looking at a 225 in the morning, need help!
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looking at a 225 in the morning, need help!
travelling 100 miles to look at a 05 black 225 tomoro, it has 52,000 and has had a cambelt change, not fsh but its got 5 stamps, only thing is its had 6 owners, should i stay away or look for anything specific? thanks for any reply, Paul
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Re: looking at a 225 in the morning, need help!
Six owners in seven years would worry me. What do each of them find so awful that they sell up so quickly?
I wouldn't waste the fuel on a 200 mile round trip. But that's just my opinion.
It could be a fantastic car and all six owners could have had a genuine reason to sell, but consider that at some point you will be trying to sell it with 'seven careful owners' !
I'd wait it out, there'll be another along soon.
PS. Sorry to sound negative, but I was a salesman then sales manager in a Renault dealership for six years and without fail the cars with lots of owners (which we took in as p/x's) were the ones with lots of problems.
I wouldn't waste the fuel on a 200 mile round trip. But that's just my opinion.
It could be a fantastic car and all six owners could have had a genuine reason to sell, but consider that at some point you will be trying to sell it with 'seven careful owners' !
I'd wait it out, there'll be another along soon.
PS. Sorry to sound negative, but I was a salesman then sales manager in a Renault dealership for six years and without fail the cars with lots of owners (which we took in as p/x's) were the ones with lots of problems.
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Re: looking at a 225 in the morning, need help!
morganjake1544 wrote:Six owners in seven years would worry me. What do each of them find so awful that they sell up so quickly?
I wouldn't waste the fuel on a 200 mile round trip. But that's just my opinion.
It could be a fantastic car and all six owners could have had a genuine reason to sell, but consider that at some point you will be trying to sell it with 'seven careful owners' !
I'd wait it out, there'll be another along soon.
PS. Sorry to sound negative, but I was a salesman then sales manager in a Renault dealership for six years and without fail the cars with lots of owners (which we took in as p/x's) were the ones with lots of problems.
VERY wise advice. Take note of the number plate, then check ebay from time to time. Bet you my EGR solenoid it comes up within the year.
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