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> anyone want to comment on this BAT discussion?
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post Apr 19 2023, 10:57 AM
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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-pors...omment-11252547
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post Apr 19 2023, 11:30 AM
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It's an average driver condition 914....nothing to get excited about....$25K.
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post Apr 19 2023, 11:34 AM
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Unless you're a bidder, why would you? I've been on the receiving side as a seller from comments from the "peanut gallery" that were irrelevant, uninformed and unsolicited. They severely - and wrongly - impacted the sale price.

I know that listing on BaT is what is it and comments are part of the deal but unless you are an interested, serious bidder/buyer there, I'd generally encourage you to keep your involvement to read-only.
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post Apr 19 2023, 11:51 AM
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Comments on an auction can go both ways. We see a lot of puffery and either ignorance or intentional misrepresentations by sellers, and peanut gallery comments can sway the outcome up or down - some are authorities with factual infomation, others are just mischeivous with baseless opinions.
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post Apr 19 2023, 11:57 AM
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Even informed commenters can be way off. For example noting that an emblem isnt positioned right and questioning if there was a serious rear end collision at some point. I find these types of speculative comments to be rather distracting to that honest process of a commented auction.

Another detractor are claims that deviation from stock is an abberation that relegates the car to crap status. Swapping out to carbs does not make the car worth half what it would otherwise command.

All respect to others opinions.
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post Apr 19 2023, 12:22 PM
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QUOTE(BillJ @ Apr 19 2023, 01:57 PM) *

Even informed commenters can be way off. For example noting that an emblem isnt positioned right and questioning if there was a serious rear end collision at some point. I find these types of speculative comments to be rather distracting to that honest process of a commented auction.

Another detractor are claims that deviation from stock is an abberation that relegates the car to crap status. Swapping out to carbs does not make the car worth half what it would otherwise command.

All respect to others opinions.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) and i am not a fan of carbs and would switch it back if i bought it, he states the original FI stuff is there and comes with the sale, not sure of its condition but this is not hard to do. I stay out of it no reason to distract from the sale and making statements of value of one vs the other is really not helpful to the sale of the vehicle. I agree with george this is a nice car for that year and looks to be a good candidate to dive and take to local shows maybe even more as he ssays with some work. AND he took the car to PMB and had it looked at. thats way more than most sellers here do. I like originality too, but overall condition is in some ways more important.

i will not comment on the thread maybe other than to say looks like a nice driver worth a $25K or even better price.
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post Apr 19 2023, 12:30 PM
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1. Why would it cost ten grand to reinstall the included fuel injection?
2. Why would the carbs cause the engine to "wear out" faster than the FI?

I get the car is worth more with its original FI in good working condition installed. But ten grand to reinstall the FI? Rediculous! Plus a well tuned carbed 914 will not just wear out like a cheap watch! I have had carb'd cars that went well over 200k miles and a 1.7l 914 w/carb that had 100k miles on the clock and still running fine.
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post Apr 19 2023, 12:36 PM
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I try to stay out of things I have no intention on bidding on and can't offer up anything helpful or at least insightful. But that's just me.
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post Apr 19 2023, 01:02 PM
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Agreed.
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post Apr 19 2023, 01:35 PM
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Looks like a really nice little car.
I really need to up the insurance on my car this year.
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post Apr 19 2023, 02:08 PM
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Looks like a buff and fluff up with the incorrect wheels if the spare is the factory original. Ruined a good car by removing the FI and putting on carbs, unless they did the engine work needed to replace the camshaft with one which needs dual carbs to produce real power. With that said, this car is illegal to register and license in California because all the smog control equipment has been removed. Does the seller have the original catalytic converter that is still in functional condition? He claims he has the FI system, but what about the original exhaust? He dodges the question by saying the car was first sold in Nevada, and then sold to a buyer in Utah. In politics, that's called deflection.
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post Apr 19 2023, 02:27 PM
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Well, it looks like the bidding has picked up as it's at $19,750 currently. Hopefully he's close enough to his reserve to let it go at this auction.
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post Apr 19 2023, 03:47 PM
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Well, it sold for $22,914 to someone. Let's hope he doesn't need to register and license it in California or another state which requires cars to have their factory original smog emissions systems on them. Getting the Porsche factory correct converter on the exhaust system may be a challenge. I wonder if there is an approved universal converter available for this car? Until recently, there wasn't one for air cooled VW buses and vanagons of the mid 1970's to early 1980's era.
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post Apr 19 2023, 03:58 PM
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A reflection of all that is bad about society today…
Mother said MYOB….and talk about hypocrisy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)
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post Apr 19 2023, 06:09 PM
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A reflection of all that is bad about society today…
Mother said MYOB….and talk about hypocrisy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)



No...and my hyprocrisy...at least for me....will only go so far.


Got a tee shirt that says that. Got it in Tombstone Arizona.

I agree...and in the non-secular world, if you have nothing good to say...don't say it.

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post Apr 19 2023, 06:14 PM
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@dr914 knows that Carbs are much better than Fuel injection
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@dr914 knows that Carbs are much better than Fuel injection



I'll be your Huckleberry......
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post Apr 19 2023, 06:20 PM
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QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Apr 19 2023, 09:57 AM) *

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-pors...omment-11252547


You started it George. What's your point?

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post Apr 19 2023, 07:00 PM
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Washing the cylinder walls with fuel as it boils out of the cooking badly tuned carbs doesn't increase engine longevity.
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post Apr 19 2023, 07:21 PM
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BAT commentaries are amusing to read.
full of dissing. for all the obvious reasons. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

the photos tell the story for the serious bidder.
and interestingly are building up a fabulous archive of historical material.
i think that is the best thing about BAT, whether intentional or not - apart from it being a very good functional instrument for selling a car.

the opinions expressed aren't worth the electrons they are printed on for the most part.
or serve little point - except when someone asks for a rockers off photo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
more serious problem solving gets done on this website which is fantastic in terms of getting to the bottom of things.
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