New to the Forum and to 914's - In the hunt., Early search for a 914 Options

[914Next]

Thought I'd make a quick introduction. I'm a bit of a regular on Rennlist but new to this forum. Several guys on the 914 forum there suggested that I check 914World out and it appears to be a good suggestion. I have several cars. Currently my only porsche is a '96 TT which I love. Also have some american muscle and I've decided that my '68 Chevelle SS just isn't doing it for me so I'm going to look at selling that and begin the hunt for a 914. Its a gorgeous car....all original, fully documented with 37k miles. Just doesn't do it for me like my other cars do.

I'm a bit of a fanatic for originality so will try to focus on an all original car. Might go with a re-paint but since I'm not an expert on these cars and I'm also a bit uneasy when it comes to rust, I'd prefer a car where I know exactly what I'm getting. I think I'll focus on the 2.0 or the 6's although not sure I want to put 6-type money into this purchase.

I'm in no hurry...going to take my time to find the right car. Will appreciate any help and education I can find here.

Steve

[Cairo94507]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) You have found the pot of gold with this forum. Some real serious 914 nuts among us.

That eBay appears to be a solid car. It will command a good price for sure.

The Sixes were made from '70-'72. '70 was the most plentiful year with a couple thousand made, '71 had about 330 made and '72 had about 250 or so. A total of about 3,300 Sixes in total were made.

The '72 Six, the most rare, has some differences from the '70 & '71. The '72 has a 4 cylinder steering column and ignition on the column. Some of the '72 Sixes were, if I am recalling correctly, produced with out all of the other options of the '70 & '71. Like chrome bumpers and vinyl on the sail panels.

It matters not which Six you get; they are all desirable and sought after cars.

The LE cars are desirable too. Not certain, but I believe they were made in '74 and had a different paint scheme, ala the creamcicle, bumblebee and grasshopper.

The '73-'74 2.0 appearance group cars are the next most desirable for me. If I were going to buy another 914, my target car would be a all stock '73-74 2.0 with the appearance group.

Good luck and have a lot of fun. Be patient and the right car will appear.

[914Next]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) You have found the pot of gold with this forum. Some real serious 914 nuts among us.

That eBay appears to be a solid car. It will command a good price for sure.

The Sixes were made from '70-'72. '70 was the most plentiful year with a couple thousand made, '71 had about 330 made and '72 had about 250 or so. A total of about 3,300 Sixes in total were made.

The '72 Six, the most rare, has some differences from the '70 & '71. The '72 has a 4 cylinder steering column and ignition on the column. Some of the '72 Sixes were, if I am recalling correctly, produced with out all of the other options of the '70 & '71. Like chrome bumpers and vinyl on the sail panels.

It matters not which Six you get; they are all desirable and sought after cars.

The LE cars are desirable too. Not certain, but I believe they were made in '74 and had a different paint scheme, ala the creamcicle, bumblebee and grasshopper.

The '73-'74 2.0 appearance group cars are the next most desirable for me. If I were going to buy another 914, my target car would be a all stock '73-74 2.0 with the appearance group.

Good luck and have a lot of fun. Be patient and the right car will appear.

Thanks Cairo. This is great info. And, I can tell the people on this site are going to be a great help. Thanks for the opinion on the ebay car. It does look clean and orange is a great color. Actually looks exactly like what I'm looking for if it had original paint. I'm guessing the car will go for 70+? I'm not fooling myself to think that the car will be a great investment....they rarely are when all is said and done but it seems like spending $25-$30 on a spectacular 2.0 has better chance of decent upside longterm that spending $75k on a 6. I need to think about that ebay car and meanwhile I'll keep learning from all of you.