[jamcleod]

is this the one in the washington post about a week ago?

you can do a compression test and/or a leakdown test to get a judge on the internals. if you can't do it, a shop can. a fellow at autosportsystems group in merrifield is the local pca 914 expert, you might take it to him.

can't help on the pricing. it depends on how emotional you get when you see the car. everyone will say "it's only a 1.8L", everyone wants a 2.0L.

there is an evaluation of pricing in excellence magazine by bruce anderson. many people think the prices are optimistic but it could be a start on what you would offer and maybe the seller is basing their asking price on the numbers in the magazine.

where in md/va/dc are you?