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schakal
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 3:20 am |
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lets say you found a car with 41000 miles on the clock and its a k reg 19 16v with one owner from new and full service history .
would you find the milage a bit dodgy at first and leave it or would you go for it of course if the price is right etc ? |
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schakal
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 3:22 am |
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and with the arising opportunity here ,may i kindly remind chris h on that valver buying guide please
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Neal
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 4:02 am |
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well i would go and look at it, you can probably tell if its genuine by the service history, the owner and the condition of the car itself.
Where have you found this 41000 miler??? |
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Chris H
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 8:52 am |
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even if its clocked judge on condition not mileage/age.
If its a 1 owner it should have all the old tax discs and mot's to back up the mileage. |
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schakal
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:26 pm |
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it should have all the old tax discs and mot's to back up the mileage. |
thats a good point mot certificates dont lie usually |
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Chris H
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:27 pm |
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mot certificates cannot lie.
Apart from the fact they are paper its illegal to tinker with them. |
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schakal
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:48 pm |
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i had a rover 214i p reg before i had the r19 ,the speedo was not working on the car . i hag the mot certificate which was issued 6 months before i bought the car saying 102000 miles but the milage on the clock was 101873 miles on the actual car |
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Chris H
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:51 pm |
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it had been tampered with then, thats prob why it never worked.
The MOT tester has to by law write done the mileage to the nearest mile |
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schakal
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:55 pm |
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it was a well dodgy car ,i suppose it has been tampered with,i never managed to get the speedo alive again anyway ,it had a speed sensor thingy ,which i never been able to find one |
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mals
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:02 am |
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MOTs are usually genuine, but what if the clock was turned back before each MOT?
Are all the MOT's from the same garage, maybe the owner knows the mechanic?
Check for heavy wear on seats
Conspiracy theories my speciality |
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Chris H
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:48 am |
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heavy wear on the seats, polished steerign wheel rims and faded gearknobs are not accurate guides to mileage.
I wore the numbers away on my 16V knob which I bought new in around 30k miles. Lots of country driving so lots of steering and gearchanges. |
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