Concerned about buying 01 w 6 prev owners

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by Bigsmoothlee

6 owners? WHO CARES!!

Its a stupid machine, not a woman thats been married 6 times.

Check the mechanicals, make sure the maintenance has been performed, and enjoy a fantastic car for a slightly lowered value.

Maintenance is everything, FORGET about mileage. I'm a Mercedes and Porsche repair specialist, and I've seen S-class limos with over 400,000 miles that were in better shape than a spoiled brat who had 90,000 miles on the same car but didnt do anything aside from drive it into the ground and put gas in it. That same 400k limo had perfect leather seats because the owner conditioned the seat on a regular basis and never wore jeans. The engine ran perfect because he changed the oil every 2-3 weeks ( about 3-4k in that time ). The paint was great, the suspension was perfect... I would buy his car over many others with " Low mileage "

I can tell you a similar story of a white 87 911 that had 465,000 miles on it ( engine and trans were NEVER rebuilt ), it was a one owner car too ( until I bought it from him ). Perfect shape, oil changes were done on a regular basis. I had to sit in his car and really listen for the noises he complained about, but nothing was left unrepaired...

My boxster had 140k on it, but every bit in the suspension was new, brakes and rotors were new, the top was less than a year old, and the interior was full leather and perfect. It made a great car to swap in a 3.4 into, which I did.

Moral of the story? A 200k mile car that was maintained by a nut with OCD may be better than a car with 80k that was bought new for a young kid who never took it to the shop, destroyed it, and asked daddy for a new car.

+1

It makes no difference how many owners a car has had. The truely important thing is how much care the LAST owner put into it.

[jb92563]

I am so enamored with my 2001 Boxster S that I can't imagine ever being without one.

However, one owned by 6 previous owners is a strong indication that they did not have that same feeling about this particular one.

Why?

Maintenance costs are too much, it doesn't feel right, or there are just too many annoying issues?

Logic dictates you should stay away from that one as chances are good that you will also grow tired of it soon and sell it.(But not before you have emptied your wallet on it)

Emotion is causing you to ask for 2nd opinions in opposition to what your logic already suspects.

Don't buy a 6 owner car when there are plenty of cars to choose from that have few miles and just a few owners that thought the car was great, but it was time to move up or move on.

Sure there is a very small possibility of it being fine, but a lottery ticket will give you the same odds and if you win, then go out and buy the latest Boxster instead and be the 1st happy owner guaranteed.


Good job on making a SMART and LOGICAL choice by buying the 1 owner car, you will not regret that choice.