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Mileage Checking

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  • 08-06-2008 1:32am
    #1
    younge
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I know there is an awful lot of posts about miles, and after scouring through them I still can't find an answer. I bought a vw car off a garage but found out it had 2 previous owners, not one like he said. Its 2005 and has a mileage of 63000 miles. It was bought up north and i can't do a hpi check for because their only done for south and uk. So long story short is dere such a 'machine' of some sort in a vw garage that can check my true mileage to put my mind at ease? Excue the :confused:


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,244 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Did you get a documented service history with the car?

    If so you could ring the garages where the car was serviced and stamped, they will have a record of the service on their computer including the mileage at the time.

    Doing a quick google I came across this crowd: http://www.nitradesales.co.uk/27660/hpi.htm

    Don't know anything about them though.


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,712 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    You can still do a HPI check.

    Why are you only checking the history out now, after you've bought it?


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    guil
    Registered Users Posts: 10,495 ✭✭✭✭guil


    y on earth would u buy a 3 yr old car with 63000 miles


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    guil07 wrote: »
    Why on earth would you buy a 3 year old car with 63000 miles

    Why on earth not ? If the price is right ...


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    younge
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭younge


    I wasn't intending to buy, went with a friend and saw it. Thought, ya its from a garage with a warranty at a good price but my friend and i agreed afterwards that the salesman seemed creepy. I know that sounds stupid but he told stupid little white lies that we clicked onto to. I'd like to bring it to a vw garage and have it checked. Can they plug something into the ECU to check it?


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    Lord Nikon
    Registered Users Posts: 3,610 ✭✭✭Lord Nikon


    The milleage on a car is recorded in three different locations on the car, so not just the odometer.

    Bring the car to a authorised VW dealer, and they should clarify the correct milleage for you. I would ring them first to verify that they have the equipment to do the check.

    Best of luck.


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    joy123
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭joy123


    hi, you can check it by vag-com, the real mileage suppose to be stored in the ECU , so anybody have a vag-com software and a wire to connect , they can hooked up with your can and tell you what is the real mileage,


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