clocked cars

If it's an older car, past MOTs will give the mileage after 3 years. A newer car should have a stamped up service book or computerised service history. If it doesn't, buyer beware. It's best to assume it *has* been clocked. There might be an exception with lease cars bought *direct* from the lease company at auction, as some won't supply service records.

Ex-lease cars aren't immune to clocking though. They're often clocked by keepers who want to avoid paying penalties for exceeding milage allowances.

Cheers,

Colin.

Often? Most are leased by firms, not individuals. And the clocking would have to be regular to not come to the notice of the leasing company who must be on the lookout for such things? I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but often? I'd guess not.

I reckon it's often - the cost of a basic 3yr 36k mile lease is much lower than a 3yr 120k miler, and most cars will be fine running 40k miles between services.

You mean without Oil change or major service?

Two or three times in the past I've received inquiries from garages asking me to advise mileages when I've sold a car.

yeah.

I suppose "often" is always relative, but I remember watching one of those expose type programs about clocking, where they interviewed someone from a clocking "company". They reckoned that a good proportion of their business came from people trying to cheat their lease company.

Cheers,

Colin.

In news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, Colin Stamp scribed for want of a better word:

Ohh dear A long time ago a company I worked for, replaced cars at Nine months or 45k miles whichever was the sooner My cars got to 45k at six months lol :-) Someone got a bargain then?

If you're intending to do it to that extent then you just get the oil changed at places other than the dealer.

Or not at all...

Yes, they called it "odometer realignment" or some other bullshit. The guy explained that it could be necessary if the old odometer had worn out and they needed to fit a new one, u knuw...