QUOTE(DrinkMan @ Feb 26 2017, 07:18 AM)
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Feb 26 2017, 09:33 AM)
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On the blue car, I have a hard time looking at at because of that entirely stupid and poorly applied rear trunk stripe. What kind of idiot did that? It looks like
Hopefully it is just vinyl and can be removed with no evidence if its existence. Aside from that, the body color valances and rockers do nothing for the look of that car.
Then on the orange car they have the Porsche emblems on the sail panels....really? Hopefully the are just installed with emblem tape and can be removed easily.
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I would always prefer to buy from a private party, actual enthusiast/owner, and know all of the hidden issues than go to a dealer and just see lipstick on a pig. Be patient and thorough in your research. Better to know exactly what you are getting before it is parked in your garage.
Michael
Good input. Yes, the rear trunk stripe is a vinyl and can be removed. It was on my list of questions.
I'm going to look closer at the orange car.
I'm also wanting to buy from a private party. I'll keep watching classifieds here and other places. And quite frankly, I've posted like this on other forums and pretty soon a PM arrives from a member wanting their car to go to a good home. And I'll give it a good home. (a secondary purpose for this thread....bait). I've bought 2 cars from consignment houses and one was lipstick on a pig that needed more than expected and the other was a very good car after going through a miserable buying experience and negotiation. All my others were private party.
Again, thanks for the welcome. Having fun in the hunt. Every "new" car has two exciting phases - the search and the discovery of ownership.
Actually, both the positive "PORSCHE" side stripe & the wacky trunk stripe were accessories sold back in the day at P+A dealers, but I always felt the trunk stripe looked stupid IMHO. You can see them at Jeff Bowlsby's site in the Accessories section.
The lack of info on the blue car is a flag to me, & the mileage is a "No F'ing Way" issue on
any car with a 5-digit odometer, unless there is unbroken & complete documentation to prove unequivocally that it is as claimed - cuz there is no way to know how many times it has "turned over", nor that some enterprising flipper/seller/dealer hasn't hooked up a drill to the speedo cable running to a new mileage, opened the gauge & reset the dial, etc., etc. (resetting the new electronic odo's is possible too BTW).
I'm also not sure that the blue one is the correct Alaska Blue metallic color, or another repaint, & the stripe in white would look better.
Also, I didn't look at any detail at the pix, since in that price range you really need to see them in person.
As for the contention that private parties are necessarily better priced nor more trustworthy than dealers has not been my experience, & in some state you have legal protections with a dealer transaction, that you don't have in a private party sale (CA being one).
You have to be wary & on your toes in all cases.
We've been looking off-n-on for quite some time now for a 2008-14 Cayenne S (previously 20005-06 too), & I've found that the most overpriced cars are from the PP's who think that they can get Porsche dealer pricing with a Porsche CPO - for their cars with or without any kind of remaining new/P-CPO warranty & the legal protections. The PP's tend to look at the values at NADA & KBB etc., assume their care is Excellent/#1 & list at top prices, & then they sit for months as the values drop (most cars are depreciating assets, after all).
I often see that with PP's in 914s & other classic cars too, but that market tends to have more knowledgeable buyers & sellers, so not as often.
The next most overpriced are certain Porsche dealers & those which (allegedly) specialize in luxury & sports/exotics - especially those in high income neighborhoods/towns. Rusnak (Thousand Jokes & Pass-adena), Beverly Hills & Newport Porsche dealerships are notorious around SoCal/LA/OC area for this BS, as is CarMax anywhere.
Bottom line - everything is negotiable - so find the car you like, research the value & condition issues, set your limit on that car, then bargain like you're in a local swap meet!
.... & be ready to walk away, since that's often the ultimate deal maker, or savior of big dollar mistakes!
BTW Drinkman - there seem to be a few other nice 73-74 2.0s - as well as other 914s - out there right now worth further perusal. Plus you can probably find someone on here in just about any area to do a preliminary PPI look-see for you, if you find one far afield, to determine if it's worth a further consideration & full shop/pro PPI & look-see by you. Just do a new post &/or in here where it is & request PPI help.
Tom
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