I wish Singer would "re-imagine" the 914 |
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I wish Singer would "re-imagine" the 914 |
csdilligaf |
Jan 12 2017, 04:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 18-April 12 From: San Diego CA Member No.: 14,397 Region Association: None |
I've been addicted to watching all the youtube video's of the Singer 911's. Simply mind blowing work to rebuild an older 911 that beats a GT3 RS around most test tracks. Sure it costs 3 times as much as a GT3 but just imagine a 914 if they were to do one. Out of my league I know, but just knowing someone has that kind of craftsmanship makes me smile. They use a 3.8 motor that Cosworth helped tweek and tune, fully seam welded chassis and nothing is overlooked. They put 4000 hrs into building the Singer 911. Obviously for the ultra rich but what do you suppose a Singer 914 could fetch in price?
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somd914 |
Jan 13 2017, 01:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I came across a Singer a while back. Impressive build, but as it was explained to me the total cost was above $400k. At that price I can think of several other cars I'd rather have, and I mean buying several cars for that price.
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iwanta914-6 |
Jan 13 2017, 02:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 718 Joined: 26-June 09 From: Minnesota Member No.: 10,510 Region Association: None |
I came across a Singer a while back. Impressive build, but as it was explained to me the total cost was above $400k. At that price I can think of several other cars I'd rather have, and I mean buying several cars for that price. Yes, anything that Singer builds is for the ultra wealthy. Would someone buy a $400K 914? I bet there are some that would, just to add to their collections because they have more money than they know what to do with. |
Dave_Darling |
Jan 13 2017, 04:17 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,990 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
Would someone buy a $400K 914? Not enough would to get the price down to $400K. They did an immense amount of work just designing their take on the 911, and they can re-coup that over the course of a few dozen cars (or more). At $400K, I imagine there'd bee fewer than one dozen takers, which means they'd have to charge more to amortize the one-time costs, which would mean they'd have fewer buyers, which would make the cost higher... So, who would buy a $4M 914? I'm not sure anyone would... And Singer would probably still lose money on it. --DD |
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