 To Buy or Not to Buy?, 914 found |
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| Spider |
 Oct 6 2011, 06:35 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 4-October 11 From: Idaho Member No.: 13,643 Region Association: None  |
The owner called me tonight. $1500 buys it.
Still trying to decide. Thanks for all the input. Great forum! |
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| abnrdo |
Oct 6 2011, 07:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 399 Joined: 24-September 04 From: Panama City, FL Member No.: 2,820 Region Association: South East States |
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| mtn flyr |
Oct 6 2011, 08:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 235 Joined: 20-December 07 From: Bozeman Mt Member No.: 8,491 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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If the rust isn't too bad 1500 is fair, where in Idaho are you?
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| ThinAir |
Oct 6 2011, 10:24 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,569 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region
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My 73 is my daily driver. 20 miles RT each day in light city traffic. I get 22 mpg in town and 30 mpg when I go on road trips like RRC. Having a daily driver 914 is no big deal.
That said, there is a learning curve and it sort of takes awhile to "become one" with your teener. There is a lot of just listening to it as you drive and then searching here for threads on what you are experiencing. A new hi-torque stater from eBay will cost you about $125. Since it has been stored for so long you'll certainly need new hoses. AA sells complete hose kits that make it easy to change all the vacuum hoses and they also sell injector elbow shaped fuel hoses which I like (save your ammunition guys - I know about AA and these are the only things I buy from them because they are the only ones that carry them.) If the car was running when it was parked, the the starter and hoses are probably all you'll need to do to put it on the road. Rust is another matter and the previous advice on that is all quite sound. The bodies are not galvanized so even though they are a hoot to drive in the snow, you might want to rethink the 4 studded tires idea. Now that they put magnesium chloride on the roads here in Northern Arizona mine stays home whenever it's snowy. |
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| Spoke |
Oct 6 2011, 10:38 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,193 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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Don't buy it until you take someone from this board with you to inspect the car. Offer someone a steak dinner and beers and you should get a volunteer.
What you don't see under the car could jeopardize your investment. For $1200-1500, you should be able to drive it away. If it doesn't start, no more than $500. |
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| sawtooth |
Oct 7 2011, 12:06 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Boise, ID Member No.: 9,211 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
If you are near boise I'd gladly take a look at it with you. Like spoke said, it can help to have a second pair of eyes knowing where to look for the problem areas.
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