How many owners is too many?
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I'm looking at a 2004 Turbo in Colorado that has had 7 owners all from East of the Mississippi.
I live in So Calif.
I like to get you opinions...
I live in So Calif.
I like to get you opinions...
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My C2 had 5 "owners" when I sold it.. 1 company car for MR A, - 2 MR A company "moved" to Delaware (taxes?), - 3 - MR A moved to NY put the car in his name and later traded the car in. 4 MR B bought it drove it ~3k miles and put it on consignment where, 5- I bought it with ~ 22k miles on it. So I would say it depends. How many owners did it really have?
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Number of owners doesn't really matter to me. Condition of car is #1. I did luck out. Got a 2 owner car and second owner had bought it cpo'd with 8k miles. But car has had its normal 15 year old car issues
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Condition means far more than number of owners.
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Not directed at OP but just in general, I've never understood peoples obsession with the number of owners if the car is in good condition. Unless its going to be a concourse car or something I wouldn't care at all, probably not even then.
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Originally Posted by medtech
For me, it's kinda like asking how many boyfriends is too many. You have to get the details on who and why before you make a decision about her. ![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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Well, for those types who want a "no stories" car and are willing to pay extra for it, 7 previous owners is too many. Remember though that this type of buyer considers 50k miles to be high mileage on a 15 year old car. And a repainted bumper cover to correct rock chips is "paintwork" enough to disqualify a car from purchase consideration. For the rest of us who actually drive our cars, it's all about condition.
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I think some are potentially concerned about ending up with a 'problem car' that's been bought, perhaps not enjoyed, and then passed on....but yeah, a good PPI and some eyeballs should be able to vet out serious issues.
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Not sure about the # of owners, more concerned about the east of the Mississippi. If it was a year round car i would be concerned about corrosion. When i searched for my car it was left coast only requirement unless it was a well documented garage queen.
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Between So Cal and NorCal you should have a few good examples to choose from, given some passage of time.
My car came from San Diego, but it was originally sold in NorCal (Fremont). No rusty wastegates here!
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These questions need to change as the cars age. Think about it, that car is now almost 15 years old. It's an old used car.
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One is too many - 7 folks driving a hi performance vehicle in a high performance manner that does not necessarily align with my idea of hi performance driving - no thanks, to many things can be wrong under the surface.