skeelo58

I'm in the market for a C8, and I found one for a reasonable price, with all the options I want.

But there's a catch.

It's a 2022 and already has 4 previous owners.

1st owner put 9,579 miles on it in 7 months.

2nd owner owned it for 2 months and put 1500 miles on.

3rd owner owned it for 4 months and put on 7500 miles.

4th owner owned it for 5 months and put on 1200 miles.

Would this be a red flag for anyone? It has 15 months left on the 3 year 36k bumper to bumper warranty, and 39 months left on the 5 year 60k powertrain warranty, so I'm assuming I'd be covered should there be any issues that appear, but again, 4 owners in a little less than 2 years....

Maybe there's something legit wrong with it that's unable to be fixed? Or maybe it's just been a bunch of C8 owners that have upgraded to the new model year. Who knows.

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winders

Di you verify all maintenance was done on time and properly?

Red Mist Rulz

It would make me wonder why they sold it so quickly. Maybe they just didn't like it, but maybe they had issues they didn't want to deal with. I'd keep looking.

Bald Guy

It looks like people just want to have a good time and then try the next thing with this type of car.

I usually go for brand new cars and if I have no choice maybe a one owner car. That's just me though.

skeelo58

The Carfax is somewhat inconsistent. Shows first oil change at 9500 miles, when it was listed for sale. But it's possible that the dealership he got the oil changed at at approximately 5k or whatever just didn't report it on the service history.

Next service records are at 11k and 18k.

It's for sale at a Porsche dealership currently, so I'm not sure if they'll be able to get me any kind of vehicle service history or not. May need to see if my local GM dealership can do me a solid on that end.

pltmgr

4 owner 2022 at a Porsche dealer- Id keep looking.

CaryBob

It would be a red flag for me. Definitely check Carfax to see where it’s been and see if there’s any hints of how it was used. I would be worried about how hard it was used by people who didn’t intend to keep it more than a few months.

There are plenty of used C8s out there with one owner. I was at a reputable dealer today with at least six new C8s and several used ones that were for sale without any markups. The used ones had been sold and serviced by the same dealer, which is a helpful thing to know.

SneedFeedAndSeed

Think about it, those four men took their turn with that vehicle.
Think of what they did to it, how will you sleep at night?
The voices will haunt you as long as you own it so dont do it

Maxie2U

Unless it’s an amazing deal why would anyone want to buy a 4 owner C8 when there are now so many one owner cars available?

skeelo58

Yeah you're probably right.

Just kind of a PITA finding one w the exact options. It's not incredibly difficult, but it seems every time I find one w the options I want, it's 5-6k more than it should be.

Gotta love dealerships eh?

1 STING

Well, at the present rate that C8's amount of owners and mileage will match Taylor Swift's exes and mileage in a couple years.

The question is, would you propose?

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VegasDan

It's a car - not a girlfriend.
If it is optioned the way you want it - you can get a pre inspection done - you can verify the warranty and you can get it at a price you feel is fair.

Then who gives a flying fig newton how many titles it has had issued?

A ONE owner car that has been thrashed on - loaned out to friends and spent weekends at the dragstrip with the owners 16 year old kid aint no prize either; but because it has had only one owner - its a model of purity?

Unless you buy it new - you aint the first and you aint never going to be the first. Judge it by its merits - not some arbitrary body count.

Maxie2U

Easy to say when it’s someone else buying it!

BearZ06

I would never depend on Carfax to have a complete history. Have a GM dealer look up the cars history, if that looks good and car looks good, you can make a decision. I agree with Vegas above, judge the car on it's merits and history. If it's been in the shop a bunch, move on.

cmonkey713

Run the VIN through your local Chevrolet dealer and check the service history. This may give you some idea of the general treatment of the car. Carfax may help but not always reliable.

BasicMember

Definitely not without a prenup and a box of prophylactics.

Salmon057

I'd pass, plenty for sale now at discounted prices that were not passed around.

449er

I guess that if the price was right, I would consider it providing the maintenance records are available

Scruff Vette

I would walk away from it. I would think there was a reason why 4 people let it go so quickly.

jimmie jam

No way.....no way. There are others one owner cars. Just like a salvage title, it might be less money but when you go to sell you "may" have to discount it to get someone interested. Again, there will be plenty of one owner cars for sale that... will be your competition