8 owners in 4 years.. red flag?
8 owners in 4 years.. red flag?
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Andronicus1024

Original Poster:

4 posts

18 months

Friday 31st January 2025
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I came across a nice looking BMW 235i gran coupe on Autotrader. Well below market price, but has 8 owners in 4 years.

Should I be worried? or is it a good deal to be had?

66HFM

845 posts

52 months

Friday 31st January 2025
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1st question would be to find out how long the current owner has had it and why are they selling it?
How long would you be intending to keep it for, if a long term then the number of owners becomes less of an issue but if only 6 months you'll then have the same challenges etc selling it?

How much is it and is it below market price?

Go in with eyes open

Andronicus1024

Original Poster:

4 posts

18 months

Friday 31st January 2025
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2021 model with 22k miles for £15,990

joropug

3,009 posts

216 months

Friday 31st January 2025
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That’s a ludicrously low price. Clearly something off

Just found the advert.

Red flags:
-Owners obviously
-£3000 cheaper than the next cheapest one in the country which has done 80,000 miles
-Photos in a field
-ODB port flap is wide open in the pictures lol
-Crap advert

Seats are awful but that’s choice - they are also pro pack seats but the car doesn’t look to have it which means they aren’t standard, at least from my knowledge of looking these cars up.

Edit: has blue calipers and HK so maybe it does but the wheels are not pro wheels I don’t think?

Wouldn’t touch it at all

Harry you Potter

187 posts

25 months

Wednesday 5th February 2025
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Run a mile and don’t silly yourself

Monkeylegend

28,832 posts

258 months

Wednesday 5th February 2025
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Andronicus1024 said:
I came across a nice looking BMW 235i gran coupe on Autotrader. Well below market price, but has 8 owners in 4 years.

Should I be worried? or is it a good deal to be had?
You probably have no need to worry until you have bought it.

paul_c123

2,210 posts

20 months

Wednesday 5th February 2025
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Yeah

joropug

3,009 posts

216 months

Wednesday 5th February 2025
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no longer for sale, if you did buy it OP, please let us know!