I wonder if the mileage needs to be audited? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

pwogaman · #1 08-17-2006, 02:30 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Enron-founder-Ken-Lays-personal-Mercedes-600-SL_W0QQitemZ300015569738QQihZ020QQcategoryZ6333QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

92300SE · #2 08-17-2006, 04:01 PM

Cars older then 1997 are mileage exempt,federal law,so,you can adjust the mileage to whatever number makes you happy and you feel it reflects the condition of the car...regardless what the Carfax report said(or not).Newer then 97' its up to 10000$ fine...that is why every year you find more and more "low miles" older Mercedes on ebay,older they get,looks like mileage is decreasing with every new owner.

pwogaman · #3 08-17-2006, 10:52 PM

My point is the car was owned by Enron founder Ken Lay, who had considerable difficulty reporting accurate numbers. I should have pointed that out initially.

snp8990 · #4 08-17-2006, 11:33 PM

How do you change the mileage on a digital gauge?Doesnt it report it on carfax though?

Kuan · #5 08-18-2006, 08:23 AM

Ken Lay is such a snake, he would probably count reverse miles as negative mileage... and reimburse himself for those miles.

Matt L · #6 08-18-2006, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by snp8990

How do you change the mileage on a digital gauge?Doesnt it report it on carfax though?

Changing a mechanical odometer requires dismantling the instrument panel and physically setting the wheels. Setting an electronic odometer takes a tool plugged into the car and just a few seconds, in many cases, with no dismantling necessary.

As for Carfax, they never show everything anyway. You could systematically alter the milage reading on a car when taking it for service (at a shady local shop, for example), and Carfax would never be able to detect anything.