Odometer reset?

When you try to register it, make sure you put down that the mileage does not accurately reflect what's on the car.

All states have an odometer fraud law. The odometer should reflect what's on the vehicle, not just the engine, according to statute. Although there may be exceptions for classic cars.

As long as you don't try to pass off the 00000 as actual mileage, you'll be OK.

I would think it would be easier/quicker to go forward since you are almost to 00000 instead of going ALL the way back....

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 06:41:15 -0400, "VWGirl" ran around screaming and yelling:

Lauren....reverse for the *drill*...counter-clockwise...that is the direction the speedo cable turns while driving forward... J

Um... Drilling it in reverse makes the odometer go up in miles not down like you might be thinking. Drilling it forward makes no change to the odometer. Think of reverse on a drill as first gear on the car. Think of forward on the drill as being reverse on the car. Now which one rolls the odometer up? The odometer never rolls backwards. Drive your car in reverse for a mile and see what happens... The odometer will show no change in milage from when you started driving in reverse.

The drill in reverse should take it foward...

-- Howard

In Washington State, cars 10 years or older are "exempt" from an odometer statement. For the milage on the title they just put "Exempt", no matter what you give them for the milage. It is also clearly stated on the title that cars 10 years or older are exempt. This obviously does not apply to all states, and may only apply to Washington State.

Wade Hasbrouck

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:08:48 -0700, "Wade Hasbrouck" scribbled this interesting note:

It is the same in Texas.

-- John Willis

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Have you actually tried this? This is not true for any of the VW speedometers that I've played with - they'll all happily count backwards. These were Ghia and Beetle speedometers ranging from '67 through to '71 - I don't know if things were different outside these years, but somehow I doubt it.

-Luns

You're right. In fact I have spun VW odometers backward to zero (legit) using a drill motor (going Forward).

Speedy Jim

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 20:08:22 -0400, Speedy Jim , who was sitting in a corner eating his Xmas pie stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and began to run off at the mouth like so:

It worked for Ferris Bueller, too. Almost. :-)

-- Travis (Shaggie) '63 VW Camo Baja...

I think it's possible that some US odometers had one way clutches in them, but all the VW (VDO) odometers that I've played with lack this feature. All of them could be "backed up" as desired. It just takes a long time.

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I think Speedy Jim was saying "just add the 22 miles on it and roll it over......................By running the drill in reverse",..........not the speedo.

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