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Sober
#11 Posted : Tuesday, October 28, 2014 9:03:30 AM
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Ilikeyou wrote:
In some instances, around the timing belt there could be indicated readings probably at what mileage and date a change of time belt was done.
You could compare the reading to the mileage odometer reading if the ‘crooks’ forget to be though in erasing all memory of mileage tampering.


Does this works for the digital display odometers or the analogue ones only?
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Um Sayala
#12 Posted : Tuesday, October 28, 2014 9:51:10 AM
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There is no need trying to know REAL odometer reading of your 'new' car. Its the market that demands that these 'crooks' alter the mileage. A vehicle used for 8 yrs in Japan cannot have 32000km odo reading. But if I gave you two similar cars, one with 97k odo reading and with 32k reading, you will rush for the new one. So i am forced to keep the veh 'new' before selling it to you.

Its like asking a lady how many landings(Boyfriends) she has had. You will always be the 2nd boyfriend, kumbe wewe ni number 100.
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Tokyo
#13 Posted : Tuesday, October 28, 2014 10:08:26 AM
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Odometer manipulation is common. Best authentication way is either
- agree with the seller to send you a copy of shaken/車検[ japanese equivalent to log book) or
- car auction report/description.
Both in japanese but atleast you can read numbers. Real Mileage is indicated there.
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mlefu
#14 Posted : Tuesday, October 28, 2014 11:04:08 AM
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now you know mileage can be manipulated...

@Tokyo..I need the entire W221 body..ie everything apart from engine,gearbox and the tyres ...Kkibugi@yahoo.com kindly lets talk.
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mkenyan
#15 Posted : Tuesday, October 28, 2014 7:47:23 PM
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mlefu wrote:
now you know mileage can be manipulated...

@Tokyo..I need the entire W221 body..ie everything apart from engine,gearbox and the tyres ...Kkibugi@yahoo.com kindly lets talk.

so you want to put the engine and gearbox of a toyota onto the body of an s class and sell the car to a parastatal?
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bird_man
#16 Posted : Tuesday, October 28, 2014 10:57:01 PM
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So now....even if you found out your cars real mileage was 100k Kms & its being sold at 32k Kms...then?
Id rather one focusses on the mechanical condition of the car by inspection.
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Boris Boyka
#17 Posted : Tuesday, October 28, 2014 11:20:44 PM
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mkenyan wrote:
mlefu wrote:
now you know mileage can be manipulated...

@Tokyo..I need the entire W221 body..ie everything apart from engine,gearbox and the tyres ...Kkibugi@yahoo.com kindly lets talk.

so you want to put the engine and gearbox of a toyota onto the body of an s class and sell the car to a parastatal?

Haha hehe umepatikana!
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Tokyo
#18 Posted : Wednesday, October 29, 2014 5:32:05 AM
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mlefu wrote:
now you know mileage can be manipulated...

@Tokyo..I need the entire W221 body..ie everything apart from engine,gearbox and the tyres ...Kkibugi@yahoo.com kindly lets talk.


Sent.
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mlefu
#19 Posted : Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:51:19 AM
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Boris Boyka wrote:
mkenyan wrote:
mlefu wrote:
now you know mileage can be manipulated...

@Tokyo..I need the entire W221 body..ie everything apart from engine,gearbox and the tyres ...Kkibugi@yahoo.com kindly lets talk.

so you want to put the engine and gearbox of a toyota onto the body of an s class and sell the car to a parastatal?

Haha hehe umepatikana!



Bure kabisa...updating @Spitze... there`s more to watch out for when buying a used vehicle

@Tokyo..thanks.
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Chaka
#20 Posted : Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10:06:57 AM
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@Tokyo,
So the mileage as indicated on the original inspection cert. is not necessarily true?
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