 Buying a Teener?, Let's put together a "buyer's guide" |
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| Carlitos Way |
 Sep 5 2005, 10:54 PM
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I did it MY WAY  Group: Members Posts: 1,337 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Simi Valley, CA Member No.: 2,757 Region Association: Southern California  |
I was just thinking. Many of us (er, mostly YOU guys) know what to look for. You know how to identify good cars, where to look for rust, and the like. I was thinking we could/should put together a list of things to look for and perhaps add it to the classic threads for future reference of "newbies" to come. What do you guys think?
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| Rand |
Sep 6 2005, 03:19 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
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| lapuwali |
Sep 6 2005, 03:45 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
The PP guide isn't bad, but a better job could be done. For one, I'd have a LOT more on finding rust. I'd have pictures of the areas that need to be checked. I'd also rank rust areas on repairability. Floor replacement, for example, is a reasonable DIY job. Hell-hole repair, however, often requires a body jig to fix correctly. One could easily read the PP article and think that a rusted battery tray isn't so bad, when it's often fatal.
Also, at this age, cars rarely have all of the correct equipment anymore, and that really only matters to people who intend to show the car (which, at present, is almost no one, but that may change in a few years). The heavy emphasis in their article on what's in what year is, therefore, not as useful as it seems. There are PLENTY of good '72 914s with a 2.0 and a sideshifter in them, for example. Various "options" like consoles, fogs, alloys, etc., are frequently added by owners well after the fact. It would be helpful to mention what's likely to be missing, like blower motors. I'd also distinguish between a single carb and dual carb setups. The former is pretty much always bad, and not only indicates a PO was giving up on the FI, but that the PO was also excessively cheap. Duals aren't always bad, nor are they often a sign of a "racing motor". The article is also wrong wrt to the smog stuff. It's technically illegal to install carbs on ANY road-going 914 in all 50 states. It's only ENFORCED in California and Arizona, and only for '76 cars in CA. |
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| SLITS |
Sep 6 2005, 04:10 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
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| Carlitos Way |
Sep 7 2005, 12:30 AM
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I did it MY WAY Group: Members Posts: 1,337 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Simi Valley, CA Member No.: 2,757 Region Association: Southern California |
Wow... I really thought more people would care to share their knowledge on this. I guess I overestimated.
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| redshift |
Sep 7 2005, 12:52 AM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Don't buy a nice car.
Don't pay alot. Color change is ok. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) M |
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| Crazyhippy |
Sep 7 2005, 10:48 AM
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Insert witty comment here... Group: Members Posts: 1,659 Joined: 28-July 05 From: Home of the Coyotes, AZ Member No.: 4,493 Region Association: None |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) It's tough to tell everyone what to look for in a teen, as there are so many things to do with one.
I just bought one myself and my requirements were: 1: pre 75 (motor swap and Cali emmisions stuff) 2: Rust (hell hole and longs especially) 3: not hit (straight trunk floors, inner fenders not wrinkled) 4: no electrical bugs (personal hatred) secondary stuff: 1: decent trans (got a tailshifter (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/owned.gif) ) 2: decent paint (it's a driver, not a show car) 3: an interior (re-upholstery is no big deal) 4: running and driving (makes it easy to tell there are no electrical issues) I ended up w/ a straight, reasonably rust free 70 w/ a 1.7 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) Interior needs some work, and the paint is nice from 10 feet. I drove it from Sacramento to Camarillo (only 105 out, take the top off and go) and had no problems. It'll be @ the GAF this weekend and i'll be happy to show you what I looked at. BJH |
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| Bleyseng |
Sep 7 2005, 11:13 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
The PP guide is several years old so a new updated guide with pics would be nice. If you wanna do go for it! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
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| markb |
Sep 7 2005, 12:26 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California 
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1. Wait until you can take a club member with you.
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| colorado_914 |
Oct 16 2006, 07:25 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 1-June 06 From: Denver Member No.: 6,119 |
QUOTE(markb @ Sep 7 2005, 12:26 PM)  1. Wait until you can take a club member with you. absolutely. also 1. have a secured garage. 2. have 2 sets of jack stands. (to be continued.) |
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| tracks914 |
Oct 16 2006, 07:35 PM
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Canadian Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,083 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Timmins, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 153 Region Association: None |
Unless you are a good welder and bodyman, only buy your car from the South West!!! Rust free cars don't really exist anywhere else.
I hear they have all the good cars in SoCal. |
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| boxstr |
Oct 16 2006, 08:18 PM
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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 |
From whom did you hear that?? They just have more in SoCal.
CCL |
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| Lou W |
Oct 16 2006, 11:21 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
QUOTE(tracks914 @ Oct 16 2006, 06:35 PM) I hear they have all the good cars in SoCal. Yah, we cut up all the other ones. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) |
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| Mueller |
Oct 16 2006, 11:29 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Carlitos Way @ Sep 6 2005, 11:30 PM) Wow... I really thought more people would care to share their knowledge on this. I guess I overestimated. as mentioned above it's been done and truthfully, NO ONE will read it....it seems like every other week someone pops onto the site with a "I just bought my 1st 914, it has a little rust, hope it was a good deal, what should I be looking for??"...too late dipsh!t, you are supposed to do your research BEFORE you bought the car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) People don't use the search feature, they don't venture into other areas of the site such as the classics or resource area, they don;t have service manuals for thier cars..the list goes on and on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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