Car Mileage: How to calculate twisted mileage of a car
According to various experts, from 50% to 90% of used cars in our country show incorrect mileage. We tell you how to calculate the twisted mileage and how to get compensation for odometer manipulation through the court.
Ads like “I’ll roll my mileage, inexpensive” on the Internet are a dime a dozen. Prices do not bite: 1-2 thousand rubles. Yes, and in garage cooperatives and underground service stations, it will also not be difficult to find the necessary specialists. The mechanical odometer on old cars will be corrected with the help of a banal drill, the electronic one – with special gadgets.
How much can be judged for twisting the mileage of a car
Those who think that buying at a dealership will guarantee a clean deal are wrong. Recently, a resident of Cherepovets won a lawsuit against a car dealership that sold him Renault Duster for 740 thousand rubles. It turned out that the car’s mileage was more than doubled back. Along with moral damage and other expenses, the Russian sued the seller for 212 thousand rubles at the cost of the car.
How to calculate twisted mileage of a car
- on the traffic police website;
- on the free Autocode service;
- on the website of the Chamber of Notaries.
- for 100 rubles. on Automotive.ru, Avito, in Telegram bots, you can access the diagnostic card of the car. It will show what the mileage was before, if it is not twisted now.
But there is no guarantee that actual numbers were hammered in there. A person could deliberately underestimate these numbers so that later it would not be too noticeable that he had twisted the mileage.
2. Apply logic. An average car travels about 20 thousand km per year. Therefore, it should arouse suspicion if the car is 5 years old or more, and the mileage is much lower than 100 thousand km. However, there are, of course, exceptions to the rule. Sports cars, as a rule, always have less mileage. If there are several cars in the family, the mileage will also be below average.
3. If the information from the seller and the documents agree, you need to go for an inspection. Carefully inspect the interior parts, steering wheel, brake linings, gas pedals and pedal clutch. Wear that does not match the mileage will be visible visually. However, there is a factor of poor car care (in any case, it should also be reflected in the cost).
4. Be sure to inspect the car at a car service that has an appropriate computer and software.
Casus “Americans”
– If it turns out that the mileage is twisted, I would advise you to refuse such a purchase. Despite the cheapness and other seeming benefits. The owner of a car who lied to you about the mileage will also lie about accidents in which he got into, painting and so on, – concluded Shaparin.
