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Smart Shopper Mileage Fraud!! Odometer was rolled back!!! What to do?
152 messages, Last post on Oct 29, 2009 at 8:22 AM
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Replying to: paisan (Jun 04, 2007 3:34 pm) We don't even kid about this. |
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Recently, I bought a used instrument cluster from a parts supplier. My original wasn't working properly, including the odometer. The whole thing was pretty well shot. The odometer reading on the original was a little over 90,000 miles before it quit working, which was just recently. The reading on the one that replaced it is over 161,000. I realize I should have asked about this before buying a used cluster. Anyway, is there anything I can do? Or am I screwed? |
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Replying to: erniesal (Feb 25, 2009 3:23 pm) I supose it depends on where you got it and what the terms were. If you pulled it out of a junkyard car I would say you are screwed unless the salvage guy has a big heart. Usually they will only refund your money if the part is defective. If I was buying a car from a private party and the guy told me your story, I would walk as I would assume the car really had 161,000 miles. Unless, of course, you could prove what you say with paperwork of some sort. |
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Replying to: erniesal (Feb 25, 2009 3:23 pm) |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 25, 2009 3:40 pm) the dealer asked me how many miles i thought i would have on the car in 3-4 days, so i gave them an estimate. turns out i drove about 30 miles further, but the new cluster had the number i told them i thought it would have, when i got it back.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 25, 2009 3:40 pm)
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Replying to: erniesal (Feb 26, 2009 2:50 am) THIS ONE I don't know those people so I'm NOT recommending them. But if you are worried that this error makes your truck worth less, no it doesn't IMO. Also, I hardly think you could get into trouble for selling a truck with fewer miles on it than registered on the odom. |
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Feb 25, 2009 5:36 pm)
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Replying to: isellhondas (Mar 02, 2009 4:58 pm) the dealer i traded in at, not selling dealer, posted a carfax report on their website. that repair was listed as check instruments, check dash gauges, or something like that. |
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That car still has to be sold as a TMU car and that scares a lot of people.
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