Did I buy a clocked car?
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6 years ago after I passed my test, we bought a Rover 25 (hold your sniggers) from a main dealer. I was young and naive and pretty much bought the first thing I saw. The car was about a year old with 3,000 miles on the clock. The car had one previous owner, Rover themselves.
On the test drive, I notice a sticker on covering the instrument dial saying something along the lines of "the mileage of this vehicle is under investigation, do not release until concluded". When I asked the salesman he said "they all have one of them on, it doesn't mean anything".
Thought nothing of it, sale went through, drove the car for a couple of years and sold it on.
Did I buy a clocked car?
On the test drive, I notice a sticker on covering the instrument dial saying something along the lines of "the mileage of this vehicle is under investigation, do not release until concluded". When I asked the salesman he said "they all have one of them on, it doesn't mean anything".
Thought nothing of it, sale went through, drove the car for a couple of years and sold it on.
Did I buy a clocked car?
My experience of Rover salesmen going back to the early 00s would be that they would tell you black was white to make a sale. I was promised an extended warranty. Lucky I insisted on some paperwork because when I inevitably needed it I found it wasn't registered with the warranty company!
Progressive said:
Jesus, I'm interested as to whether I did or didn't buy a clocked car. I'm not going to take it further, merely interested in whether this was a possibility.
Apologies that I interupted more pressing matters.
Back to the debate on 'would you overtake a funeral prossession'.
Apologies that I interupted more pressing matters.
Back to the debate on 'would you overtake a funeral prossession'.
Progressive said:
Jesus, I'm interested as to whether I did or didn't buy a clocked car. I'm not going to take it further, merely interested in whether this was a possibility.
Apologies that I interupted more pressing matters.
Back to the debate on 'would you overtake a funeral prossession'.
I know that PH is full of people who apparently know everything... but you're really stretching that knowledge base with this particular question.Apologies that I interupted more pressing matters.
Back to the debate on 'would you overtake a funeral prossession'.
However, to help you I've just asked my OH whether your Rover from 6 years ago was clocked and she can confirm it was, the real mileage was closer to 22K miles.
I can validate this information because according to her she actually DOES know everything.
Piersman2 said:
I know that PH is full of people who apparently know everything... but you're really stretching that knowledge base with this particular question.
However, to help you I've just asked my OH whether your Rover from 6 years ago was clocked and she can confirm it was, the real mileage was closer to 22K miles.
I can validate this information because according to her she actually DOES know everything.
You beat me too it, I was goingto ask my 15 year old sonHowever, to help you I've just asked my OH whether your Rover from 6 years ago was clocked and she can confirm it was, the real mileage was closer to 22K miles.
I can validate this information because according to her she actually DOES know everything.
va1o said:
Correct, its common practice. I wouldn't worry.
+1 a lot of main dealers stick them on all their second hand stock to cover their arse. Certainly 6 years ago it was policy at all reg Vardy / pendragon sites. (little blue and White sticker over the odometer.) Don't worry about it, not likely to affect much now anyway.
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