Modified 73 914 2.8 GT sells on BaT Options

[raynekat]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-porsche-914-6-53/

An "ok" car that had let's say lots of patina.

Selling for $95k plus the BaT buyer's fee of 5% puts the sales price at nearly $100k.

Pretty strong for this car.
Car definitely looks great from 10' away.

[eric9144]

In an odd way, perhaps it's good for all of us (cars are finally fetching huge money) and yes it makes me think of selling at least one of them also, perhaps my big 6 (light years above the blue BAT GT in fit, finish and components), keeping the 4 that drew me into 914's in the first place...

In another way I think it's going to hurt the community and the 914 "world" as we know it as prices on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) cars start fetching absurd money, the entire 914 crowd will shift, and all of the CSOB's will loose their collective minds over it.

I'd always embraced the "rat bastard" view of the 914 amongst the pinky lifting 911 crowd and liked that I was the odd man out.

I remember when you could find a pretty nice early 911 here in San Diego for under $10k all day long and it wasn't that long ago, perhaps 914's are finally going the same way, perhaps we're at the end of an era (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[horizontally-opposed]

In an odd way, perhaps it's good for all of us (cars are finally fetching huge money) and yes it makes me think of selling at least one of them also, perhaps my big 6 (light years above the blue BAT GT in fit, finish and components), keeping the 4 that drew me into 914's in the first place...

In another way I think it's going to hurt the community and the 914 "world" as we know it as prices on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) cars start fetching absurd money, the entire 914 crowd will shift, and all of the CSOB's will loose their collective minds over it.

I'd always embraced the "rat bastard" view of the 914 amongst the pinky lifting 911 crowd and liked that I was the odd man out.

I remember when you could find a pretty nice early 911 here in San Diego for under $10k all day long and it wasn't that long ago, perhaps 914's are finally going the same way, perhaps we're at the end of an era (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Yes, to all that. Except maybe selling your big 6.

Perhaps it's the end of an era in one sense, but the game has always moved on with anything of value, and the 914 always had value even if it didn't have the pricing to match. Which, of course, was appealing for those who recognized its value (driving fun, handling, utility, superb engineering, minimalist styling, etc etc…).

And now, perhaps, the game moves on to the 986—a great sports car that finds itself where the 914 once was in many ways. The M96 is the new hell hole, but it sure sounds great on cam—and they've made four generations of the Boxster/Cayman over 25 years vs just one generation of the 914 over seven model years. I'd rather have the 914 I've had for 31 years than a Boxster, but I am not sure I would buy another 914 at these prices if something happened to mine. When cross shop includes Ferraris and modern 911s, well, I have a tough time making the "value" equation work. Clearly, others don't…and they'll get a great car and a great Porsche in the 914. Roughly the same as a Beetle in terms of technology and complexity, but with an open-top, mid-engined chassis that benefits from technique and engineering that was well ahead of its time. It's a hard combination to beat.

I do wonder, however, if the time is coming to move "market" and $ discussions to another forum. I've seen them kill the fun of other forums…