Cheap Thrills: Porsche for $1,000

Here at Rumblenote, we've been noticing a certain oddity in the car classified world. Call it mixed signals. In the first part of the ad, a guy will say how badly he needs to get rid of his car (needs money, wife wants place to park, lost interest in project....) Then, after a long description of why the car must go, he sets the price, followed by the word FIRM. Take the Virginian selling this Porsche 924.
Track guys like these, but to our mind, they're the least desirable Porsche, exempting, perhaps, the tractors Porsche manufactured--basically a 944 without the cool bits. Still, if it runs, we think it's probably worth the $1,300 FIRM he's asking for it, even as an upscale winter beater. But since he preambles his description of the custom exhaust with "I NEED THIS CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE ASAP," we're coming into it low ball and having trouble registering the FIRM.
Sellers are sending out conflicting signals, but buyer are not confused. They smell the blood in the water. We're calling this one a great deal at $1,000 FIRM.