'74 Sale Price Suggestion Options

[orbit398]

Thought I'd ask you folks as you are the most knowledgeable on the cars. I have a restored 1974 model with a 2.0. I am wondering what I should ask for it as I need to sell it. Prices seem all over the place. Hagerty values it at $23,700 - "Excellent" as the condition for the car. Pics attached, looking for opinions.

Car runs and drives great, no engine/tranny leaks.

thanks

Few more details: car originally had AC (components removed, except inside blower, still have the old stuff), dual weber 44's, carb cam, flat top pistons (like European car), new shocks, tires, ball joints etc.......

[Tom_T]

Also, try to find a local PCA Concours judge who hopefully knows 914s, to give you an opinion on it's level of condition, because there truly are very few "Excellent" level cars of any type out there (top 1-3%)

No offense - but the biggest mistake made - especially with sites like Hagerty & KBB who use those rating levels for condition - is folks thinking everything is excellent condition - whereas if you really read the definitions of the various levels on each site, you quickly realize that for the Hagerty "Excellent" & KBB's "1" level - they're really talking about a recently restored & pristine, non-driven garage queen Concours show car with absolutely nothing wrong or needed.

They're not talking about what we would commonly call an excellent or very nice DD level car - those will be in the KBB 2-4 or the mid-level Hagerty ratings.

I agree with the others too, that a carb converted 914 will also never qualify as their "1" or "Excellent" rating, period - it's just outside the definition, & the resto-mod look of the steering wheel, wheels (real or repro Mahles??), etc. are all things taking it away from the 1/Excellent level.

However, it always in the end comes down to what a willing seller & buyer agree upon for each car!

If you're third party objective with the help of a judge or CW restorer, & with your own strict reading of their definitions, the Hagerty value curve will be your best guide. I can't tell from your pix enough to give you a value, but I think it would end up in the $-teens, but where is the question, based on what I & others have said.

GLWTS! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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[dlkawashima]

No offense - but the biggest mistake made - especially with sites like Hagerty & KBB who use those rating levels for condition - is folks thinking everything is excellent condition ...

Good, is where most cars fall.