Sales Strategy -- How much, if any, to fix?
Looking for advice. How much, if any, to fix?
I am thinking of selling my '69 S to buy a newer Porsche, and I am wondering how much, if any, to fix it up in order to get the best return.
I've owned it for 12 years. It is original, numbers match, California car, 135K miles, white, targa, CD player, compression is near 100%, throttle bodies and MFI rebuilt and solid, runs great, no rust visible except the bottoms of the doors are rusted through. Very attractive car -- people always comment on its looks.
Here are the problems:
Doors are bad -- they would make a buyer concerned that other rust might be hiding. In fact, it's not uncommon for doors to be horrible and the rest of the car OK. Probably a $1,500 repair.
Windshield has a small star on passenger side.
Dash has a crack starting through the speaker holes.
Few oil leaks -- not life threatening, but messy. Quoted around $1,300 to fix by someone I trust.
Headliner needs replacing but top is not bad otherwise.
My analysis is that the target buyer would probably be one of the following. (1) A restorer, in which case all money spent now is wasted, right? Or, (2) A hobbyist looking for a T or E and deciding to overlook a few projects in order to step up to an S.
My goal is $10,000 net from the sale.
What projects would improve the return, in your opinion?
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