belton
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Registered: 23rd Jul 09
Location: Kent
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08 plate VXR . . 3 owners on the log book? although two of which are a father and son, i was told the father brought it for his lad then switched it over, which is understandable as a mate has just done the same on a 60 plate corsa. The car has never had any warrenty work done (have checked vaux's system) and records of all services done at dealers. It is still under VAUX warrenty for another 3 months, which is better warrenty than if i brought 2nd hand from another dealership (they generally seem to offer RAC/AA warrenty. . .) Normally i wouldnt touch it with that amount of owners on such a new car, but i can understand the scenario as exactly the same thing happened on my mates corsa.
Confused  and dunno if i would wanna sell it on to the FIFTH owner a few years down the line
Cheers guys
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Don't see the problem myself
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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If it were me I'd be keeping it for 3 years at least so wouldn't be arsed
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Depends how long you plan on keeping it.
Keep it a few years,and most of the other VXR's around the same age will probably be on the same amount of owners.
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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wouldnt. One of the cars i had was on 9th owner in 9 years.
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belton
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Registered: 23rd Jul 09
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i guess, but would you ever buy such an expensive car with that many owners? i just dunno if i wanna be the fourth owner!
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belton
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Registered: 23rd Jul 09
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Yea really plan on having it a few years as i have saved alot and am sick of getting 'cheaper' cars.
I guess, some have 6+ pwners on 07 plates, always gets alarm bells ringing though when you hear that
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Is this a car or your future wife.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Look for 1 with less owners then if it puts you off.Simples.
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Don't see the problem myself
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nick_sri
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Registered: 5th May 09
Location: Crewe , Cheshire
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if its been looked after , dont think it should be a problem
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Jed D
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Registered: 15th Mar 11
Location: Durham
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im the 13th owner on my slag 1999 b. think its on its 3rd engine and its had a front end shunt at some point. i love it though. depends on the car i think
suppose it'd knock value off but its like mileage, some people will stay away if its high mileage but some people will look for high miles as they know it'll be cheaper because of it
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
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Alot of performance ish cars end up with quite a few owners.
People want them, buy them then sell them a year later when they get sick of 22mpg 
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C2RL R
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Exactly. It's the same when you look at rx8's. People don't consider running costs when they buy these cars.
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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Yep. What ian w said. Mine has had 5 and the vx220 had quite a few too
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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3CorsaMeal
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Fast cars have more owners in my opinion
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stan_the_man
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Location: Perth, Western Australia
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I wouldnt buy it if I were you. Id spend the money on english lessons so you can differentiate between BOUGHT and BROUGHT.
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Tomnova16
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Lol
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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LeeM
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father and son wouldnt bother me, they probably would have both driven it if it stayed in the dads name anyway. who was the first owner and how long did they have it etc?
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Colin
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No problem really is there, cars like that change hand more often, my M3 was 5yrs old with 5 owners, My RS is under 2yr old with 2 owners.
[Edited on 18-04-2011 by Colin]
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emicen
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Registered: 26th Jul 10
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quote:
Originally posted by belton
i guess, but would you ever buy such an expensive car with that many owners? i just dunno if i wanna be the fourth owner!
Try buying a 996 Turbo. Some cars attract owners who move through cars quickly. If its got full history, is in good nick and has warranty remaining I'd go for it if he wants it.
Drive it a month and give it some stick then in for a service and all warranty issues rectified before it runs out 
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Pip308
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Registered: 25th Oct 07
Location: Basingstoke Drives: Audi A4 Avant, Mk1 Caddy
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I'm the second owner of my 03' 160k bora tdi
:-D
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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I don't think I've ever even considered how many owners my cars have had, let alone make a decision based upon it.
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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quote:
Originally posted by stan_the_man
I wouldnt buy it if I were you. Id spend the money on english lessons so you can differentiate between BOUGHT and BROUGHT.
Do you get a 'warrEnty' with those lessons, lol.
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ed
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There's more to the site than Off Day. Car day would be General Chat 
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