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Originally Posted by Mov Ov3r
I'm going against the grain here, I don't see anything wrong with it. Even though it shows 1 oil change on record, doesn't mean it's only had one oil change. Personally, I would have offered 48.5, and see if they took the bait. The 3 owners don't scare me even in the slightest, especially at only 10,000 miles.
Factory warranty for what.. another year and 25K miles on the B2B, you also get carfax guarantee buyback if something was wrong with it. You have nothing to lose. Call the VIN into Chevrolet dealership and ask about records on the car, they should be able to give them to you.
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From Carfax:
"Plus, the exclusive CARFAX Buyback Guarantee reduces the risk involved in buying a used car. If the CARFAX Report fails to include a DMV-issued branded title (such as salvage, fire or flood damage, and odometer problems), CARFAX may buy the vehicle back for the full purchase price.*
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Note the Carfax quarantee "MAY" apply inly to certain title issues vs "if something was wrong with it". So there are major limitations here.
Also note, what Carfax themselves deem as "less than desirable history" starting with 1 owner cars and service records etc (as a criteria for a desirable used car vs not).
While there are some used zl1 1les on the market, there are very few of them and by and large they are 1 owner cars. Of course we can all speculate here until cows come home, but 3 owners in 10k miles is HIGHLY irregular no matter how one looks at it, or what criteria one applies to "justify" it.
A saving grace is that a full warranty is still available for 1 year. But not having service records to prove that proper maintenance has been followed may invalidate it, as it is a written condition to maintain any warranty.
And that's a risk if for some reason GM was put on a hook to replace major components.
Given the price - which is not a tremendous deal to start with - i would look for a single owner car with full service records instead.