New member, is this 914 worth it? (resolved) Options

[jonvo4591]

Hi all you 914 world members! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I'm a new member, but I've been surfing this site for research purposes.

I am looking at a 74 1.8 914, yellow in color. (happens to be my favorite color) It needs a little love. No, more than a little. Here's a list as best as what I could come up with by looking at the car in person.

Ignition switch/key, it won't start cuz the guy lost the key

Battery tray rusted out and replaced with some angle iron. kind of a hack job.

Rear of the floor pan is rusted out

Trunk floor rusted out.

The driver's left rear quarter is bent up under itself between the wheel well and the bumper.

It could use some body work, but really not a whole lot

The bumpers are kinda nasty

Seats are ripped, carpet is out.

The car is a complete car

It has 2.0L wheels on it, and the guy has owned it for 7 years or so, and up until last january he was driving it. He is firm at his asking price of 1600 for the car.

Sorry, I know, I know. This thread is worthless without pics. Yes, but all I had was my cell phone camera and I don't even know how to get the pics off of it. Sorry, it's the best i could do. If you want to know about any other specific areas of the car, try to jog my memory, and i will do my best to describe them.

I was wondering if this is a fair price for such a car, and would it be worth it to buy it up. If I did buy it, I would probably sell my other projects and get to work on restoring this bad boy.

Let me know what you think,

Thanks,

Jon

[jonvo4591]

Ooh, I see there are many good approaches here.

Also, I love this forum, everyone is so willing and helpful here!

Here's one I've been considering, although I would need to sell a car of mine in order to buy a 914, and also for space reasons. I'm 17 almost 18, and I have 3 cars, and I think I should downsize my stable a little so I don't have cars all over the place at home.

Here is the car

http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/1087287117.html

I could probably go look at it easily some time in the future, but I have to get on selling my SHO. going to post it right now on craigslist. I was hoping to pick a car up for around 3k, that maybe needs a little work like breaks or mechanical work. But if there's a little rust that needs fixing, I'd be willing to do that work too, as I have a job at a body shop where I have access to a lot of tools and materials.

EDIT: Also, this car is pretty close to where I live, so it wouldn't be a huge deal for my dad and I to go check it out