Dream on: $58,900???

What's the problem? According to the ad this car was the result of a complete restoration and upgrade. I couldn't find anything that jumped out as looking incorrect or poorly-done in the pics. If that's right then I think this price seems fair. Assuming you started with a base car and did/paid for all of that work yourself, you would have way more than $60k in the car.

I wouldn't pay this much for this car, since I don't love green, but it doesn't seem out of bounds to me.
 
Where's the love? If you own an E9, why wouldn't you want to see ads like this? That car looks great, and if done well, would deliver a great driving experience.

For that price, though, the rear window aluminum needs to be included.

My $.02. Carry on with the calamity that this thread will turn into...
 
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Yes, pricey and hopeful

Rear seat behind the driver is in need of repair.
Front air dam center notch is not symetrical... looks like it has a problem.
 
When I was trying to buy one, I'd say it was overpriced. Now that I own one, I hope he gets his asking price. (I doubt he will). No real structural shots other than green paint.
 
posers vs real buyers...

Not trying to offend but...
Some times posts here remind me of BAT. Posers w/o $$ diss the high prices on properly restored cars & in the next line suggest they'd drive it like they stole it.

E9's are expensive to get right, and $55 for a car done top to bottom & done correctly is reasonable it compared to buying one to restore.

Forget book value and say you had $55k to buy & restore an E9 to 98point condition. Might this car be about what you'd end up spending? Except you don't have risk finding a good restorer (harder than you think), then wait three years for the job to be done. Nd in the EU, prices are similar to here but in €. So it's even more reasonably priced for a German who has a way around import duty.
 
bfeng said:
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E9's are expensive to get right, and $55 for a car done top to bottom & done correctly is reasonable it compared to buying one to restore.
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This car has had far too many mods to justify this price. No doubt there are some fine examples of a 3.0 CSI out there that justify a value pushing $58,900, but this ain't one of them IMHO.

The market establishes value, not me.

How many e9 coupes are selling for this kind of money? What it may have cost the owner to get his car back into top shape is irrelevant to its market value. since there are many well preserved cars (whose underlying economics are therefore different) that it still has to compete in the marketplace with.

In my opinion, based on what I see out there in the market, this is a $35k car and not a $58,900 car. The fact it is being sold by a dealer explains at least half of that difference.
 
In the old CS Registry it was Amazonasgrun, not Agave, but I don't know if that color was even available in 1971. It is an early US 4 speed with 2240038. Assuming that structurally it really is sound and paint is of a very high quality, I think it needs a few small things taken care of first: aluminum trim for front and rear windows, fix screws holding door panels to door, a nicer steering wheel perhaps, move that fuel pump in trunk to a less obtrusive location, and some good photos of the underside. I love Agave and Tan, great color combo.
 
Another Frankenstein restoration, but still, if it commands this price what will that say about an original car, or a car restored to factory specs?
 
Crazy like a fox ???

A point you guys may be overlooking ---- the car may be listed at that price for another reason altogether. Lets say you owned some type of automotive repair business and you spent 20K restoring a coupe for yourself. Well if your selling the car for a hopeful business profit you can write that 20K off as expenses. What better way to prove your intentions :idea: than to have copies of the sales you have run on the car. It could make a big difference in the bottom line at the end of the year.

As far as the paint job goes I looked at every photo and could not see one where I can see the faint horizontal mid body highlight line that gives body men so much trouble. Also no attempt to put the sound deadening material on the strut towers and the missing window surround moldings leaves me with the impression that this is a so so refinishing job at best. Having the “body man’s eye” is almost a curse, you only notice the sins, never anything good so I apologize for my assessment of this car but that’s the way I see :sad: it, many people would be very happy :-D with the shinny paint. ~ John Buchtenkirch
 
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Another Frankenstein restoration, but still, if it commands this price what will that say about an original car, or a car restored to factory specs?
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That a restromod is better than an original restoration in some cases? ;)
 
Is that a period correct air dam?(butt ugly)As far as pricing, I think it's a pipe dream but hope he gets it for the rest of us!
 
Duane Sword's car is a restomod (in part)

I'd I don't think there's a man amongst you that wouldn't agree it is 10x better than any stock 1974 CS.
 
Couple of thoughts

First, this dealer is in a very wealthy part of the country, and it is not inconceivable that some investment banker might walk in with his bonus and just buy it because he likes it and because it is a lot cheaper than a vintage 911S.
Second, it would be great if the dealer shares with the rest of us what he gets for the car, but I am afraid we will never know.
Looks like a fine car from the pics, but all the details the others have noted should be fixed for that price, and it should have a Petri as well IMHO.
I hope the dealer gets all the money and I don't begrudge him making a profit, no matter how large, as long as the car is as high quality as he says it is. I wouldn't just call him a "flipper" without some cause to back it up. "Flipper" sounds a bit pejorative to me. Is Wayne Carini "a flipper", too? Some of these guys actually have some knowledge about cars that other people don't. The best dealers ones only buy high quality examples to re-sell and these types develop client lists that buy again and again.
Scott
 
interesting airdam

Appears to be the same period British made airdam I have. If it is, its aluminum, or a f/glass copy.

Don't think it its quite positioned correctly, installer likely didn't have a good reference. I know I remounted mine after first installed.

Tips to whomever buys it: watch those compression dips in the road at speed and parking lot curbs......"SMACK!" ......DOH! not again....

-s
 
value

As someone who is presently going through the appraisal process, I'm keen to see if this sells. Like the rest of you, I do hope it sells at or near the asking price and I don't think the price is far off frankly, but I am (very) biased. OK, and hopeful.:lol:

Len, not sure I would call this a Frankencoup, just tastefully modified. It will be interesting to see if the "changes" have an effect on the value. I guess it will depend upon the use intentions of the next buyer. If he/she truly want to drive it, they may appreciate the mods, again my opinion and bias as the owner of two heavily modded cars that are built to be driven and are.

Paging Senior Senator Murray! If anyone has a real world pulse on the values of these cars, its him. I hope he'll weigh in.
 
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