Porsche 914 featured in Classic Driver Magazine, 146.000 EUROS For a six ????????????????????????? Options

[johannes]

Here is the page they posted yesterday

http://www.classicdriver.com/fr/magazine/3900.asp?id=15621

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[toolguy]

Actually, while that might seem like a ridiculous price, it's in the correct ballpark for the cost of a 1500 hour restoration. . . . and 1500 hours is an accurate amount of time for a frame up, every nut and bolt job on a 914-6. . . at even the low side of $50 an hour thats $75000 in labor, and I don't know any professional shop that does Concour quality work for $50. . . more likely $85 to $135 an hour. . . and that gets you to the $150K in labor real fast

A respectable, Concour quality paint job alone is $10K-15K for down to metal and proper prep if you have a really good shop do all the work. .and thats just the outside and top side of the car. . . think about every square inch, inside and under the car down to metal . .

There is a world of difference between "restoring a car yourself as a really nice Sunday driver"{which is what you see on the street} and restoring a six to correct factory specs with the correct parts to to a professional level. .


So when you get down to a professional shop doing a full restoration, you'd also be right at their 146,000 Euro price, which is just shy for $196,00. . . Got to figure the starter car was $25K and the parts another $20k. . . an engine build is $10K, a trans $3K, . . . that's $60K and now you need 1500 hours labor and a quality paint and body job. . . . gets expensive real fast.

Yeah. . . it seems ridiculous to people that can do most the work themselves, becasue we do it for out own pleasure and enjoyment. . . . but these are the prices the "big' boys pay for their 'top quality' toys. . . remember, there are making millions doing whatever they do. . . From their perspective, the $200K is peanuts in comparison to what $$$ they make per hour. . . If you disagree, just look at what Jay Leno or Jerry Seinfeld make doing one episode of a TV show. . . . . . Do you think they spend their time doing their own restorations ?? or pay for them. .