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| siegrisd |
 Apr 30 2010, 11:19 AM
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Howdy, folks! Thanks in advance for your help with this. I'm new here and to 914s. I've found this car http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/1687469145.html and have a question about how bad a situation this might really be. I exchanged a couple of emails with the owner (who is out of town) and asked about the nature of the damage to the rear suspension. It appears that the damage occurred by hitting a curb. Sounds a little scary, but, other than the old mount being repaired or a new one being fitted, this seems pretty straight forward. Any words of advice?
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| SirAndy |
Apr 30 2010, 11:23 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,469 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(siegrisd @ Apr 30 2010, 10:19 AM)  It appears that the damage occurred by hitting a curb. I don't buy it. If he had hit a curb, the wheel would be pointing inward at the bottom. It appears the pass. side suspension console has rusted through. That is a common problem related to rust in the "hell hole" (Area under the battery tray). My guess is that car has serious rust ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Andy PS: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) |
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| BigDBass |
Apr 30 2010, 11:25 AM
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Dumb Question Champion Group: Members Posts: 1,438 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chicago (south 'burbs) Member No.: 5,405 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 30 2010, 12:23 PM) I don't buy it. If he had hit a curb, the wheel would be pointing inward at the bottom. It appears the pass. side suspension console has rusted through. That is a common problem related to rust in the "hell hole" (Area under the battery tray). My guess is that car has serious rust ... Hey, I wasn't too far off I guess! |
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siegrisd Newbie suspension question... Apr 30 2010, 11:19 AM
BigDBass Parroting here but I will be corrected if wrong.
C... Apr 30 2010, 11:23 AM MLedesma I saw that one too. Depends on how good you are w... Apr 30 2010, 11:25 AM MLedesma How is that for fast, three answers in 6 minutes... Apr 30 2010, 11:27 AM siegrisd Wow!! You guys are on this like stink on ... Apr 30 2010, 11:56 AM
Gint Wow!! You guys are on this like stink on ... May 1 2010, 06:56 AM underthetire That seems like a lot of $$$$ ... Apr 30 2010, 12:01 PM mepstein Looks like my first teener before I learned about ... Apr 30 2010, 12:44 PM Nie Zu Alt :agree:
That seems like a lot of $$... Apr 30 2010, 01:16 PM jaxdream The price does seem a little high for a repair car... Apr 30 2010, 01:34 PM Markl That can't be good - there's a '74 2.0... Apr 30 2010, 10:28 PM Spoke If I saw this 914 w/o the explanation, I would thi... Apr 30 2010, 10:40 PM siegrisd
Gotta agree with the folks here. Sometimes the l... May 2 2010, 09:26 AM tradisrad I think for $2500 you should turn and run. Al... May 2 2010, 11:04 AM |
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