actual pictures of the resto available and there are no pics of the hell hole or rockers available. It's just possible that it hides deep problems. And secondly the seller's got some poor feedback on yelp! But this isn't necessarily the end of the world: it just means I have to be very careful. And basically I wouldn't do it without someone with some experience having a look... So firstly, anyone got any advice? And secondly, does anyone fancy going to have a look at it for me if they live close?? I'd be incredibly grateful. I'd make it worth your while (though I suspect that most of the folk on here are not motivated by that!) thanks, in hope, alex |
914 |
Apr 25 2018, 09:22 AM
Post
#5
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 450 Joined: 26-December 02 Member No.: 19 Region Association: Southern California |
Not that bad, had the firewall clutch tube repaired..Is the armor all hiding the faded out bumper tops? Good Luck..
914 |
alexkirkham |
Apr 25 2018, 01:50 PM
Post
#6
|
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 23-April 18 From: London, UK Member No.: 22,066 Region Association: None |
thanks very very much, people!
|
914_7T3 |
Apr 25 2018, 06:38 PM
Post
#7
|
Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,853 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California |
Try sending a PM to Euro911, he is right there in Torrance and very knowledgeable.
|
ConeDodger |
Apr 25 2018, 08:02 PM
Post
#8
|
Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,613 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
Funny, I took a picture of that car outside the body shop after it had been painted.
I posted it somewhere here. The paint was done in Castro Valley. Basically Hawthorn. I’d pass on it. I think it was a body shop project. Something they use to keep everyone busy and then flip it when they’re done. Laying off employees is expensive in California. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
Dave_Darling |
Apr 26 2018, 10:22 AM
Post
#9
|
914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
If the VIN is available, or visible in the photos (they didn't all load for me) you can do a search on it. Google it, and also the "914 Info" link at the top-right of this page, then "Member VIN Numbers" toward the left side of that page. That should take you here:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=membervins Enter the VIN in the search box and you can see if anyone else has spotted it before. Sometimes some very interesting information comes up. --DD |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 9th June 2024 - 11:18 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |