FS 75 1.8 with ~85K miles, no affiliation Options

[Jett]

Nice looking car, but the 1.8 will make it difficult to hit the asking orice.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/be...7257908625.html

[yellowporky]

That was for sale on the SF craigslist for $25k for about a year.
Looks like he is trying to make $10k for polishing it

[skjl47]

That was for sale on the SF craigslist for $25k for about a year.
Looks like he is trying to make $10k for polishing it

Hello; I have run into what I call speculators at least three times in the last ten years. People who buy a 914 with the plan to only resell and make money.
In fact the current market prices have pretty much pushed me out. I had the notion I would get a 914 when I bought a home with a place to keep an extra car or two.
I owned a 1972 914 from 1974 to around 1986. Figured to get one for an old age bucket list sort of thing. Now I do not find a decent 914 at a reasonable price.

[FRUNKenstein]

That was for sale on the SF craigslist for $25k for about a year.
Looks like he is trying to make $10k for polishing it

Hello; I have run into what I call speculators at least three times in the last ten years. People who buy a 914 with the plan to only resell and make money.
In fact the current market prices have pretty much pushed me out. I had the notion I would get a 914 when I bought a home with a place to keep an extra car or two.
I owned a 1972 914 from 1974 to around 1986. Figured to get one for an old age bucket list sort of thing. Now I do not find a decent 914 at a reasonable price.

Be patient. Forget about Bring A Trailer - it's a great place to sell, but very, very difficult to get a car at less than the top of the market price. Plus the commission.

Watch Facebook Marketplace, which has overtaken Craigslist. I highly recommend buying from a private individual who has owned the car for quite a while, rather than buying from a dealer (and I've had a dealer's license since 2001).

My car found me last summer. I had been in the market for a 914 for about 4 months when I took a couple of my other cars to a local car show. A guy pulled into a spot at the show right across the aisle from me. He hopped out and stuck a "for sale" sign on the dash. His asking price was less than what I would have paid. I ended up getting it for about $1,200 less than asking. But, be prepared to pull the trigger when the opportunity arises. I was first in line and had I not been prepared to move on it immediately, there were 3 or 4 others lined up to buy.