914 values dropping?, (or is it just me...) Options

[gfulcher]

Hey all.. it's been a long while since my last post - Since I'm thinkin' of selling my '72 914/4 2.0 on account of 1) moving to San Francisco proper and 2) having a hard time justifying my car hobby with my desires to be a good steward to the planet (somebody has to do it!), I've been poking around on evilbay for the going rate.

Is it just me, or have 914 values - for both fours and sixes, fallen markably in the past year?

danke,
-greg

[swl]

Can't resist.

On topic. If you think you are going to make money on a 914 you are probably smoking some pretty good stuff. These are fun cars for the hobby guys that's all. Sure there are exception. The 1 in 100 low milage, rust free, looks like it came out of the factory ones. The original 6's. 916 ...

But most of the folks in 914's are csob's and that is what keeps the price for run of the mill cars reasonable. We never get out of them what we put into them. We do this for fun (sometimes a pretty sick definition of fun)

You are in a unique position to 'make' money. Sell yours on the east coast and start another when you get settled on the west coast. Price differential appears to be about $1000 - about the cost of moving one from the west to the east.

Off topic.
I tend to be a bit of a tree hugger myself. Not nearly as dedicated as you but where I have two choices that are reasonably equal I'll take the 'greener' approach. The polution from a gas lawnmower is crazy compared to what you put out in a 914. Easy choice - I went electric on the lawnmower. That polution saving alone will more than offset my choice of playing with an old car. Will auto racing be shunned in 10 years time as wasteful. Possibly but that shouldn't put lepper status on those who enjoy cars today.

For those of us who do want to lessen our impact on the planet we have choices while sticking with this great little car. Put a little diesel in it! And before everyone jumps on the diesels reputation I would ask you to google Lemans Winner! If you want to go whole hog have a look at what that guy up in oregon has done with electric. Way pricey but man I'd love to do that.

Anyone seen how much Al Gore spends on utilities (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)