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Speaking of "clocking" cars..

Wibbs · 2006-04-29 09:55:53

The amount of cars I've seen recently with dodgy mileage. Check this out. http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=403938 Note the mileage in the text of the ad, now check the photo of the speedo. Unreal.:eek: Nice little 40k drop. How thick do you have to be? Also I suspect the relocation of the…

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#32 09-05-2006 3:28pm
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Epicpriest wrote:

I have a diesel i just bought, 99' with a 123k miles on the clock.... how can i tell if it's been clocked?

The service history should give you a good indication.

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#33 09-05-2006 3:57pm
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Epicpriest wrote:

I have a diesel i just bought, 99' with a 123k miles on the clock.... how can i tell if it's been clocked?

It probably isn't because they would normally go lower than 123k if they were going to the trouble. Somewhere in the 50/60ks seems a favourite on high-ish milers.

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#34 13-05-2006 10:37pm
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Flash wrote:

i was looking for something sporty and i saw a 01 celica on carzone but it said mileage not warranted - what does this mean?

well I wouldn't trust it.

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