We under sell ourselves daily! Options

[balthazar]

I, for one, have chosen to "break the mold"! These cars that we love are going up in value. There are many indications that our cars are increasing in value, yet the owners and enthusiasts here on this board and others refuse to accept this FACT. Excellence magazine has valued our cars %10-15 higher than last year. Despite this, we are consistantly asking lower than we should. This makes no sense. I see $3500 for a 74' California 2.0l all original. Insanity, sheer insanity!

[lapuwali]

Yup. Bruce's price spreads aren't nearly wide enough. Perhaps he's just not bothering with cars in the kind of shape most 914s are found in. The 914 market would probably make the scale:

low - can be driven, but you'll need to get out the welder soon
med - no rust, but needs a complete repaint and the gearbox grinds in first and second
high - recent nicely done paint, engine, and gearbox

I'd take a swag and say these numbers would be $2000, $4000, $8000

I note that the British classic rags seem to use this scale:

low - there's a car in the rusty pile somewhere
med - runs and will barely pass an MOT (annual inspection, quite rigorous)
high - nice paint, doesn't smoke (much)

But then, the British seem to think finding a doorhandle and a rusty sill constitutes a restorable car...

Given the age of the typical 914 now, I'd say there needs to be a wider scale than just three slots:

parts car - way too rusty to save, but has some bits on it worth keeping
restorable - some rust in the longs and/or hellhole, but can be saved. has some new parts on it
driver - needs paint, but runs decently. probably needs a gearbox rebuild. most people wouldn't be ashamed to be seen in this
clean - first impression is of a new car, but you can see some dings on it, underside is a bit dirty, needs a bit of maintenance done
show - concours weenies would drool. everything is perfect.
race - full cage, all comfort bits removed, various bits lightened. cops would give you bad looks from the noise.