Advice on an HPI check...

[shadowsun]

Greets!

I decided to HPI check the car that I was looking at (05 Clio 182) and I need some advice on it.

All came back good minus that the RAC check flagged this:
'Interest registered against a previous plate'

Plate Transfer

• The current plate was transferred to this vehicle on 02/02/2007
• DW0**** was applied to this vehicle on 29/07/2005
  • This VRM has been recorded as having an outstanding finance agreement
  • An outstanding finance agreement was recorded on 07/01/2008 against a CLIO CAMPUS 3DR
  
  
• WL**** was applied to this vehicle on 30/06/2005
  • There are no interests recorded against WL****

Also, the car has had 4 previous owners, is that high for a 4 year old car of this nature? My pops seems to think so.

Cheers.

 

[TidyRach]

4 is very high... not sure exactly what it means because of the campus/182 bit, doesnt make sense. Its worth giving the DVLA or someone a call possibly just to ask what the wording means...

 

[shadowsun]

Yeah, we're going to investigate further tommorrow. I assume that if someone bought it from new then had it taken off them then it was resold that's 2 owners right there. The car looks mint but then if somethings too good to be true, it generally is! Any other thoughts anyone?

 

[Jonff]

Makes you wonder why it's had so many owners though. Problematic car?

 

[shadowsun]

Yeah, that's what pops said. It ran like a dream when I looked at it though grrrr now I'm in two minds.

 

[RDH]

I'm the fifth owner of my car in 4 years and it runs like a dream, not had a single problem in over a year now, touch wood.

 

[Jonff]

I'm the fifth owner of my car in 4 years and it runs like a dream, not had a single problem in over a year now, touch wood.

Fatal last words lol. Yeah it could be totally innocent and coincidental but it does play on your mind.

That last Escort I had, had 7 owners and all I had to replace was a battery and tyres in a year.

 

[shadowsun]

See my thoughts were that a performance car people may chop and change more often, but having said that I'm trading in a perfectley reliable Clio that I've had from new so I might have to pull my hair out.

 

[RDH]

Would expect cars such as mine to do alot more trading than performance cars, but providing the car was mint and with FSH it wouldn't bother me.

 

[TidyRach]

^^^ Yeah & you have the people who buy the cars & dont take in to account insurance, running costs, servicing etc & realise pretty quickly they cant actually afford the car!

 

[Jonff]

If you're worried you could pay for that check R.A.C do? Or if you know someone who's handy with cars to give a look over?

 

[shadowsun]

I was thinking of an RAC check and as someone said it could all be innocent. Pops is going to talk to them tommorrow as he knows a bit more than me about the car game. I get too wound up

 

[Jonff]

I was thinking of an RAC check and as someone said it could all be innocent. Pops is going to talk to them tommorrow as he knows a bit more than me about the car game. I get too wound up

Surely spending £150 or so on a check and being innocent is better than spending thousands on a dog? It's just for piece of mind really.

I'm sure there's a car buying guide on here somewhere for things to look for.

 

[Sir_Dave]

IMHO its not like theres a shortage of 182's; any questions and look at another one.