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[quote=”daman2030″ post=73106]In this state,every vehicle that has obdII has to have info sent in to the DMV while getting a inspection. I’m pretty confident that anything older could have this done and not be traced unless records were kept on the car from prior sells…I can understand what your saying though,it is tough.[/quote]..Just guessing here, but I don’t think the actual travelled miles are recorded within the PCM for anybody to determine separately from the speedo…maybe it is your state’s way to find out if the check engine light is off rather then trust the inspector…
[quote=”daman2030″ post=73106]In this state,every vehicle that has obdII has to have info sent in to the DMV while getting a inspection. I’m pretty confident that anything older could have this done and not be traced unless records were kept on the car from prior sells…I can understand what your saying though,it is tough.[/quote]..Just guessing here, but I don’t think the actual travelled miles are recorded within the PCM for anybody to determine separately from the speedo…maybe it is your state’s way to find out if the check engine light is off rather then trust the inspector…
Here is a different understanding about Carfax from the company itself @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQdgIJkC2Tg
Here is a different understanding about Carfax from the company itself @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQdgIJkC2Tg
[quote=”twiggy02919″ post=69955]When a car gets inspected in most places, the mileage is recorded and this shows up in every car fax report I have seen. So I don’t see how one would easily get away with rolling back the OD. But I wouldn’t buy a car without a verifiable carfax history.[/quote]. Carfax at most is Very superficial about the mechanical end of a vehicle and somewhat good in other areas like pointing out an accident or possible unpaid loan etc…. I am not sure what you mean by ” inspection ” but where I live, when getting your license plate sticker, odometer reading is always asked, but never verified… concerning the above example, I would be willing to bet that the true mileage/Kilo was never given and further complicated by only 2 dealer oil changes in the first year and no dealer visits in the 2nd yr…within this 2nd yr a lot of driving took place and the “roll back” as far I understand was put back near to the last time it was in the dealer.. .this vehicle is near flawless and who can tell the difference…Just reading about another auto manuf. with only 1 yr inspections or 10K/Mi oil changes to keep up the warranty (which ever comes first )…in other words you can do a lot of driving in any given year, then roll back the OD and all is new again…another story involves a mechanic who working for a new car dealer would not speak “ill” of his present employer, but only mentioned that the buyer (my friend) needs to beware of that particular vehicle he was looking at….several yrs pass before I see that same mechanic again working for another dealership …the word “beware” was said because the vehicle we were looking at was 3 yrs old, very low mileage, but the engine was replaced with one from the recycler with 3 times more then the original engine had and since it was considered only a part/repair replacement,..there was no reason legally to mention anything else…
[quote=”twiggy02919″ post=69955]When a car gets inspected in most places, the mileage is recorded and this shows up in every car fax report I have seen. So I don’t see how one would easily get away with rolling back the OD. But I wouldn’t buy a car without a verifiable carfax history.[/quote]. Carfax at most is Very superficial about the mechanical end of a vehicle and somewhat good in other areas like pointing out an accident or possible unpaid loan etc…. I am not sure what you mean by ” inspection ” but where I live, when getting your license plate sticker, odometer reading is always asked, but never verified… concerning the above example, I would be willing to bet that the true mileage/Kilo was never given and further complicated by only 2 dealer oil changes in the first year and no dealer visits in the 2nd yr…within this 2nd yr a lot of driving took place and the “roll back” as far I understand was put back near to the last time it was in the dealer.. .this vehicle is near flawless and who can tell the difference…Just reading about another auto manuf. with only 1 yr inspections or 10K/Mi oil changes to keep up the warranty (which ever comes first )…in other words you can do a lot of driving in any given year, then roll back the OD and all is new again…another story involves a mechanic who working for a new car dealer would not speak “ill” of his present employer, but only mentioned that the buyer (my friend) needs to beware of that particular vehicle he was looking at….several yrs pass before I see that same mechanic again working for another dealership …the word “beware” was said because the vehicle we were looking at was 3 yrs old, very low mileage, but the engine was replaced with one from the recycler with 3 times more then the original engine had and since it was considered only a part/repair replacement,..there was no reason legally to mention anything else…