Re: Odometer tampering

["G. Steinke" <g_steinke@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,
It is possible that the cluster has been replaced. My car's instrument 
cluster failed at about 40k miles, so my car now shows 30K miles even though 
it has 40K. There is a sticker in the doorjamb showing when the cluster was 
replaced, but that could easily by removed by an unscrupulous seller. There 
has also been discussion of a device available that can reset the odometer 
to any value.

If you check carfax.com with the VIN, it can check registration records and 
you can look for cases where the mileage goes backwards. Or if the car has 
been serviced at BMW dealers there should be a record of the mileage for 
each service available at a dealer.

Greg

>From: "John Virnig" <john@domain.elided>
>Subject: Odometer tampering

>It was my impression that you couldn't defeat the >digital
>odometer on these cars but another friend told me that >all you
>had to do was remove a fuse and the miles didn't >register.  Is
>that true?  I thought BMW's held that information >someplace else
>as well as in the odometer display.  I'm trying to find >out if my
>buddy is getting a deal, or getting screwed with this >car.



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