Is a running 911 worth more parted out than sold complete

[billh1963]

Thank you for the feedback. Those are good points.

It's not the worst of my collection. I have a paint to sample 85 targa in my favorite color (similar to to marathon blue). I don't need two 3.2 915 targas so I'm selling one.

It smoked on startup because it needed a top-end. As I mentioned in the auction, Bruce believes the engine had never been dropped or been apart.

[Matt Monson]

TMI. Just list that maintenance in general terms. Let a serious buyer review the receipt pile when they inspect the car. It's just a lot more of extra busy the ad doesn't require. Don't over describe the car.

[onevoice]

I take it you aren't in sales

The eBay ad stinks, and you need take care of a few things. A really good detailing would do wonders, particularly to your own outlook and description. The ad reads like it is an unwanted, high mile beater that isn't worth your time to fix a gas guage, or even stick the rear view mirror on.

The ad should be the positives. You can't do anything about the miles, but you CAN alleviate fears people have about high mile cars, starting with the most expensive things first, i.e. complete split case engine rebuild by known shop, completely rebuilt transmission, new brakes, etc.

I realize it might seem like you are going more upside down, but presentation is key, and really - the rear view mirror? Sticking it on is all of 5 min and $5 bucks.

And thus is the quandary of owning these old cars. The cost equation is out of whack, either the price for a really good one should be higher, or the price of ones that need love like this one should be lower. The repair costs are too high for prices to make sense.