Looking at a 72 914 Tomorrow! NEED HELP Options

[chewy]

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to purchase this 914, I'm going to see it on Saturday. It's currently being listed on ebay. First Question, is there anyone in the Charlotte, NC are are willing to come with me to see this 914? Also, what should I be looking at on this 914? He mentioned a 4inch diameter hole under the passenger seat that has rusted completely through but has been "repaired" I need advice on what are some things I should look at on Saturday. Also, what are some of your guys opinion of a fair price for this one?


Here is the link to the car:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-914...sspagenameZWDVW


Thanks and hope to get some good responses! Here is the description & some pictures, more on ebay!

1972 Porsche 914 Targa 1.7 Liter 5 Speed Daily Driver

Vehicle Description

914 has had extensive restoration to drive train, all new fuel system,brake system. Bushings on pedal assembly, converted to weber carb, new tires , new exhaust system ,new heat exchanger.new hoses on everything ,new heater blower, fresh paint, orginal color orange, console with guages, blue dot blauplunkt radio , driven daily, a side shift trans would make this a perfect car 30+ miles per gallon....Front pan perfect...Rear Pan perfect...Battery Box Perfect...some rust repair where firewall joins seat pan Pictures tell the story..will e-mail more photos

[swl]

Just guessing.

The black stuff was probably rust repair. The engine bay wasn't resprayed because he was a CSOB when the colour change was done. Actually a lot of work to prep the engine bay for color change.

It is pure speculation to guess what the car is worth without knowing the extent of the rust and the quality of the repairs done to date. For me (and I am actually looking right now) $3500 would be absolutely the most I'd pay for a car that has had significant rust repair. And then only if the longs and suspension points are really solid. Have a look at camp914.com and you'll see some pretty representative pricing of what a teener is going for. Craigs got some nice cars on the lot right now. Craig tells me that it will cost $800-1000 to ship a teener to the east cost.