1970, 914/4 Options

[cmxvw]

I'm looking at a 1970, 914/4. It's all original except for a repaint that they did what seems to be a decent job on. He's asking $6000, is this a good price? What should I look at to determine if it is a good car?
Here's a link to a few photos...
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Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Chris

[walterolin]

Look for rust around the antenna. Drive it and see how it shifts. The shift linkage has several plastic guides which wear and make it difficult to shift cleanly. Clutch cable puts a lot of stress on the clutch cable tube which can separate at the firewall. Does it have the original fuel injection? Various commenters on this site (and I agree) feel that the original fuel injection is superior to a carb changeover. And is the engine still a 1.7?

I'm a decent shade tree mechanic, but if it were me I would take your car to a real mechanic and have it checked out. Compression test, suspension, etc....

Bottom, though, is the rust - especially in the hell hole below the battery tray and the right side jack post. As noted above, open and close the doors, and see if the window sticks at the top, look at the rear edge of the window glass and see if it lines up evenly with the "sail".

I have a '70 1.7 which I bought used in 1977. Love the car. It is currently disassembled and scattered all over my garage. I intend to restore it back to original with as few mods as possible.

Owning a 914 is a bit of an addictive disorder.

Walter Olin