 Comments on a '76 2.0L i found, To buy or not to buy? (long) |
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| boxstr |
 Feb 23 2005, 10:05 AM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION  Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
If you are a buyer for a 914. Look until you find one "YOU" are happy with. You will have to kiss alot of frogs before you find a prince. Or something like that.
I sell these cars and I have alot of them offered to me by the owner, they are either upgrading to a better one, or going in a completely different direction. Sellers have there reasons for pricing the car where they want it. You have to ask the questions to them. If the seller is telling you $7000 FIRM, and it is not in your budget then walk away. This board can give you all the opinions that you can handle, just ask.But it won't help you find the 914 of your dreams.Keep looking. Check in every once in awhile and show us what you purchased. Good luck. CCLIN7INCHFOURBOLTWHEELSONMYV8RACER |
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| Mueller |
Feb 23 2005, 10:25 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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glad to see you keep the car, it seems like you will be putting some money into it and driving it, which is a good thing (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) as for the 3-pc wheels, yea, those are nice, but for some people it's not that big of a deal or at least not for purchasing a 914 unless they "need" that size and it's a make or break deal....have you tried to get repair parts for the rims? if something happens to one and you cannot get replacment part, then the point is moot (I had a set of very nice 3-piece etoile rims for a 914, couldn't find replacment parts for them...the value of the rims dropped dramaticly due to that, and they where perfect when I sold them).......you can purchase 15x7 and 17x7 revolution rims for about $200 a pop with the correct 4 bolt pattern (i have a set of the 17's for my car), the offest is perfect for the 914 since they are made for the car. |
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| TravisNeff |
Feb 23 2005, 10:38 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I don't think a set of rims makes a car worth 7 grand. I don't get the point.
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| SirAndy |
Feb 23 2005, 02:32 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,257 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
i had. sold the whole set for $200 bucks to a mechanic who put 'em on his beetle. they still had tires on them as well (225s) ... my point is simple (and yes, i know we're a bit spoiled here on the west coast) ... for $7k, you'll get a *really nice* runnning 2.0L here. and by really nice i mean, no hacked front trunk job, no surface rust in all the usual places. better than KYB shocks, decent paint, decent interior, no rust on the floor cabin and inside the centertunnel around the pedal cluster and behind the seats. no hacked wiring. yours is better than a lot i have seen. but it needs work to make it a nice car. and there's nothing wrong with that. i bought my car for $3500 and it was a project car just like yours. i wouldn't pay $7k for your car and a set of nice wheels doesn't make your car any better ... but that's just my opinion ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) Andy |
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| Bleyseng |
Feb 23 2005, 03:12 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I don't think the guys here are being too brutal. I saw the other pics and its a ok 914 but out here its not a $7000 car. Maybe on the Eastcoast.
Fast? My 2056 with Djet puts out 95 rear wheel hp which is pretty damn fast as a few guys on the BBS have driven it. I would be interested in real Dyno numbers for fun. Rims, who cares as they come right off. Rust and those kind of repairs are what set a price on a 914! Geoff |
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| 9144me |
Feb 23 2005, 06:02 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 2-February 05 From: NY/NJ Member No.: 3,550 |
Yea I agree with the whole East Coast Vs. West Coast availability war. Us eastern folk have to find a car that grew up in the west, or go right ahead and have on shipped over. Big pain in the butt... Damn east coast humidity!!
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| TravisNeff |
Feb 23 2005, 06:11 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Think of it this way, any east coast car - add 1k to the price (that would be the cost for shipping from left to right). Keep that in perspective when looking. Like I said before, most likely your purchase will end up being long distance to some degree (unless you are in socal).
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| redshift |
Feb 23 2005, 06:12 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
You can buy a california car from Otto's, but it spent 23 previous years in New York City.... right there on the title! (unregistered!)
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