History question - 914/6 market in 1970, was there a frenzy to get one? |
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History question - 914/6 market in 1970, was there a frenzy to get one? |
larryM |
Jul 27 2017, 12:11 PM
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emoze Group: Members Posts: 891 Joined: 1-January 03 From: mid- California Member No.: 65 Region Association: Northern California |
simple question
back in 1970 when the -6's were introduced, was there "market excitement" which caused the early adopters to throw down deposits & get onto wait-lists for the first cars? was there a temporary frenzy to get one? - if so, when did it abate? - and did "flippers" get into the act? did it happen in USA? did it happen in Germany? i know it happened in USA on cars like the 1990 Miata - but that was 20 yrs later - & now-a-days, it is a marketing tactic to release limited production special editions at full-price plus additional dealer markup (Porsche 918 Spyder, Carrera GT, 911 Speedster etc, - Tesla mania is similar) |
oldie914 |
Jul 28 2017, 05:07 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 2-May 10 From: Germany Member No.: 11,680 Region Association: None |
I lived in Stuttgart in 1970 and in December bought a 914/6 from the local dealer. He had four 914/6s to choose from; they were all cars used by dealers as demonstrators and had about 16,000Km. Price was about DM 13,000 which was $3,600. I remember that only one of the 4 cars did not have rust under the battery but I was not smart enough to buy that one. I bought the one that had the color I liked.
New price was for a 914/6 was DM 20,000 at that time. A 1970 911T (with 4 speed) was DM 21,000. Prices at that time were fixed by the manufacturer and dealers were not allowed to offer discounts. The 914/6 was not a success because it was too expensive. A 911 cost a little more but was a much better car. I also looked at a 914/4 which had a new price of about DM 13,000. Took a test drive and gear shifting was about the worst I had ever seen; even when new. The 914/6 was much better. |
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