I live next to a car guy.....sort off Options

[Dr Evil]

So I was wrenching away on my car in my new garage (yay, I have a damn garge now!) when my neighbor from the end of my building walks by and starts asking me about my car. He asked what year and type and when I told him he said, "Hey, I have a 73 2.0 914." I was like, "Finally, I can be one of those fortunate people to live right next door to a 914 guy (Don T was really close at my last house though)." The neighbor goes on to explain that him and his buddy own the 914 together and that they were doing a full resto on it and that it had just gotten out of paint a few days ago. He said that he had just gotten the new leather for the sail panels (WTF?) and that his car was one of only 90 made at the factory to accept A/C. I tacktfully (yes I can be tacktfull) explained to him that no 914s were made with the A/C and that it was a dealer installed option only. He protetsted and I reassured him that I knew something about these cars. He then asked me what his car was worth (sight un seen). I told him that it was hard to tell and started going in to details about what would make it worth more. I said that having A/C installed wouldpossibly detract from the value, but in the end it all depends on the buyer. He then said that the A/C was not instaled, but that the car was manufactured special so that the A/C could be installed.....more education for him ensued. While I was going over what things his car should have; swaybars, center gauge cluster, etc. he interrupted me and said, "Ya ya, I am only interested in the money. How much is it worth? Dollar signs?" This guy reminded me of Blotto (?), the creature from Tatooine that had Aniken's mother as a slave. Well, my positive feelings waned at this new developement. I started quoting him prices all over the board and explaining that concourse was the way to go if he were just resotring it, and that to do such would be expensive and need to be spot on to command a high price. I told him that he should stick to American iron and that the only way to make a little money restoring 914s was to start out with a lot and work your way down. He seemed unhappy with the info that I was giving him. I think that the highest number I gave him was $15K for a nicely restored (painted, rust fixed, no accidents, etc.) and $5-7 for a "nice" one. He acted as if he had put about $7-10k worth of work into it (paying shops). He also struck me as the kind of guy to skimp on the labor to save a few $$$.

To top it all off, I find out that this guy is the dusch bag that has been stealing my parking place (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif) My complex allows you ONLY 3 spaces; garage, infornt of garage, and one next to garage. There is NO more parking in the whole complex other than these three spaces. This ass has 5 cars as he is a flipper. I think that I have rectified the problem, though. I have not allowed him to park in my spot, and I will deffiently be saying something if he does it again.


Oh well, I guess it was not meant to be. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

[RON S.]

He's a typical example of a checkbook mechanic.

He spends big bucks getting other people to do all the work on the car,and then goes to a car show and tells everyone that'll listen,what he did to it. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)

All the while,standing there in his pressed khaki shorts,polo shirt,and store bought new Porsche ball cap. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

Sorry,but I can't even count anymore,the number of times I've met D-A*#$'s like that. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

A S-bird like that,doesn't mind paying 700-1000.00 bucks a month on a lease payment on the Escalade he drives up in,but bitches at the cost of buying any single part on his car he's restoring.

Then,when he's done go to 1 or 2 car shows after his resto is done,usually within the first 3 or 4 months after he first gets it back.He shows up at a Barrett-Jackson to dump it,and complains cause now he'll take a 20-30k hit on his "Investment." (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

Ron