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heavyD Newbie

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  On 12/18/2010 at 8:08 AM, djprankster69 said:

Guys i hear that people change the ODO meter reading in cars to get a better re-sale value.. You have any idea of some places doing this in Colombo?

Just for my information..

Rgds,

djprankster..

Unless you're gonna go set fire to those places I don't think you're gonna get much help around here.

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  On 12/18/2010 at 10:40 AM, CruiseControl said:

I want to know that, is it possible to change the digital odometers ?? Or can we rely on the digital odometer reading when buying vehicles?

I heard that digital meters can be reset easily. Is it true? :violent-smiley-030:

Why would you want to do that? Would you want to buy a car where the clock has been turned? How retarded can you stupid morons can get?

Whats with these stupid newbies? Are they all products of inbreeding? are all your parents related to each other????

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  On 12/18/2010 at 10:40 AM, CruiseControl said:

I want to know that, is it possible to change the digital odometers ?? Or can we rely on the digital odometer reading when buying vehicles?

I heard that digital meters can be reset easily. Is it true? :violent-smiley-030:

"easily" depends on the vehicle... but bottom line is, as a buyer, you can't trust the odometer reading at face value. (if it's backed by maintenance records, reading matches the usage patterns, condition, etc. of the car, then it's probably genuine)

a reset would be quite lame ass though, cos that would make the car's appearance/condition/age incompatible with the reading.

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  On 12/18/2010 at 10:40 AM, CruiseControl said:

I want to know that, is it possible to change the digital odometers ?? Or can we rely on the digital odometer reading when buying vehicles?

I heard that digital meters can be reset easily. Is it true? :violent-smiley-030

It is true.

I heard that there are tools to alter the odo meter reading easily.

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  On 12/18/2010 at 8:08 AM, djprankster69 said:

Guys i hear that people change the ODO meter reading in cars to get a better re-sale value.. You have any idea of some places doing this in Colombo?

Just for my information..

Rgds,

djprankster..

Just do it legally. Drive the car backwards.

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  On 12/18/2010 at 10:15 AM, jdnet said:

seriously? I guess we are back to retardlanka...... BTW are you the kind of idiot who calls the police and asks them where you could find drugs in colombo?

Haha, a guy was on the news sometime back for repeatedly calling up 911 complaining someone has stolen some ounces of cocaine from his truck. Didn't take too long to get his a$s handed. :lol:

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  On 12/19/2010 at 3:19 AM, Mani said:

Remember that cop calling 911 because he thought he was ODing on stolen pot? :lol:

How the hell did this thread got OT so quickly?? :unsure:

Haha yeah that was the funniest 911 call i've heard. Sure beats the woman calling 911 to complain about her BK order.

full version

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  On 12/18/2010 at 10:40 AM, CruiseControl said:

I want to know that, is it possible to change the digital odometers ?? Or can we rely on the digital odometer reading when buying vehicles?

I heard that digital meters can be reset easily. Is it true? :violent-smiley-030:

Yes! Even some importers do it routinely.

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  On 12/19/2010 at 1:17 PM, aamarakoon said:

Yes! Even some importers do it routinely.

aamarakoon,

JAAI certificate gives the odometer reading when they inspect in Japan.

Yes Digital Odometers are readjusted for last 15 to 20 years by the help of a laptop as for my knowledge this was done first in Srilanka by a Computer skill man after spending more than 100 hours of experimenting.

Now any Odometer made in Europe or Japan they adjust to the importers requirement.

What I write under is not to the topic it is only for information of the forum members.

Few latest Automobiles come key less the are called remote key less entry system they lock the doors as well as start the Vehicle Engine if this key is lost Odometer adjuster do a fresh RKE programed what is to existing system of the car and give another spare RKE if the user wants.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

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  On 12/18/2010 at 3:02 PM, VVTi said:

Why would you want to do that? Would you want to buy a car where the clock has been turned? How retarded can you stupid morons can get?

Whats with these stupid newbies? Are they all products of inbreeding? are all your parents related to each other????

I don't know about your parents. But I just wanted to get the information about digital odometers. Whether I can trust the reading or not.

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  On 12/18/2010 at 3:02 PM, VVTi said:

Why would you want to do that? Would you want to buy a car where the clock has been turned? How retarded can you stupid morons can get?

Whats with these stupid newbies? Are they all products of inbreeding? are all your parents related to each other????

He has just asked whether it is possible to do that. And he haven't said that he want to change his odometer.

Who ever the person(a pro member or a newbie) posting a reply to a question should read the question carefully before posting.

So that we can reduce unnecessary noises.

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  On 12/21/2010 at 7:56 AM, VVTi said:

Perhaps we should cut down on the number of STUPID QUESTIONS, eh?

If it is a ‘STUPID QUESTION’, YOU (or anyone else) can always shut up and wait without replying.

On the original question, I wonder whether any of the agents provide with the service to check for odometer tampering? I am sure people won’t mind paying to get an honest verdict. Then again, I am not sure whether it`s possible to check for this with accuracy (if it’s possible at all), and I know that the agents are not a very trustworthy bunch.

It’s great if somebody with knowledge/previous exp. on the topic can shed some light in to possible methods of detecting digital odometer tampering. I mean if it’s changed let’s say by 40k, it might be difficult to detect by the condition of the car but might help to inflate the price and might lead to potential future disasters (e.g. not changing timing belt in due time).

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What turned things around for me was when a friend of mine told me he wants to turn back the mileage of his newly bought used car, so that when the time comes to selling it, it'll match up to all the records he might have to show. Mind you, this was already a 12 year old car. I was genuinely surprised to hear him say that, cause he's not too interested in cars. Just made me wonder what other regular joes do to their cars when the time comes to sell them.

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  On 12/21/2010 at 8:51 AM, Big_D said:

And the digital ones are so much easier aren't they? Just plug in a laptop and enter your desired amount

Just did a quick search and found this on a forum: "What they do is replace the chip that stores the odo reading by another one with the reading desired. This is done by writing a blank chip hooked up to a chip burner and a laptop. " (http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/technical-stuff/44368-possible-tamper-digital-odometer.html)

Guess this is how they do it rather than directly hacking in with a laptop though an OBD port or something. Either way, its good to compile a list of how to identify this crap if we could. Damn, wish every car user had the opportunity to have a stamped record from agents. :( On another note, I don’t give a crap about tampered meter readings personally, I can avoid them. Just thought this might help the common car buyer in SL.

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