Saw this car approx 4 months ago. Decided not to buy it due to the mileage. It had 197,000kms on the clock at the time. Wonder where the rest of the miles have gone? Here it is anyway:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...-import/929118

 

caught red handed, this seller needs to be sent messages regaridng this, if i was you i would try and cvatch the guy out surely this will be logged on cosa etc?

 

Wow I'm glad you saved me there, I was planning on going to see the car next weekend!! Would have been a wasted trip! To see the last mot milage and the Millage it's sitting on now!

 

That was one of the reasons for posting this pal in case someone out there is expecting a 70k car. It will not have any mot history as its a fresh import. Ask for Import sheet, that should have the mileage stated. If that's not there then you will not have to wonder why!!!!!

 

Are you sure it's the same car?

If so two words. Trading Standards!!

 

same pictures different seller. Exact car to a tea

 

I see the ad has been edited and the mileage has been removed!!

 

Just had a look at there stock list on PH,they've got a fair few cars on there books!All with low miles too!

 

Admittedly it was 8 years or so ago so things might have changed, but I rang them when my 125,000 mile 3 series appeared on a local forecourt with 55k on the clock a couple of days after we sold it. They said unless I'd actually bought the car there was nothing they could do, when I pressed them they said they'd make a note of it, but that was all.

Good work OP on bringing this to light.

Deano

 

 

yeah but does anyone actually believe mileage on a second hand car unless backed up by documentation?

 

AFIK its not illegal as long as they tell you. The problem with that is you would have to actually buy it to catch them out

 

Says it all. Jus sports have jus taken 120kms off the clock....

 

jus sports sounds familiar

i have a vague recollection from the lancer register that they're connected to ralliart UK who have something of a dubious reputation

id suggest a bit of extra research wouldn't go amiss when buying from that part of the country

 

Some poor sod out there has bought what he thinks is a type r with 70,000 on the clock. If anyone knows the poor b*****d, point him in the direction of this thread. Or don't if you think it will tip him over the edge.

 

If you have the proof that they've knocked the mileage back then I'd shop them