Another clocked car / dodgy dealer ?

green123

mileage is stated as 38k
but in picture of the timing belt a previous mechanic has written that it was replaced at 50k
http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Hyundai/Coupe/1.6-FX/1202566/

TestTransmission

Could be just an honest mistake,nobody would be that stupid???

kikel

jackncoke wrote: »

Could be just an honest mistake,nobody would be that stupid???

Good cop by the original poster, but gotta agree with jackncoke. Must be an honest mistake. From taking a picture of the TB change he is clearly stating it's above 50K.

victor1

maybe meant 50kms? as opposed to miles - 50km's although is too low for timing belt i reckon?

victor1

jackncoke wrote: »

Could be just an honest mistake,nobody would be that stupid???

Yesss they really really could be that thick:D

sock.rocker*

watever km it has, he prob means miles,, i.e 61k miles

Tipsy Mac

Car is a UK import so anything is possible I suppose.

bazz26

Be very careful about accusing anyone of clocking a car especially on an internet forum unless you have rock solid proof. I can see this thread being closed swiftly.

For what it is worth, I would put money on the seller made an honest mistake, they put 61k in the km field instead of the miles when filling out the carzone ad. It then recalculated 61k km as 38k miles.

Nobody would be dumb enough to readjust the mileage and then highlight in a photo that the car had more.

Case dismissed.

smash

without seeing the mileage on the dash you can't be accusing anyone of anything.

Seth Brundle

The fact that the mileage is stated clearly on the engine would suggest that its a type. Until there is some definite evidence that the mileage stated in the advert (38,386 miles / 61,776 kilometers) is the same as that on the odometer then I'm going to keep this one locked as there is absolutely no evidence of any wrongdoing.