Wrecked 1970 914-6 on the Samba $32K, 9140431862 Options

[914Sixer]

Does this car belong to any one here? Shows to be in San Diego, CA. Says complete restoration before it was hit. Donor car that goes with it is a 75.

[carr914]

75 is a crappy donor for the 6. The front trunk is all wrong, and you don't get the bumper you need to replace. The math is'nt right here. At least yet.
32k+ $15 in repairs and another 5k in parts, you get a totally reconstructed car for 50-53k, with a motor that may have been damaged if it was in gear when it hit.
Not much upside for the work that needs ot be done.

I see a LOT more money than that to get that car to where it needs to be!. The Front, Both Sides & PS Interior are FUBAR. Plus it's got a bunch of regular parts that need to be placed that are incorrect and a set of wheels.

I don't know what Rick would charge for his part, but it better be a lot more than $15k

In the end you get a car that has been in a Major Accident and that effects value. I wouldn't trust to drive it unless Rick rebuilt it!

[rick 918-S]

75 is a crappy donor for the 6. The front trunk is all wrong, and you don't get the bumper you need to replace. The math is'nt right here. At least yet.
32k+ $15 in repairs and another 5k in parts, you get a totally reconstructed car for 50-53k, with a motor that may have been damaged if it was in gear when it hit.
Not much upside for the work that needs ot be done.

I see a LOT more money than that to get that car to where it needs to be!. The Front, Both Sides & PS Interior are FUBAR. Plus it's got a bunch of regular parts that need to be placed that are incorrect and a set of wheels.

I don't know what Rick would charge for his part, but it better be a lot more than $15k

In the end you get a car that has been in a Major Accident and that effects value. I wouldn't trust to drive it unless Rick rebuilt it!

Thanks for the compliment. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif) I can tell you that chassis is twisted bad. They complicated the repair already by cutting out the corner before relieving the stress. But with the correct approach and LOTS of parts the car can be as it was. The purchase price would really have to be right to start.

I don't think the word "totaled" applies to many of our 914's we see damaged these days. There was one recently in the classifieds that had a salvage title from 20 years ago with a repair cost like less than a couple grand. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) 20 years ago? Ya. Today? No way!

Sure, some have no hope of being saved if run though a full on collision shop. But there are several guys on the forum that specialize in 914's now. Parts cars are getting harder to cut up as their value as a repaired car is coming up too. But hey when your talking sacrificing a 4 car for a 6... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)