More owners than advertised

sheslookinhot

force_ten1 said:

has anybody ever been asked when trading in a car to a dealer "how many previous owners has the car had" ?

l have recently sold a car that was four years old and had just under 10,000 miles from new. the dealer paid me a very good price and they sold the car for a premium over cars of similar age and the new owner is the fourth owner

so the number of previous keepers had zero effect on the value of the car and did not stop the new owner from buying it 

All the car buying sites ask for number of previous owners.

daveyjp

"The car is a rangerover evoque 2016 with 65k on the clock."

Brave choice.  I wonder how many of the previous keepers rejected the vehicle.

force_ten1

sheslookinhot said:

force_ten1 said:

has anybody ever been asked when trading in a car to a dealer "how many previous owners has the car had" ?

l have recently sold a car that was four years old and had just under 10,000 miles from new. the dealer paid me a very good price and they sold the car for a premium over cars of similar age and the new owner is the fourth owner

so the number of previous keepers had zero effect on the value of the car and did not stop the new owner from buying it 

All the car buying sites ask for number of previous owners.

and how many people quote the number of previous keepers as shown on the V5 and don't add 1 to include the current keeper?

ROY47

https://motorscan.co.uk/guides/you-car-has-had-multiple-owners-what-kind-of-an-impact-that-can-have-on-a-car#What-if-the-vehicle-has-been-through-several-owners

have a read there and decide yourself

Car_54

ROY47 said:

https://motorscan.co.uk/guides/you-car-has-had-multiple-owners-what-kind-of-an-impact-that-can-have-on-a-car#What-if-the-vehicle-has-been-through-several-owners

have a read there and decide yourself

The author doesn’t know the difference between owner and keeper, so I’d taken the rest with a large pinch of salt .
Anyway, the OP is asking about a seven-year-old car. I shouldn’t think 1 or 3 would have any effect on value.

[Deleted User]

Return it. It's a Range Rover, chances are it's got some nasty faults and keeps getting rejected.

diystarter7

Grey_Critic said:

Possible the First Owner was actually the dealer - They are often registered as a demonstrator to meet sales targets that give the dealer a bonus. - the example quoted by force_ten1 above might well have been the case.

There is also the problem of people buying and rejecting

 - not that anything is wrong simply the buyer decides they do not like it so rejecvt.

Hiya

It does not matter who was or not was the "first owner."

The fact remains:

A brand new car = no previous owners

A pre-reg car = oe previous owner

Buying a brand new car and selling it, car becomes one previous owner

Buying a pre-reg car and selling it, car is one previous owner. The person that buys and sells this car, car sold as two previous
owners

It can get confusing, but if one is buying, it is easily cleared up if it is imprtant to you and it is to OP.

Thnaks

searchlight123

Cameron1590_2 said:

Hello,

Wife recently purchased a car from Cinch. The car was advertised as having one previous owner but the log book has since arrived and it would appear the car has actually had three previous owners. 

We have spoken to Cinch who have said the can give her a £100 as a goodwill gesture. 

Just wondered how much 1 vs 3 previous owners would reduce the value of a car by? 

The car is a rangerover evoque 2016 with 65k on the clock. 

Thanks,

C

How recently did your wife buy the car? If you are unhappy with the offer from Cinch then if it was within 14 days simply reject the car. They have a no quibble 14 day rejection policy. If it's over the 14 days try to negotiate at least a £500 refund and if that's not forthcoming I would look into rejection under the misdescription of the vehicle.

Grumpy_chap

force_ten1 said:

and how many people quote the number of previous keepers as shown on the V5 and don't add 1 to include the current keeper?

I think quite a high proportion, especially trade sellers.  If they can make a car look like 1 owner rather than 2, but without being dishonest, then a trader often will do so.

"1 previous owner" so the current owner is the second and the next purchaser will be the third owner.

"2 owners" and the next purchaser will be the third owner.

Two phrases with exactly the same meaning.

jimjames

More important to me is when the owners had the car, when was the last change of keeper? If it was recent then as mentioned already it could be because there is a fault present.