914 Value Options

[RonnieJ]

I was reading Excellence magazine the other day with the 914 value chart and they value our cars at from 12K to 18K. Why do we sale our cars so cheap and place such low value on them when Excellence themselves think our cars are worth more. The value and price of these cars would rise to the level they should be if everyone stuck to their guns and when selling a 914. When I insured mine it was for an agreed value which I put at 12K, I had to provide pictures and when I submitted evrything the insurance company had no problem with the value I put on the car. I think just as much of my Porsche 914 as a 911 owner and I believe that is how most of us feel. Apologies for the long rant but I see guys on here asking what they should ask for their cars when they sale them and all I here is 4K to 6K and ocasionally I see someone asking what the true value should be.

[al weidman]

I know there are many like me that have feet in other worlds. There are quite a few 911 owners that are picking up 914's and are putting serious money in them to get them right, in their minds. Most are not restorations, but more towards the " Outlaw" or "R" type builds. They know the 914 is one of the best handling Porsches made and with the right mods, they are a very exciting car. They don't show up too much at the vintage car races now but at Porsche events, they are pretty much king of the autocross. I have noticed over the years that cars go through a wave, where their values will increase during the time of their demographics popularity. Only the truly unique cars in pristine condition will get the big dollars in the long haul. The 356 guys are just about at the end of their wave, ie. guys that remember when the were new and were hot at the races. When the 356's were 10 to 12 years old you could buy the average car for $1500 to $2000 bucks. I sold my perfect '73 2.0 appearance group car with factory sway bars and fog lights for $3000 in 1989. That was the low point of our wave, 13 years after new. Heck, most of the young people that see my car, don't even know what it is, but I get a thumbs up. Al.