FS: @eBay - 100% Original 911T with 736 miles One of a Kind 1973 Porsche 911

[boxster03]

US $185,000.00



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/100-O...item5191d433a2

[SrfCity]

I've seen it in person. Looks pretty close to the day it was built. If I had scads of dough and chose to buy it I'd drive it. I understand Seinfeld was kicking it around but the price was thought too high back then. I want to say it was in the mid 2's. Yea, it is hard to put a value on it as the pristine condition is the selling point as a "T" isn't exactly rare.

[gruen911]

How do you even prepare a 37 year old car to drive which only has only had 736 miles on it during that time? Every bearing in that motor, except maybe the crank bearings, hasn't seen oil in 30 some years, and all of the seals must be dry as bones, unless the car has been started religiously every few months.

[skinnerd]

Only thing I can say....
No way they will get $185,000 for this car.
In this economy?
They are dreaming so much.

Has our society become so out of touch, that this car will bring this much money?
Really....
All you early 911 guys.
Would a car like this really be worth that much money to you?
What is important to you in your life?
I ask you....
These prices are just too crazy.
Again I ask you, would you ever pay this kind of cash?
Way.....too....much.....money.
It's just nuts!!!!
IMHO.

Cheers to all.

[kenikh]

It's a bait price, meant to get someone to bring in a "lowball" offer that is actually close to fair market. I could see the car going for $100K.

[Bobby Smith]

Only thing I can say....
No way they will get $185,000 for this car.
In this economy?
They are dreaming so much.

Has our society become so out of touch, that this car will bring this much money?
Really....
All you early 911 guys.
Would a car like this really be worth that much money to you?
What is important to you in your life?
I ask you....
These prices are just too crazy.
Again I ask you, would you ever pay this kind of cash?
Way.....too....much.....money.
It's just nuts!!!!
IMHO.

Cheers to all.

Skinnerd
Take a deep breath. Not worth getting worked up about.

[Ringmeister]

I for one hope he gets it, it makes my '73T worth more not that I'll sell it.

[Pinball]

Had a chance to see and touch this car 3 weeks ago. It's not nearly as appealing as its admittedly low mileage would suggest. It smells musty and is not particularly inviting. And what would you do with it once you bought it? Drive it and undermine its value? Or park it in a garage or in some vault?

These cars were meant to be driven, not turned into museum pieces. My thought on seeing it was, "How sad that its owners denied themselves the pleasure of driving it all these years."

So who'll be the next in line?

Personally, I wouldn't value it higher than $60-$70K, but as they say, opinions are like noses. Everybody has one.

[garycox]

I do not know the market value....The real value here is the low mile original, although the car looks almost too pristine. To be fair one would have to see and smell in person....

I would not presume to tell someone else what it may be worth to them and what their money is worth. I know a one of a kind item is extremely difficult to price/guess the market so maybe someone will pay the asking price, who is to say except the buyer and seller. The art market is a good comparable here...Or some guy buys a baseball card for 2 mil and I think he is crazy but then he sells the card two years later for 4.3 mil. Happens all the time with one of a kind items. Who is really crazy?

Quite a few years ago I purchased a 5000 mile original unrestored 1963 corvette, paid about double the average market price for a 63 corvette at that time, i thought it was crazy money and foolish but my wife of all people said go for it. I think she really understood the unique beauty. Anyway, i drove it around the block a few times, once even had my wife and my two small daughters along for the ride. Mostly the car sat in the garage, but you know I enjoyed that car about as much or more than any I have owned. I could happily sit and stare for extended periods and always noticed some new to me detail that is just not the same with restored cars. The point is there is enjoyment of a different type with a car like this, I am sure the eventual new owner of this porsche will have plenty of others to drive. Anyhow i sold the corvette a few years ago when everything including corvettes was very hot. I decided a number that meant more to me than the car and made a couple of phone calls. A few days later the car was gone. I am sure some would call the buyer of my car crazy for what he paid, just as I thought i was crazy when I wrote the check, but it all turned out well. I have my wife to thank.

I do not believe I will ever repeat that experience, but the lesson I learned is that desirable, sought after cars have value, but desirable and unique one of a kind can be valued in a much different way. Look at it this way, any potential buyer cannot just shop it against the one down the street.

One other thing to consider. If a wealthy highly compensated worker works, say two months to save the money to buy this crazy money car but some of us mortals work a year to save the money to buy that 30K r gruppe 70 we have lusted after which of us is really out of touch or crazy?? What would we each have in ten years?

[turbochad]

How many 1000 mile 911s are out there? I would think that an original car would bring a significant premium over a perfect restoration. I can see this car pulling at least $120K. There are plenty of them out there to drive, there is a place in the herd for time defying pieces.