It shouldn't matter but it does. People are sometimes concerned about the reason a car has changed hands so many times. In most cases the changes are entirely innocent and the car is as good as any other. CAP does not take into account number of owners in valuing a car. Same value but possibly more difficult to sell quickly.

IMHO -

in general, the more the number of previous owners, the less I would pay for a car in comparison to a similar ( in all other respects) car from the same model year...

1) Potemtially more people having used the car and hence different driving styles affect wear and tear in different ways
2) if there are several owners in a brief period - it may also mean there is/was some problem with the car - and its not that easy to identify when or how often the car has changed hands so safer option is to look for one with fewer owners
3) servicing may not have been consistent with several owners ...

I also feel that if someone hangs on to a car for a fairly long time then they will have invested to keep in on the road and in good nick - especially a car like a RR ... its certainly not a case of driving it into the ground.

That's my two bits worth ...  African Bush Junkie ... in London!

Stats:
2006 TD6 Vogue SE
1972-2015 DeRanged Rover
2001 P38 dHSE (SOLD)

Hi

You can also look at it that if its changed hands through a main dealer on each occassion the car has been subject to several multi point and pre sale checks. WIll have had work done on it sometimes over looked by owners and in the main will have had a warranty on the car for most of its life !!

Other examples to sight - Porsche 911's often only bought as a toy then sold. Its not unusual to see 3 owners in a 12 month period. The above applies and doesnt mean its a bad car. But as ever buyer beware and if you know its had a lot of owners - ask lots of questions !!

For sale again. Now with 110k miles. Price is £11,000 and we're open to offers. Last service in May at 104k miles. MOT was at the end of April.

Chris
01508 498868

Now sold.