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Update 08/20/2009: This car has been sold. Thanks, Bill! Everyone else, thanks for your interest.

Due to an upcoming move, I am selling my beloved 1973 Porsche 914 2.0. This is generally considered the most valuable year and option package for the 4 cylinder 914s. It is an older restoration with no significant rust issues (extremely rare for these cars). The engine was rebuilt by the previous owner and the car has been driven little since. It has the side shift 5 speed transmission, front and rear sway bars, center console, and upgraded exhaust with stainless heat exchangers. The heat actually works.

This car has the original fuel injection system (again, very rare in these cars) and runs great. The motor is powerful and smooth. It needs a couple of cosmetic items I don’t have time to fix in the near future so I am discounting the car. These issues are minor. Ex: paint bubble on trunk lid, glue down dash cover, front spoiler needs to be reattached. The area under the battery, side reinforcements, and other critical areas are in great shape.

The low retail on this 2.0 model is over $12,000 according to NADA. Due to this move I’m selling it for $6000 obo. Please respond by email. No tire kickers. No owner financing offered. Thanks for your interest.

See pictures, attached.

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914 trunk 1

914 rear 1

914 side 1

914 floor 2

914 floor 3

914 engine 1

914 side 2

914 interior 1

914 floor drv

914 trunk 2

914 trunk 3

914 jack point

914 trunk 4

914 wheel 1

914 under 1

914 under 2

914 under 3

914 under 4

914 under 5

Notes on pictures

I found two minor rust spots on the bottom of the car that should be fixed and painted or undercoated. One was a small section of reinforcement rib on the driver’s side about 1/2 of the way down the car. It looks like a small section (1″) was cut and folded over. The other is a spot on the rear bottom jack pad (corner near engine compartment). There is a quarter sized area where rust is starting. The rust in the rear trunk is superficial. I drilled three small holes to help it drain in the off chance that water ever gets in there again. There is no sign of this currently happening.

In these pictures, you can also see the small bubbles on the rear lid and one near the front lid on the 1/4 panel. You may notice some “brown stuff” on the back of the engine compartment and some in the front trunk. That’s from where carpet and insulating material was glued on. I still have these pieces if you want them but my intent was to clean those areas when I had time and leave the junk off.

I’m trying to be as honest as possible about the condition of this car. I do believe that it’s in truly rare shape, especially in this price range. If you want to see any additional pictures, please comment or email me and I will oblige.

Oh, I wish I had time to write an essay on how Goldman has been manipulating the markets (illegally) for years now, but I don’t have time. I believe there will be breaking news on that front soon.

In the meantime, Craig Roberts (former Assistant Treasury Secretary) lets one slip:

Find out at Pay or Go?

If you live in a 3000 sq ft + home near Atlanta, my answer is yes! Y’all are delusional. My wife and I are waiting on the sidelines for prices to drop to reasonable levels. The foreclosure market here is huge, but most of the houses are undesirable (to us anyway) McCraftsmans or just plain abused. I think many in this price range are underwater but can continue to make the payments. Time for your payment option to recast?

HUD has announced a new initiative in housing, intended to help all of those impacted by the rising numbers of foreclosures. The new program, dubbed “Hooverville 2009″ will provide public lands and surplus building materials for the construction of new homes, none of which can exceed 200 square feet in size.

The program will also promote “green” home designs that utilize natural construction materials such as dirt floors and recyclable cardboard walls. Many of the homes will also serve as a natural habitat for protected animal species, such as the Southern New Jersey Cockroach.

More details to be released soon…

Your next neighborhood

The big scam

Make no mistake, the bailout will go through. Congress is just doing what they always do, as G. Edward Griffin described 15 years ago:

If you have the time and interest, I recommend Googling “Creature From Jekyll Island”.

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