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Buying a 914 on eBay, Are there deals to be had? |
zonedoubt |
May 23 2003, 10:40 AM
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Canadian Member Group: Members Posts: 668 Joined: 14-May 03 From: Vancouver, BC Member No.: 696 Region Association: Canada |
Has anyone actually bought a 914 off of eBay for a decent price?
I looked at this car in person before it was listed on eVilbay: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...3&category=2030 The guy was asking $3100 (Canadian). It didn't run (likely bad fuel injection problems), there were rust holes in all the usual places, and many other problems. It just sold for $4700 (Canadian), probably to somebody who didn't get a chance to look at the car. Is it even worth shopping cars on eBay? |
Curvie Roadlover |
May 23 2003, 01:21 PM
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Two trunks are better than one! Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 42 |
I bought my car from 3000 miles away, sight unseen except for some grainy photos, but it got high marks from "Good Gracious Ass Bodacious" and Dave Darling. It was an excellent deal. But there was another car I was interested in at the time, in Seattle, that seemed really nice in the pics. I had a friend of a friend look at it for me and he gave it 2 thumbs down. I was worried that he might have wanted it for himself, then I found out he already had a mint 914/6 and a Boxter so I assumed he was already "Porsched out".
If you're buying a 914 I think the most important rule (and I've said this many times) get the nicest one you can that is as close to perfect as you can afford, because it's far far cheaper to get a nice one than it is to get a cheap one and fix it up. Good luck |
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