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I have a 75 914 that I paid 2k for in '96. It was my first toy. I don't know where it came from, but I doubt it was a CA car. It's now a complete waste, even though it looks quite nice. Rust has destroyed any hope of resurrecting the car.
I discovered this when I first tried to use one of the jack points. Being a newbie, I never thought or a moment about what I was doing. I jacked and jacked, and the car didn't move, then I looked down and noted that the jack had bent the underside of the door since the jack tube was merely bending up.
From there it just got worse. No, it doesn't bow you when sit in it, and yes, you can open and close the doors with 180lb person in it, but I see no reason to bother with this car now.
All I can say is Rust ruined my poor 914 and every 914 except for a few I've seen has serious rust damage (unless they dumped $$). The availability of worthwhile 914s will drop incredibly over the next few years as people like me junk the hopeless ones.
My advice: Get a 70s 911! People just aren't as inclined to leave a 911 out in the elements with a window open for 8 years, as they often to did with 914s...
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Kurt B
1984 911 Carrera Cabriolet
75 914 1.8
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