Vehicle I Sold Clocked - How does this happen?
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DrSteveBrule said:
I've noticed the same with one of my old cars; sold it with 258,000 on the clock (put there by me) and according to the MOT history it's now done just over 90,000.
The guy I sold it to as a Cat D subsequently sold it on to someone in Bradford. Make of that what you will.
are you suggesting Bradford is a hotbed of dodgy dealing??The guy I sold it to as a Cat D subsequently sold it on to someone in Bradford. Make of that what you will.
My Megane snotter on an 04 plate shows just under 14k on the clock .
It had an instruments pod change two years ago ,mileage now should be about 138k.
Mileage on old snotters makes very little difference in my experience,condition and how they drive is everything.
I have looked at genuine low miles cars that were absolutely fooked and mega miles ones that drove very well .
It had an instruments pod change two years ago ,mileage now should be about 138k.
Mileage on old snotters makes very little difference in my experience,condition and how they drive is everything.
I have looked at genuine low miles cars that were absolutely fooked and mega miles ones that drove very well .
grumpy52 said:
My Megane snotter on an 04 plate shows just under 14k on the clock .
It had an instruments pod change two years ago ,mileage now should be about 138k.
Mileage on old snotters makes very little difference in my experience,condition and how they drive is everything.
I have looked at genuine low miles cars that were absolutely fooked and mega miles ones that drove very well .
That happens a lot with Renaults. We used to get them as trade ins - maybe 05 cars with 40,000 miles but had clearly been to the moon and back and has had more hits than the Beatles.It had an instruments pod change two years ago ,mileage now should be about 138k.
Mileage on old snotters makes very little difference in my experience,condition and how they drive is everything.
I have looked at genuine low miles cars that were absolutely fooked and mega miles ones that drove very well .
Owner of course swears blind its genuine...
My old Astravan Sport had been taken from 165k back to a respectable 67k before I bought it. Bizarrely enough the seller was helpful enough to tell me.
It's incredibly common with vans.
They get leased to a company for 2-3 years, come off lease with high miles and sold off through the trade or auctions, then the service history book gets 'lost' and they get cut back to a respectable 50k miles, MOT'd for the first time and sold as a nice clean low mileage van.
I've just bought an absolutely immaculate Citroen Nemo Professional van that is only just over 2 years old and with 55k on the clock and two Citroen main dealer service stamps in the book. It would be incredibly tempting to put it back to 25k or something before it's first MOT and just replace the service history book with a new one. Easy money. But then again, I'm not a scumbag. It's eye opening though as to how easy it all is.
It's incredibly common with vans.
They get leased to a company for 2-3 years, come off lease with high miles and sold off through the trade or auctions, then the service history book gets 'lost' and they get cut back to a respectable 50k miles, MOT'd for the first time and sold as a nice clean low mileage van.
I've just bought an absolutely immaculate Citroen Nemo Professional van that is only just over 2 years old and with 55k on the clock and two Citroen main dealer service stamps in the book. It would be incredibly tempting to put it back to 25k or something before it's first MOT and just replace the service history book with a new one. Easy money. But then again, I'm not a scumbag. It's eye opening though as to how easy it all is.
grumpy52 said:
My Megane snotter on an 04 plate shows just under 14k on the clock .
It had an instruments pod change two years ago ,mileage now should be about 138k.
Mileage on old snotters makes very little difference in my experience,condition and how they drive is everything.
I have looked at genuine low miles cars that were absolutely fooked and mega miles ones that drove very well .
That's fine for you, but mechanical systems wear with use. That's a fact.It had an instruments pod change two years ago ,mileage now should be about 138k.
Mileage on old snotters makes very little difference in my experience,condition and how they drive is everything.
I have looked at genuine low miles cars that were absolutely fooked and mega miles ones that drove very well .
People will pay more for a low mileage car, or a car with a full service history. Clocking a car is no different to creating a full service history. It's conning the buyer out of money.
If I buy a car with 40k on the clock then that's what I expect to receive.
98elise said:
grumpy52 said:
My Megane snotter on an 04 plate shows just under 14k on the clock .
It had an instruments pod change two years ago ,mileage now should be about 138k.
Mileage on old snotters makes very little difference in my experience,condition and how they drive is everything.
I have looked at genuine low miles cars that were absolutely fooked and mega miles ones that drove very well .
That's fine for you, but mechanical systems wear with use. That's a fact.It had an instruments pod change two years ago ,mileage now should be about 138k.
Mileage on old snotters makes very little difference in my experience,condition and how they drive is everything.
I have looked at genuine low miles cars that were absolutely fooked and mega miles ones that drove very well .
98elise said:
People will pay more for a low mileage car, or a car with a full service history. Clocking a car is no different to creating a full service history. It's conning the buyer out of money.
If I buy a car with 40k on the clock then that's what I expect to receive.
Fine. But buying a car on the basis of the odometer alone is not sensible at all.If I buy a car with 40k on the clock then that's what I expect to receive.
As Grumpy said, a genuinely 40k car might be absolutely shagged. You have to look at the condition, too. Take the odometer reading as part of that. Does the rest of the condition fit with it? Does the history fit with it?
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