7-owner car - opinions?
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7-owner car - opinions?
I'm looking at an '06 Carrera S, 49k miles, clean Carfax, but 7 prior owners. Is good, so is there any reason to avoid the car? Any opinions on how this might affect the car's value? Or does it?
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Sometimes single owners ping multiple owners when purchased off a lease, or was once a company car then purchased by the owner. Stuff like that. So, not always accurate. Depends on what you're looking at.
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My car shows an owner for 1 month, but it was a private dealer. Some of that may be the case, but 7 seems high. Why did 6 or so people not love the car enough to hang on a while?
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Its out of warranty... If the price is right, have it checked by a Porsche dealership, and if it checks out ok, don't worry about it. Not everyone that buys a Porsche likes the feel and ride which could explain multiple owners.
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PPI checks out OK. Brake rotors are below minimum spec is the only real issue. DME seems OK:
R1 670 1507.2h
R2 99 1316.5h
R3 1 1316.5h
1589.6 total
The 7 owners I would use to negotiate the price. I mentioned it to my PPI contact and he went silent. But said not necessarily a problem. He threw out a 5% hit in value but was just guessing.
Even the salesman (car is at non-Porsche "exotics" dealer) said the only "problem" with the car was that it had 7 owners. The car is not an investment so if it is good and good price I don't mind many owners, but I am curious how it could affect my ability to sell it in the future because I would have to have it for a long time for it to no longer be a seen as an issue.
Any feeling about what the car is worth? See it HERE. Thanks!
R1 670 1507.2h
R2 99 1316.5h
R3 1 1316.5h
1589.6 total
The 7 owners I would use to negotiate the price. I mentioned it to my PPI contact and he went silent. But said not necessarily a problem. He threw out a 5% hit in value but was just guessing.
Even the salesman (car is at non-Porsche "exotics" dealer) said the only "problem" with the car was that it had 7 owners. The car is not an investment so if it is good and good price I don't mind many owners, but I am curious how it could affect my ability to sell it in the future because I would have to have it for a long time for it to no longer be a seen as an issue.
Any feeling about what the car is worth? See it HERE. Thanks!
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Red Flag IMHO. As the 8th owner, it will affect your ability to sell it if you need to. A reassuring PPI helps, but even a good PPI can miss something small (like a strange cabin odor, odd squeak etc) that drives an owner crazy and forces him/her to sell. I'd research it carefully. M
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Nice looking. I will considered it! Good luck!!
#12
I would be concerned it has not had proper service changing hands so many times. For instance, brake fluid flush due every 2 years. Sounds like nobody has ever owned it for 2 years, so they likely haven't had that done, among other things. If you had at least some service records I'd be OK with it, but otherwise no.
#13
I like the look of the black wheels. I have the same car, but the wheels are not black. Looks good.
I can understand your concern with 7 owners. How many dealers have owned the car, out of the 7?
I can understand your concern with 7 owners. How many dealers have owned the car, out of the 7?
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I would be concerned it has not had proper service changing hands so many times. For instance, brake fluid flush due every 2 years. Sounds like nobody has ever owned it for 2 years, so they likely haven't had that done, among other things. If you had at least some service records I'd be OK with it, but otherwise no.