Another Pricing Laugh

[bhmkv]

All cars are worth the same.... It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

[lsf911]

Originally Posted by rockabillyjay

"Wife had left him and he was out in the middle of nowhere all alone with two dogs and some chickens"

AND he had a Porsche?!? Sounds like that guy was living the dream!

^ That's hilarious! Almost choked on my coffee...

[voitureltd]

Originally Posted by bhmkv

All cars are worth the same.... It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

Or willing to sell it for. Sort of like is the glass half full or half empty.

[zakthor]

Originally Posted by christiandk

Well spank me hard and call me Rhonda - there is a future writer hidden in the gearhead! A writer of sad and tragic tales of personal tragedy, but I did not see that coming.......

I am ready for chapter II Matt!

Will the wife return home if he gets rich selling the cars to the Dutch and German hoarders after he restores the cars - selling his dogs and poultry to pay for parts?

++1

Keep writing, fill out the story a bit and it will become the next "The Meadow."

[Matt Monson]

Originally Posted by zakthor

++1

Keep writing, fill out the story a bit and it will become the next "The Meadow."

I dunno what happened. I've never seen the car listed for sale again since then. I Drove home, got a blowout on my 85 Carrera at 90mph and then traded it for my current '67 912 a week later after putting new rubber on the car all the way around.

[Westy]

This thread just yanks me in several directions. Forget that I have a dog, 4 chickens, and live in the country (with my wife)! I have an 81 SC Targa that is gorgeous inside and out. 128k on the Odo. Lot's of receipts. All upgrades and always a Cali car. Right now it's at the mechanics getting smogged and having a warmup issue addressed. Then I sell it.

I've been told it was a $23k car. I've been offered $22k sight unseen. I see coupes selling over $30k. I was thinking $28k but now????? I'm in no hurry, but I don't want to undersell, and don't want to ask a stupid price. This current marketplace and the informed opinions on this forum only add to my confusion. When I'm ready, is $28k too low? I wont drive it anymore, and can sit on it for a year, but it's in my way as I'm finishing up my Z28 and could use the garage space. I suppose it' nice to have this problem, but I just want to move on.

[COLB]

Originally Posted by Westy

This thread just yanks me in several directions. Forget that I have a dog, 4 chickens, and live in the country (with my wife)! I have an 81 SC Targa that is gorgeous inside and out. 128k on the Odo. Lot's of receipts. All upgrades and always a Cali car. Right now it's at the mechanics getting smogged and having a warmup issue addressed. Then I sell it.

I've been told it was a $23k car. I've been offered $22k sight unseen. I see coupes selling over $30k. I was thinking $28k but now????? I'm in no hurry, but I don't want to undersell, and don't want to ask a stupid price. This current marketplace and the informed opinions on this forum only add to my confusion. When I'm ready, is $28k too low? I wont drive it anymore, and can sit on it for a year, but it's in my way as I'm finishing up my Z28 and could use the garage space. I suppose it' nice to have this problem, but I just want to move on.

Maintenance (supported by records), cosmetics (and originality), and color are key variables that will affect value by as much as a third.

Your targa -- if in pristine condition, with documented headstud replacement and tensionsers, in a cool period color, could easily be a low-$30s car.

If it is a good driving, sound car with somewhat tired cosmetics, spotty records, and no engine work, in black/red/white, it is a mid-20s car.

Start deducting if it has non-original wheels, ripped upholstery, body damage, rust, accident history, serious leaks, transmission issues, etc.

[Westy]

Thanx COLB. Color is Anthracite. At least it's not red white or black.

[Matt Monson]

$28k sounds reasonable.

[COLB]

Anthracite?

As in Black (Metallic):

[Westy]

Except for the wheels (mine are polished) that's my car!

[COLB]

Nice. Not usually a fan of polished wheels on impact bumper cars, but they set off your paint color nicely.

If the interior is straight, and it can pass a PPI mechanically, I'd put $29,500 on it and see what happens. $32,500 if you don't mind sitting on it for a while.

[HugoBear]

Thats exactly what I was thinking 30-32.5k

[vracer]

You guys even found the same fence and grass. :>)

[NYNick]

Agree on the high $20's. Low $30's if you want to push it.

Speaking of high prices, my buddy just got a quote from Haggerty for his 96 TT policy...$5100!

[ASD]

Originally Posted by Westy

Thanx COLB. Color is Anthracite. At least it's not red white or black.

some of us still like red....

[HugoBear]

Yeah, why all the hate for red. Guards red is the iconic color for Porsche…..I also love Orange.

[Matt Monson]

I'm not seeing hatred for red as much as the honest admission that Guards Red does not command the same price of certain other more unique and interesting colors. If you like red it just means you can buy your car for less.

[HugoBear]

MM, that's fair and true from what I have seen...

[COLB]

I don't hate red - it is just like Matt said -- they represent the baseline for prices.

If you want a Guards Red car, you have a lot to pick from, and that makes it more of a buyer's market.

There is also a caveat emptor factor given how many sloppy red resprays are out in the marketplace.