Too many owners ??
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It isn't uncommon for a 996 to have so many owners. As long as it has been well serviced I wouldn't let it worry you if you intend to keep the car for a couple of years or more. Let the car speak for itself - condition and service history are far more important than number of owners. That's IMHO, of course.
If you want the Porsche Warranty you'll need to get the 111 point check anyway. Personally, I don't think this is comprehensive enough unless you have a lot of experience of buying Porsches. My brother had Peter Morgan PPI his 996 C4 when he bought it, and it was an 8 page, 180 point check with photos and included an HPI check. Far more detailed than the Porsche report and it gave him peace of mind that he was right in his personal assessment of the car.
There is a stigma attached to high no. of owners, and you could use this in your negotiations.
You just need to check who and why. It could be a good thing, particularly if it has been through an OPC or reputable dealer each time, as they should have properly prepared it for each owner.
As suggested, get it checked, ideally add the warranty, and try to make sure you get all the old invoices, handbooks, keys, tools etc (these sometimes go missing with multi-owner cars).
You just need to check who and why. It could be a good thing, particularly if it has been through an OPC or reputable dealer each time, as they should have properly prepared it for each owner.
As suggested, get it checked, ideally add the warranty, and try to make sure you get all the old invoices, handbooks, keys, tools etc (these sometimes go missing with multi-owner cars).
Watty
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If it's a C4 make sure you have the pump to inflate the space-saver tyre! Mine didn't and it was a recovery job for a minor puncture (in the rain of course, on a busy road, with me in a suit - late for a business meeting!)
Again, don't worry too much about number of owners... I did with the first one I bought and the dealer showed me the log books of several others - average length of ownership seems to be 12 -18 months for the first 5 years or so! If I could afford a new one, I'd probably change it every year too [
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Again, don't worry too much about number of owners... I did with the first one I bought and the dealer showed me the log books of several others - average length of ownership seems to be 12 -18 months for the first 5 years or so! If I could afford a new one, I'd probably change it every year too [
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You should get at least two keys. If there is only one, make sure the dealer gets you another. A replacement remote key will cost over £120 including programming. Even a 'service' key is £50+.
You get quite a reasonable tool kit. Jack, wheelbrace, screwdriver, a couple of spanners, a special tool to remove the headlights, and a large plasic bag to use to wrap up a punctured tyre. (It won't fit in the luggage compartment, and you have to put it inside the car). On a C2 it is in a tool roll behind the spacesaver spare wheel. As Ian says, with a C4 you should get a tyre pump.
Why do C2 owners not need a pump? (Must be something obvious here that I'm missing)
We have a different spacesaver which is stored fully inflated.
I'd guess it was something to do with the C4 having 100 litre boot as opposed to 130 for the Carrera.....although having said that, my spare is fully compressed already.....[8|]
The C2 spacesaver looks like it came from a 2CV - a skinny thing that goes at the back of the luggage compartment. The same as the Boxster, I believe. I often rib my brother, who has a C4, about how much bigger mine is than his - but that's another story.
Rodney - if your spare is fully inflated, can you actually get it out?
Rodney - if your spare is fully inflated, can you actually get it out?
Rich,
Just checked it....actually it's probably not inflated........but I couldn't manage to get it out anyway! I would rather walk home, than have that heap of junk at the corner of my car with people laughing at me anyway! []
Just checked it....actually it's probably not inflated........but I couldn't manage to get it out anyway! I would rather walk home, than have that heap of junk at the corner of my car with people laughing at me anyway! [
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That's right. Think yourself lucky if you get a spare. Spend £125000 on a GT2, and all you get is a can of foam to inflate and seal the tyre. Yea, right, that's going to work on a cold rainy night in the middle of nowhere.
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