What Do you think?
 

I am afraid that i am being forced to sell my 72 914. IM asking abot 4500obo for it. Do you think thats too much? I am in Bakerrsfield Ca. here are the specs on the car

2.0L
New Rebuilt 40mm Dellorto carbs
New Bridgstone Bt70 Tires
New Rubber Seals
74 Tail shift Conversion
SS heat Exchangers
New Interior
Fresh Paint
Viper 5500 Alarm
Bloupunkt sterio with 4 Kenwood Excellon Speakers
NO RUST. Replaced batt tray too
also giving (unless someone buys this stuff first)
Original 1.7 rebuildable longblock
Original tail shift tranny w/linkage.. needs speedo drive
extra targa top
1.7/1.8 original heat exchangers
extra rain tray
1.7/1.8 engine tin
Extra Relay board (dunno if it works though but looks pritty)


What do you think?

I think that probably is a little too much for that car.

Esp. with the carbs on it, which pretty much kills resale, IMO (unless maybe it has a really built engine that needed carbs, and the job was well done, with receipts. But carbs on a stock engine kills resale).

Hard to tell without looking at the car (is it a quality paint job, how much and do you have the receipt?), but my guess is that it is a $2800 to $3500 car.

I don't know what it may be worth on the left coast but, in Florida, I think you could ask $6,000.00.
Last year, I sold a 71 which I had made cosmetically clean as a whistle. It looked damned good, a 1.7L with dual webers, new rubber, 5 bolt conversion, zero internal appointments, just painted steel. The paint needed redoing. The buyer drove it every day for less than two months, put 16 inch Fuchs on it and sold it for $5,750.00. Now, see the new owner doing DE all around the Southeast.
Phil

Thaks for the input, and I would still like some more opinions. oops hey sorry about that. heres a site that you can view the car at
www.geocities.com/eat_um_up
ill probly lower the price... i want to see if this guy is going to buy my jetta first

I bought my 73 1.7 about 4 months ago for $3,200. Extremely clean with new paint, xlnt engine, a/c, and all original (even had the original tool kit which was never used!!) I am in the L.A. area which is not too far from you.

Sounds like you may be on the high end-your picture looks good though.

If you want a better idea of what they go for in L.A. Try www.recycler.com.

Rich
'73 1.7
'74 2.0

One Word "E-Bay". Steve