How many owners is to many?
Discussion
When I was looking for my first Chimaera, Rob Ingleby of Findasportscar made a very interesting and IMO valid comment.
"In some ways having multiple owners can be a good thing because what often happens is that each new owner often pampers the car, get's it serviced properly, spends on extras, etc., and then moves it on relatively quickly. Whereas, with less owners keeping the car longer each change, they may, after a few years of ownership, begin to miss or skimp on services justifying it by the low mileage done in the previous year". As we all know, not good for these cars - they need properly maintaining given there performance.
As said elsewhere - the key is condition, condition condition.
On my first Chim, I was the 7th owner and my second the 5th. Not an issue. In both cases, they were pampered, well looked after cars that I bought on condition, full service history, etc..
"In some ways having multiple owners can be a good thing because what often happens is that each new owner often pampers the car, get's it serviced properly, spends on extras, etc., and then moves it on relatively quickly. Whereas, with less owners keeping the car longer each change, they may, after a few years of ownership, begin to miss or skimp on services justifying it by the low mileage done in the previous year". As we all know, not good for these cars - they need properly maintaining given there performance.
As said elsewhere - the key is condition, condition condition.
On my first Chim, I was the 7th owner and my second the 5th. Not an issue. In both cases, they were pampered, well looked after cars that I bought on condition, full service history, etc..
bababoom said:
It dosent bother me a great deal myself im just thinking how other people think about it when the time comes to sell on.
It's a valid point, whilst there's obviously a lot of common sense amongst some owners and enthusiasts the wider market looks upon silly irrelevant things as a signifier of value. I don't think that will change any time soon sadly. It really annoys me when we get these hyper expensive cars bought as investment and they're never going to be used as a result just locked away. It's just painful for me because they care more about a return on that investment than the car itself. davo23 said:
It's a valid point, whilst there's obviously a lot of common sense amongst some owners and enthusiasts the wider market looks upon silly irrelevant things as a signifier of value. I don't think that will change any time soon sadly.
Nevertheless; facts that can not be ignored if you do care about your own resale values.Once you make the decision to keep the car you have it becomes a moot point. You are freed from even caring about all of that, and simply enjoy
davo23 said:
It really annoys me when we get these hyper expensive cars bought as investment and they're never going to be used as a result just locked away. It's just painful for me because they care more about a return on that investment than the car itself.
A point of view I sympathise with and yet;The only way to truly see what was on offer at the time, to see what any car was really like when they were being sold new, is for a few investors, collectors and museums to keep doing this.
Eventually most cars like this end up in collections, and fortunately the joy of showing their collections part motivates most collectors.
I have known vintage car enthusiasts to travel many miles to take photos of a known original car so they can travel home and do their utmost to restore there own example as best as possible. And so it serves a purpose.
I made several such trips with my father as a child. It all makes so much sense now.
Goaty Bill 2 said:
davo23 said:
It's a valid point, whilst there's obviously a lot of common sense amongst some owners and enthusiasts the wider market looks upon silly irrelevant things as a signifier of value. I don't think that will change any time soon sadly.
Nevertheless; facts that can not be ignored if you do care about your own resale values.Once you make the decision to keep the car you have it becomes a moot point. You are freed from even caring about all of that, and simply enjoy
davo23 said:
It really annoys me when we get these hyper expensive cars bought as investment and they're never going to be used as a result just locked away. It's just painful for me because they care more about a return on that investment than the car itself.
A point of view I sympathise with and yet;The only way to truly see what was on offer at the time, to see what any car was really like when they were being sold new, is for a few investors, collectors and museums to keep doing this.
Eventually most cars like this end up in collections, and fortunately the joy of showing their collections part motivates most collectors.
I have known vintage car enthusiasts to travel many miles to take photos of a known original car so they can travel home and do their utmost to restore there own example as best as possible. And so it serves a purpose.
I made several such trips with my father as a child. It all makes so much sense now.
Are we talking actual owners or registered keepers? I have owned mine years bit due to living overseas it has moved around a bit between friends and family who look after it while I am away. I have owned it for about 3 years and am still the owner however in that time it has had five registered keepers plus myself.
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