Before posting this, I searched in hopes of finding the answer. I have my late father in laws 1991 Econoline Club Wagon. I don't know a ton about the history of it and I am tasked with selling it. The odometer reads 18,306. Am I to read this as 183,060 miles or 118,306 miles? Sorry...may be a dumb questions. I'm guessing odometer rolls back to 0 and then starts at 1 again. But I trust this site more than the internets. This was never a daily driver and most miles were made between Atlanta and Panama City Beach FL. The van has probably less than 2500 miles in the last 15 years. Driver and passenger interior are not worn much so I am guessing this van only has 118,306 miles. But I certainly may be wrong. Has an inline 6, 4.9L engine.

 

That's 18306 like eight teen thousand three hundred and 6.

 

yup. odometer rolls back to zero after 99,999
if it was only driven 2,500 in the past 15 years, it could possibly really only have 18,306 miles on it. but with no history go prove it, 118,306 is more believable. bit it could also be 218,306 miles too.
my 88 diesel pickup shows a little over 96,000 miles on the clock. and looks like it.
but it rolled over 4 times, so it actually has 496,000 miles on it.

 

Any oil change stickers on the front glass or drivers door?
Many be the glove box has some information to give up in it?
but I think it would be safe to say 118K on it.
Dave ----

 

You are talking about a 30 year old vehicle. Many states will automatically convert the odometer to "exempt" or "exceeds mechanical limit" due to the older ones topping out at 99,999 miles. Unless you can reliably prove dad only drove 600 miles a year for 30 years, then what I say in ads is Odometer reads X, and actual mileage is unknown.