In the past it was the oldest trick in the book, people used to manually wind down the mileage of their cars and sell them on, despite this activity being illegal there where a lot of people who used to roll back the mileage on their old vehicles. As years went by and car manufacturers addressed the issue, for many years it had been almost impossible to roll back the mileage on a vehicle which of course was a good thing. The problem however seems to be back as Carfax\u2019s new study has shown that 190,000 cars have their odometers rolled back every year.<\/p>\n
How is this so? <\/strong> Why do people do it? <\/strong> Avoid being scammed<\/strong> Service History<\/strong> \u2013 Have a good look through the service history and each genuine deals will have a service stamp next to it and the service invoice will accompany the history giving you an insight into the vehicle.<\/p>\n Call The Previous Owner <\/strong>\u2013 If you can get in contact with the previous keeper of the vehicle so they can identify what mileage that they sold it with.<\/p>\n Sign Of Wear And Tear<\/strong> \u2013 There are other ways of telling how used a vehicle is, wear and tear. If a vehicle has low mileage chances are that the condition of everything under the car and in the car will be near to perfect with no rust or dirt on the seats with minimal damage to anything, if it doesn\u2019t look to add up don\u2019t risk it.<\/p>\n Inspect The Vehicle<\/strong> \u2013 If you know or can contact a trusted mechanic its worth getting them to inspect the vehicle beforehand as they will be able to give a rough estimate of how used the car is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the past it was the oldest trick in the book, people used to manually wind down the mileage of their cars and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nNew cars often now feature digital odometers when previously the ones that where almost immune to having their mileage rolled back weren\u2019t digital. So the issue in theory is advancements in technology, as car manufacturers have turned to the digital display thieves are one step ahead with their \u201cplug in\u201d kit. Commonly being shipped over from China are illegal odometer correction tools which you just plug into your car and start winding down the mileage to make it appear like your vehicle isn\u2019t as used as it is.<\/p>\n
\nMileage plays a big factor in the cost of a car, when you are buying a car to estimate the price you look at a few main things. Obviously the model is the main priority but two other major factors are the age of the vehicle and its mileage, by winding down the mileage on a vehicle it makes it seem as if it hasn\u2019t been used as much. This massively increases the price of the vehicle and can be detrimental to the safety of those who are buying the car as they may have to pay unexpected fees in order to get in fixed and driving an unworthy car.<\/p>\n
\nTo avoid being tricked by the mileage roll back issue that is plaguing used cars there is a few things that you can do.<\/p>\n