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> Do matching numbers really matter?, Does not having matching numbers significantly devalue a car?
Panamericana
post Apr 19 2009, 02:23 PM
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All things being equal (and I know they never really are), would you choose a matching numbers 1.8 or a car where the PO has switched out the 1.8 for a 2.0? Does an engine switch like this devalue the car significantly?
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Panamericana   Do matching numbers really matter?   Apr 19 2009, 02:23 PM
Dave_Darling   IMHO, it does not for 95+% of the 914s out there. ...   Apr 19 2009, 02:57 PM
naro914   IMO, matching numbers is in the eye of the beholde...   Apr 19 2009, 03:29 PM
r_towle   At this point in time, number matching 356's h...   Apr 19 2009, 04:10 PM
mikez   Matching numbers....blow me. :bootyshake: The en...   Apr 19 2009, 05:32 PM
Pat Garvey   Matching numbers....blow me. :bootyshake: The e...   Apr 19 2009, 06:52 PM
naro914   Heck, with Huey, not only does the engine not matc...   Apr 19 2009, 05:51 PM
Panamericana   Heck, with Huey, not only does the engine not mat...   Apr 19 2009, 06:48 PM
mikez   What I'm trying to get across in my usual hamm...   Apr 19 2009, 07:56 PM
JRust   I am curious to know if my LE will drop much in va...   Apr 19 2009, 09:58 PM
boxstr   Photos will help when selling a car with a branded...   Apr 19 2009, 10:48 PM
mojorisen914   :agree: with everyone above. Matching Numbers, N...   Apr 19 2009, 11:06 PM
Rav914   I think it's a way of stating the car has been...   Apr 20 2009, 12:04 AM
dw914er   A chevelle ss, yes it matters 914s, not as much.   Apr 20 2009, 12:22 AM
bembry   A chevelle ss, yes it matters 914s, not as much....   Apr 20 2009, 08:20 AM
dw914er   A chevelle ss, yes it matters 914s, not as much...   Apr 20 2009, 01:32 PM
DBCooper   The original question was if non-matching numbers ...   Apr 20 2009, 09:20 AM
dw914er   The original question was if non-matching numbers...   Apr 20 2009, 11:23 AM
naro914   The thought of matching numbers has never crossed...   Apr 20 2009, 09:30 AM
Rav914   I'll answer a little more directly. First, I ...   Apr 20 2009, 11:15 AM
Thomas J Bliznik   My numbers match. :woohoo: When I purchased my 9...   Apr 20 2009, 11:57 AM
tod914   On an average nice daily driver, it shouldn't ...   Apr 20 2009, 03:18 PM


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