Possiable Deal, Help me price out a car Options

[Eric Taylor]

So today i'm driving back to school, and I see this little 914 sitting at a local VW shop and it's forsale, and so I HAD to go look at it (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif). So i get up close, and it's a 74 2.0 in white. Alright so this looks promising open the drivers, door, with no door panel installed or door latch, swinging open and see a center consol, and a pretty tatered interior, needs seats, backpad, dash top, carpet kit the usual stuff. So pop the trunks and engine compartment, and NO RUST, and an original battery tray with original paint. I nearly wet myself. Anyway, moving around the car it looks just straight as an arrow. The engine isn't leaking any oil, and fi is in order. So it looks like a pretty good deal mechanically and structurally, however cosmetically it has a few issues. It looks like it's been sitting, their is mold around the black bumpers and the tits are starting to sag and spider web a little. No sail panel vinyl, missing letters on the engine compartment lid, no 914 logo, one fog is broken, and it's stock paint which is rather faded, perdini's which could use a serious refinish, and spider web's on the breaks. So I go in and ask, I guess the guy is going through a divorice and want's to get rid of the car. They were fixing the door latch, and had just figured out the FI. So I ask price, $3500! Jesus that's steep and that's down from $4000 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) . So I'm wondering what you guys think, when I first saw it my imediate thought was $1000-$1500 if it runs. Am I off my rocker or what do you guys think, If I could get ot for $1000 or so it would be a steal due to the structural part of it, but cosmetically it needs help. Anyway i'm open to opinions
Eric

[LvSteveH]

Replace Interior - $1000
Paint-$2000
Misc.-$2000

Honestly Rust Free 914- Priceless!

First, make sure it's truly rust free as was mentioned before, and if it is, the extra money may be the best you have ever spent- but it would really have to be super solid, and only pay that if you plan to keep it.

Unless you are extremely experienced at finding rust in 914's, I'd find someone to look it over. Even people who have owned 10 914's can be tricked once in a while.