harrymarlin Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2018 Posts: 718 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:54 am Post subject: Re: Do you reset your odometer? |
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oprn wrote: |
Come on guys, let's get realistic here!
So - what should the odometer read? The mileage on the pan? The engine before rebuild or after? The transaxle? The body? The new front beam? The 944? Or should it be the unknown Beetle from 1/2 way around the world? I would love to be in the courtroom and hear the Judge's reaction to this! |
Good points, although I'm not sure individual parts have ever been considered for mileage. What it may come down to is:
1) What does the DMV record say for this car (I know, I know, with this age, largely inaccurate or unreliable)?
2) How many miles on the engine?
3) How many miles on the body?
It sounds like what folks here are saying is "match the odometer if it's important to you (or it is an original car)" or "zero the odometer if it doesn't matter".
Was there a point in which Beetles came with tamper-resistant odometers?
-Harry |
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pyrOman Fire Master
Joined: July 21, 2003 Posts: 12406 Location: Over 2002 posts deleted!
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:59 am Post subject: Re: Do you reset your odometer? |
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FWIW, my insurance company told me flat out that they don't care for the adding of the known extra 200,000 miles if the odometer only reads up to 5 digits!
Tried that once since I personally have turned it over twice. They said just give us what you can read on it! _________________ Some people are so busy being clever they don't have time enough to be wise. |
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