Re: People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others

On Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:42:41 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

And reversing odometer mileage is a widespread and creative
industry here as well.

That doesn't work.  Every time the vehicle goes in for service or a
smog check, the odometer reading is reported to the DMV (or
equivalent).  When the potential buyer runs a Carfax report, these
mileages appear on the report.  If dealer advertises a used car with a
mileage that is less than the most recent smog check from the report,
the odometer has probably been rolled back. 
"Odometer Rollback Is On The Rise"  (Dec 10, 2024)
<https://www.carfax.com/press/resources/odometer>

This is a sample report from the Carfax web site:
<https://www.carfax.com/phoenix/vehicle_history/SampleReport.cfx?reportName=accidentMultiOwner>
Notice the mileages.

The most common way around this type of check is for the dealer to run
a Carfax report for the buyers inspection, and then edit the report to
agree with the actual odometer mileage.  That works, which is why the
buyer should spend the money to run their own Carfax report and not
trust the dealers version.  One report for $45 or four reports for
$100.
<https://www.carfax.com/vehicle-history-reports/>

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