On used cars, beware of tampered with odometers: “We are facing a real problem”

2023-12-26 07:58:24

A car’s speedometer is a bit like its thermometer. It doesn’t tell everything, but it gives the probable overall health of the vehicle. The selling price of a used car, most of the time, is therefore directly correlated to the number of kilometers displayed on the odometer.

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Once mechanical, now digital, meters have always monopolized the attention of buyers and… crooks. The latter modify the data displayed, fraudulently reducing the mileage to inflate the price of the vehicle.