Posted by Steven f/AZ on October 04, 2007 at 14:22:39 from (216.67.213.217):
In Reply to: OT One owner tractors? posted by Andy in Ohio on October 04, 2007 at 14:16:14:
Having purchased a few one-owner tractors... yes it does mean a lot to me. Because I have bought these tractors from people I know and I am aware of how they take care of (or don"t take care of) things. It helps me set a price on what I"m buying.
If I drive in the yard and everything looks like junk - assume everything is junk. Drive in and everything is nice, cleaned up, stored inside, well kept - assume everything has been taken care of.
Being untruthful is just that - there is no "fine line" in this case, the guy is just plain dishonest. There is a HUGE difference between being the first and fourth owner!
On the other hand, I have a pickup I bought from the original owner"s son - title was in Dad"s name, but the son had used the pickup for about 35 years after the Dad was gone. Am I the second owner? Or the third? Now that may be a fine line to some or clear-cut to others. According to the state records, I"m the second owner.
Too bad tractors don"t have titles that you could run a CarFax on...
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