mileage query

[David bell]

Hi,

 

Can anyone provide clarification / information etc on the following issue.

 

When we purchased our Alphard it was advertised as having done 62,000 km's. The seller has informed us that the milometer is then changed to miles upon import. Hence we now have a vehicle showing about 74,000 on the clock, 62,000 of which is km's the remainder being in miles.

 

Is this the standard practice? Furthermore has anyone found this to be an issue when selling the vehichle?

 

Any comments are much appreciated.

[dezufo]

1 hour ago, David bell said:

Hi,

 

Can anyone provide clarification / information etc on the following issue.

 

When we purchased our Alphard it was advertised as having done 62,000 km's. The seller has informed us that the milometer is then changed to miles upon import. Hence we now have a vehicle showing about 74,000 on the clock, 62,000 of which is km's the remainder being in miles.

 

Is this the standard practice? Furthermore has anyone found this to be an issue when selling the vehichle?

 

Any comments are much appreciated.

Some traders fit an electronic chip that converts the input signal to the speedo/odometer from kmh to mph. They also black out the K on the speedo so it just shows mh. You should have had some paper work confirming what the odometer reading was before and after the chip was fitted. Going by your figures, you have done 12,000 miles, is that correct? It could be a problem to some people as they might think the odometer has been fiddled with. For your own peace of mind, put your chassis/vin number in on the CarVX site, pay the fee approx £20, they will then email you the auction report showing the odometer reading at the time of the auction plus any damage, recalls etc. Some chips can fail and cause various faults with warning lights etc.

[Picasso]

The chip used is called a ckun09