When buying a car with twisted mileage can be profitable
- September 26, 2022
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It is believed that if the mileage of the purchased car is twisted, then that’s it – the newly minted car owner definitely “got” into torment with a
It is believed that if the mileage of the purchased car is twisted, then that’s it – the newly minted car owner definitely “got” into torment with a completely “killed” vehicle. However, such a scenario is by no means inevitable. And why, explains the portal “AvtoVzglyad”.
The twisted mileage is obviously a hoax. When you buy a car and realize that you have been scammed, such knowledge does not add pleasant emotions. But nevertheless, not every case of hiding a car’s actual mileage is a tragedy. For starters, let’s decide that the most unpleasant option is to buy a car after using it in a taxi or car sharing. In this case, the car will most likely be very “tired”, albeit with an optimistically low mileage.
Therefore, it is now especially scary to buy cars of “taxi” models: Toyota Camry, Hyundai Solaris and Sonata, Kia Rio, Optima and K5, Skoda Rapid, VW Polo, Renault Logan, and for some time also LADA Vesta and Granta . What to take in this case, you wonder, because now that we have thrown out these models, we are catastrophically limiting our choice sharply?! That’s how it is. This circumstance forces you to take risks by buying a car whose mileage is most likely twisted. And in order to avoid such a situation, we advise everyone to find out the actual life of the machine’s engine during the pre-purchase diagnostics of a sales copy at the gas station.
Using a scanner, the master can easily find out the total operating time of the power steering. Since it is only active when the engine is running, the resulting number is equal to the engine hours. If you divide the value of the twisted mileage by the clarified engine hours, it turns out that the average speed of a car during its lifetime was clearly lower than that at which vehicles usually travel. If such an operation was not carried out when buying a car, then the new owner can organize it later at any time – when he has the right suspicions.
The nuance is that the magnitude of the detected decrease in the average speed of a car during its life can be different. Suppose the results of our calculations show that the “wheelbarrow” moves at an average speed throughout its life, like that of a walking pensioner. This means that the mileage was just shamelessly twisted: for example, from 500,000 kilometers to 100,000. After all, “a mileage of about a hundred” is considered quite acceptable from the point of view of many used vehicle buyers. Such a copy will really only ruin the owner in repairs.
But when the “average for life” speed turns out to be lower than the fairly acceptable 25 km / h (especially for the city), but higher, say 15 km / h, the fact of twisted mileage can even be in the hands of the buyer of such a car.
Especially if the seller is the first or at least the second owner. If the general technical condition of the car can be judged as good, then the discovery of the fact of underestimation of the mileage becomes a powerful argument for negotiation. The seller just didn’t twist anything – 50,000-70,000 km in an effort to sell the car quickly because of a more attractive price / mileage combination. And then they “cut” him with the bolt of truth in the forehead: the odometer is twisted and this fact is confirmed by any diagnostics! In such a situation, many sellers “drift” and agree to a significant price reduction – to still sell the vehicle that has become problematic overnight.
Note that the buyer benefits from such an open-eyed deal from all points of view. First, it saves serious money. Second, when the “masks” fall, the old owner can candidly tell the new owner of the car about its hidden “styles” and imminent repairs. Most of these problems can be stopped in advance by spending relatively little money. The old owner is usually not waiting for this, in the hope that the future owner will no longer have to deal with technical defects, no longer for him, but for the future owner. The new owner, who has negotiated a good discount, will solve these problems without really serious and above all unexpected financial costs.
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photo: progressmotors.ru
The twisted mileage is obviously a hoax. When you buy a car and realize that you have been scammed, such knowledge does not add pleasant emotions. But nevertheless, not every case of hiding a car’s actual mileage is a tragedy. For starters, let’s decide that the most unpleasant option is to buy a car after using it in a taxi or car sharing. In this case, the car will most likely be very “tired”, albeit with an optimistically low mileage.
Therefore, it is now especially scary to buy cars of “taxi” models: Toyota Camry, Hyundai Solaris and Sonata, Kia Rio, Optima and K5, Skoda Rapid, VW Polo, Renault Logan, and for some time also LADA Vesta and Granta . What to take in this case, you wonder, because now that we have thrown out these models, we are catastrophically limiting our choice sharply?! That’s how it is. This circumstance forces you to take risks by buying a car whose mileage is most likely twisted. And in order to avoid such a situation, we advise everyone to find out the actual life of the machine’s engine during the pre-purchase diagnostics of a sales copy at the gas station.
Using a scanner, the master can easily find out the total operating time of the power steering. Since it is only active when the engine is running, the resulting number is equal to the engine hours. If you divide the value of the twisted mileage by the clarified engine hours, it turns out that the average speed of a car during its lifetime was clearly lower than that at which vehicles usually travel. If such an operation was not carried out when buying a car, then the new owner can organize it later at any time – when he has the right suspicions.
The nuance is that the magnitude of the detected decrease in the average speed of a car during its life can be different. Suppose the results of our calculations show that the “wheelbarrow” moves at an average speed throughout its life, like that of a walking pensioner. This means that the mileage was just shamelessly twisted: for example, from 500,000 kilometers to 100,000. After all, “a mileage of about a hundred” is considered quite acceptable from the point of view of many used vehicle buyers. Such a copy will really only ruin the owner in repairs.
But when the “average for life” speed turns out to be lower than the fairly acceptable 25 km / h (especially for the city), but higher, say 15 km / h, the fact of twisted mileage can even be in the hands of the buyer of such a car.
Especially if the seller is the first or at least the second owner. If the general technical condition of the car can be judged as good, then the discovery of the fact of underestimation of the mileage becomes a powerful argument for negotiation. The seller just didn’t twist anything – 50,000-70,000 km in an effort to sell the car quickly because of a more attractive price / mileage combination. And then they “cut” him with the bolt of truth in the forehead: the odometer is twisted and this fact is confirmed by any diagnostics! In such a situation, many sellers “drift” and agree to a significant price reduction – to still sell the vehicle that has become problematic overnight.
Note that the buyer benefits from such an open-eyed deal from all points of view. First, it saves serious money. Second, when the “masks” fall, the old owner can candidly tell the new owner of the car about its hidden “styles” and imminent repairs. Most of these problems can be stopped in advance by spending relatively little money. The old owner is usually not waiting for this, in the hope that the future owner will no longer have to deal with technical defects, no longer for him, but for the future owner. The new owner, who has negotiated a good discount, will solve these problems without really serious and above all unexpected financial costs.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
I’m Sandra Torres, a passionate journalist and content creator. My specialty lies in covering the latest gadgets, trends and tech news for Div Bracket. With over 5 years of experience as a professional writer, I have built up an impressive portfolio of published works that showcase my expertise in this field.
