Is 5 owners for a car a lot for a 10 year old sports car?

Question

I've seen a sports car i want to buy, it looks in great condition and has only 55,000 miles on the clock so I am very tempted, however after running an ownership check on it i've discovered that it has 5 previous owners, this seems a little extreme for a ten year old car!! Part of me think this is a bit dodgy and another part of me realises that with these kind of cars people tend to own them for a couple of years and then upgrade to a newer model as they can then get more exchange money on it being fairly new. What are your opnions? anyone have any experience or thoughts on this?

Answer 1

It's not how many miles a car has, or how many owners. It's how much history. If all of those miles are documented with receipts for repairs and a full service history, then buy it. If not, be a little cautious, have it checked by a mechanic, if it seems fine, buy it.

Answer 2

I wouldn't say its excessive. Its an average of a new owner every two years.

Most people even with normal cars tend to change their car every 2 to 3 years. The fact its a sports car probably even more often. People buy it and find it impractical, too expensive on insurance etc.

As long as the price is right, hpi checks out and the service history is ok then go for it.

Answer 3

You don't say which car it is, but often with these type of cars people buy them as a second car / weekend toy, drive them for a bit and then sell them on = no problem, you also gets owners who always wanted one but then find they are too expensive to run = a problem if they neglected the servicing & repairs. As a previous poster said check the history and service records. It would not put me off buying a car if I thought it was sound. Good luck.

Answer 4

You're right about people changing sports cars more frequently than 'regular' cars. You need to check the service history. It's more important that it has been looked after properly than how many people have owned it.

Some useful info is available from owners club forums, very knowledgeable people will tell you anything to look out for when buying. Search web for the owners club for whatever car you have in mind. I have an MR2 roadster (2001) which I bought last summer, I found this site very useful - www.mr2roc.org.

Hope that helps

Answer 5

It seems like that car has been driven more times than anna nichole smith, but it could still be OK. I have had 9 cars in the last 5 years so some people do have high car turnover.

Answer 6

Maybe they changed the car because the ashtray was full but personally I would say three previous owners too many. Might have been a company car in which case it will have been well thrashed.

Answer 7

with any secondhand car you have to assess it on its own merit. i have owned a really old sports car for many years and when i got it there had been countless previous owners some of whom had done (or had been done )some poor quality repair work so i stripped it down and rebuilt it its 27 this year and still going strong but then i spent enough on it to buy a Porsche

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Answer 9

you are right about the fact that people tend to change such cars to go for a newer model.and you should ask yourself.......uve test driven the car right...............if it feels great to drive and pleasant to look like............is there any problem with it being 5 owners.

Answer 10

for my area, i might want to pick the Porsche. Its more moderen, maximum in all danger more desirable sturdy, and because its more moderen its maximum in all danger simplest to maintain or get aspects for. also, in paying for an older automobile you omit out on each and every of the hot technologies and common experience of the vehicle. i might want to also reccommend searching right into a Maserati.