Odometer Rollback
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Odometer Rollback
someone i know is considering rolling back their odometer...i thought it would be nearly impossible but apparently its pretty easy...might not be economical for the average joe but for a couple grand and you can rollback any car odometer
i thought their would be some way to know if its been done but the only way seems to be from a paper trail so many cars could be rolled back and no one would be the wiser
i thought their would be some way to know if its been done but the only way seems to be from a paper trail so many cars could be rolled back and no one would be the wiser
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Wow rollbacks are not just at Wal-Mart.
I heard somecars the odometer is in the computer so I don't know how effective it would be. I guess you have to know a shop who can adjust such discrepences for you, but it would probily be a friend only basis.
On GM's HP-Tuners shows your mileage on the later models, but there is no tab for it. So it must be possable somehow.
I heard somecars the odometer is in the computer so I don't know how effective it would be. I guess you have to know a shop who can adjust such discrepences for you, but it would probily be a friend only basis.
On GM's HP-Tuners shows your mileage on the later models, but there is no tab for it. So it must be possable somehow.
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What's the point? Mileage now isn't like mileage years back, and aside from being incredibly illegal, there are many other giveaways to get a ballpark mileage. It might even scare away potential buyers to have 60k or so showing on a ten year old car, but with a laundry list of receipts for work done, a broken down driver's seat, and pedal wear more consistent with 200k+
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last year i had a friend of mine tell me he looked at a late model car with really low miles...when he checked it out he knew for sure something something didnt add up...thats when i remember him saying he prolly rolled back the odometer and i thought to myself maybe he put in a replacement odometer bc the mileage is in the ecm...when someone told me the other day that they are goin to rollback their odometer i had to look into it myself...just saying it can be done real easily
i dont see private owners doin it so much as dealers...take a car on lease that has tons of miles, couple years old so the wear and tear isnt evident, but the engine might never had the oil changed
i dont see private owners doin it so much as dealers...take a car on lease that has tons of miles, couple years old so the wear and tear isnt evident, but the engine might never had the oil changed
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If your car has exempt for the odometer reading because of the age of the car you can legally roll it back because they couldnt prove if the odometer is reading correctly or not since it doesnt read 6 digits.
Personally I have considered rolling the odometer back on a few of my cars only because they are being rebuilt to factory new condition.
Personally I have considered rolling the odometer back on a few of my cars only because they are being rebuilt to factory new condition.
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someone i know is considering rolling back their odometer...i thought it would be nearly impossible but apparently its pretty easy...might not be economical for the average joe but for a couple grand and you can rollback any car odometer
i thought their would be some way to know if its been done but the only way seems to be from a paper trail so many cars could be rolled back and no one would be the wiser
i thought their would be some way to know if its been done but the only way seems to be from a paper trail so many cars could be rolled back and no one would be the wiser
May I ask "WTF"? A couple grand? This is a stupid waste of time. Spend "a couple grand" rolling back on odo so you can get what, $500-1000 more out of the car? Or make it unsellable due to evidence of tampering? Or get tagged for the odo rollback violation?
This is the kind of thinking that keeps people in the poorhouse, crying about how they always get the shaft or can't get ahead when in fact it is their own dishonesty and stupidity that keeps them down.
jmo, y'all have a nice life
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this makes a huge difference to a wholesaler or dealer...for a couple grand he can rollback tons of cars and make bank
for the person i know considering rolling back their odometer it would only cost them $150...so even a shop can make a couple hundo for a couple minutes of work
for the person i know considering rolling back their odometer it would only cost them $150...so even a shop can make a couple hundo for a couple minutes of work
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OK, I misunderstood. The couple grand allows you to commit fraud on an open-ended basis, not just one vehicle. That's different.
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In most states it is extremely difficult to get away with odometer tampering. At annual vehicle inspections...mileage is recorded...some dealerships allow AUTOCHECK and CARFAX access to service records that show mileage.
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Likewise each time a car re-titled the mileage is recorded.
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