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Is multiple owners an issue?
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Is multiple owners an issue?
Morning all,
I've come across a well-specced and reasonably well-priced Z4 30i (2010) that I like the look of, but it has had 6 owners in the 75k miles that it's done. Would you view this as problematic, and why?
I've come across a well-specced and reasonably well-priced Z4 30i (2010) that I like the look of, but it has had 6 owners in the 75k miles that it's done. Would you view this as problematic, and why?
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Is multiple owners an issue?
Not really on its own no.
You would have to review the history and see if you could glean any idea of what those owners were like.
For example, you'd probably be over the moon if you saw it had just one lady owner.
But that could have been a 90-y-o who forgot to change out of 1st gear, or Jamie Chadwick!
6 owners over 12 years seems to fit the profile of a lot of cars like this. People get them for a toy for a short while, then move them on as their circumstances change.
You would have to review the history and see if you could glean any idea of what those owners were like.
For example, you'd probably be over the moon if you saw it had just one lady owner.
But that could have been a 90-y-o who forgot to change out of 1st gear, or Jamie Chadwick!
6 owners over 12 years seems to fit the profile of a lot of cars like this. People get them for a toy for a short while, then move them on as their circumstances change.
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Is multiple owners an issue?
As said above - normal for high ownership count on these sorts of cars (unlike a family car which people tend to keep longer). I'm the 7th owner on mine, wouldn't surprise me if older Z's had over 10 in the next few yearsJellybaby38 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:41 am Morning all,
I've come across a well-specced and reasonably well-priced Z4 30i (2010) that I like the look of, but it has had 6 owners in the 75k miles that it's done. Would you view this as problematic, and why?
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I think most of us would prefer less. But I agree completely with the previous post. What matters is the visual and mechanical condition of the car. Of cause you can't see all of that so check the paper work and check it has been maintained properly.
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It will 100% matter to some and not to others and I'm in the former category.
I've just paid a deposit on a Z4 private sale where the car has had 3 owners (It's a 2011). If the car had 5/6/7 owners, I'd not have gone to see it preferring to wait on a lower owner car. People in the latter category won't be bothered at all by it.
For those buyers who do bother, when you come to sell a high owner car you may take a few people out of your interest pool because of it.
I do get enuff_zeds bit about people having this type of car for a short time and then moving them on so it's perhaps not the big negative I think it is but it still would be a problem for me/some.
I've just paid a deposit on a Z4 private sale where the car has had 3 owners (It's a 2011). If the car had 5/6/7 owners, I'd not have gone to see it preferring to wait on a lower owner car. People in the latter category won't be bothered at all by it.
For those buyers who do bother, when you come to sell a high owner car you may take a few people out of your interest pool because of it.
I do get enuff_zeds bit about people having this type of car for a short time and then moving them on so it's perhaps not the big negative I think it is but it still would be a problem for me/some.
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Is multiple owners an issue?
Zeds are 'toys' to most folks. and like most toys often fall out of favour for many reasons..so in that context 6 owners in 12 years is not in itself an issue..
I'f look as best as you can at the service records and MOT reports..plus of course detailed visual inspection!
I'f look as best as you can at the service records and MOT reports..plus of course detailed visual inspection!
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Is multiple owners an issue?
What you bought Stuart?
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Is multiple owners an issue?
stick a link up to it and people will give you some advice.....
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Is multiple owners an issue?
Check MOTs and look for service history.
What you don’t want is a Fiesta ST with seven owners, but a two seat Z4 is usually only kept for a couple of years.
I was the third owner of mine when the car was four years old!
What you don’t want is a Fiesta ST with seven owners, but a two seat Z4 is usually only kept for a couple of years.
I was the third owner of mine when the car was four years old!
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Is multiple owners an issue?
+1.
High numbers of owners does seem to affect desirability, though (don't know whether it really affects value). Presumably this is down to 'peace of mind'.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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Is multiple owners an issue?
My car had two owners with 72k miles, is that any worse than a well looked after car with 5 owners, just depends on the history etc.
If it had FSH and passed every MOT without anything major then I would not worry at all
If it had FSH and passed every MOT without anything major then I would not worry at all
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Is multiple owners an issue?
You need to be the registered keeper to get your own insurance policy. It's not uncommon for a car to stay in the same household and have multiple keepers listed.
Seems daft to discount a car without even asking about the history.
Seems daft to discount a car without even asking about the history.
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I was really lucky finding mine. It has just one previous owner...Dutch fella name of Hertz Van Rental...
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
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Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
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Mazda3 sold
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Is multiple owners an issue?
I have a Corsa showing 4 owners, one was my dad and now me as the fourth
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Is multiple owners an issue?
I figured it would be one of those things that divides people. I would generally prefer fewer owners, but the toy aspect of it is a consideration.
I'm still waiting to receive the service histroy/details of any work. The last MOT in Sept '21 showed cracks on both rear wheels, which then passed the next day, so I don't know if they were replaced or welded. We'll see what the history says. It's going into BMW Monday for a service/MOT so we'll see what comes out of that
I'm still waiting to receive the service histroy/details of any work. The last MOT in Sept '21 showed cracks on both rear wheels, which then passed the next day, so I don't know if they were replaced or welded. We'll see what the history says. It's going into BMW Monday for a service/MOT so we'll see what comes out of that