False mileage on imports

[Supragal]

I'm not sure about this. You have to give them the current mileage so therefore you have to mess about converting miles back to k's or it won't mean anything.

 

Besides, what you gonna do if someone tells you it was clocked? Get all down about the car when theres nothing you can do, especially if you got it from JIC like i did who now no longer exist!!

 

Mind you, mine was 50k when I got it and the wear etc all seemed to match so I'm not suspicious to start with.

[markjodrell]

I'm not sure about this. You have to give them the current mileage so therefore you have to mess about converting miles back to k's or it won't mean anything.

Besides, what you gonna do if someone tells you it was clocked? Get all down about the car when theres nothing you can do, especially if you got it from JIC like i did who now no longer exist!!

Mind you, mine was 50k when I got it and the wear etc all seemed to match so I'm not suspicious to start with.

 

 

 

In my case thats easy as I only got the car in Dec last year and it had 68k kms on the clock before it was converted / derestricted etc

Again thats easy for me as the garage in Bradford is still trading

 

I think its very very difficult to judge a cars milage by its appearance, for example my daily drive is a Vectra SRi I have used it to do 400 mile round trips to work (not every day) therefore 90% of its miles are motorway miles.

If you drove it without knowing the miles I promise you you would probably estimate 60k TOPS, its doen 135k now.

Due to motorway miles the pedal rubbers are all quite unworn , gear gator not perished/worn, seats like new no scuffing etc and steering, engine gearbox all tight ,alloy wheels very clean un marked, all its done is sit at 3-4k revs for mile after mile.

 

 

 

Unfortunatley the word has got back to Japan that everybody "know" that ALL Jap cars have low milage which gives them good reason to clock the cars knowing that people over here wont question it due to that low milage being the norm

IMHO

[Tom]

Theres any easy answer to all this though, buy from a reputable dealer, there are a few decent people out there which buy from dealerships in japan rather than auctions, these are the places you need to buy from, I personally would avoid places with only auction looking photos in a warehouse.

[jazz1]

can i still check mine although my car wasnt bought at an auction

[Big Ads]

IMO igorance is bliss in this case

[jazz1]

is the chasy number the frame number? mine begins with jza80- then 7 numbers?

[Tricky-Ricky]

Bit of a worry this, although i'm reasonably certain that my klm are correct, at least from the auction onwards, but this could be the biggest can of worms ever opened on this forum:(

[jazz1]

just sent mine

[Guest steve77964]

just sent off for mine as mine is a 93 with very low mileage

and i got mine from newera

so what is the situation legally if the mileage proves to have been clocked as basically he would be the only person that could have done it?

ill let you know how it comes back

[jazz1]

did u put the right chasy number = frame number(jza80-00*****)

[markjodrell]

just sent mine

 

where is the number located on the car ???

 

I will be sending mine on Friday

 

I think a few importers will be getting a few phone calls soon

[jazz1]

well i checked mine under the fornt window in the engine bay but its also located on that silver thingy saying frame number

[markjodrell]

well i checked mine under the fornt window in the engine bay but its also located on that silver thingy saying frame number

 

cheers

[johnnyknox]

Im intrested to know, just sent my tenner.

 

Jamie did you go to the BIMTA website for yours. They seem to want £20 for me to check mine!?

[Jurgen-Jm-Imports]

normally on auction sheets if there is * next odo display it means they cant verify miles ( so might be clocked or could be not genuine) if there is $ next to odo it means clocks have been changed to read incorrect miles but has history to back it up ie nismo 320 clocks in gtr are bought and just installed they might show higher or lower readings but if the $ is displayed then it has paperwork to prove..

 

dealer cars in jp -- you basically have to buy on condition as these are not recorded on database unless previously sold at auction (it then will only have the auction miles when and if it hit auction).

 

also if the car has no marks next to odo on auction sheet ie $* then it is supposed to be genuine. unless its the $ which means clock conversion but history to prove it.

[markjodrell]

Jamie did you go to the BIMTA website for yours. They seem to want £20 for me to check mine!?

 

The 2nd post in this thread said he has sent a tenner so I would think it would be here

 

http://www.japaneseimportmileagecheck.co.uk/

[johnnyknox]

The 2nd post in this thread said he has sent a tenner so I would think it would be here

 

http://www.japaneseimportmileagecheck.co.uk/

 

Ah yeh, thanks a lot

[Pete]

Is there anyone that will get you copies of auction sheets?

[Jurgen-Jm-Imports]

Is there anyone that will get you copies of auction sheets?

 

not really, we just save as jpeg or give them orignal (if we get them 9/10 we have originals) so they know grade of car and what km it says in auction.

 

but the best bet is when they are browsing auctions they can see odo of car and grade of car.

[markjodrell]

Ive just had another emai from the guy who does the £10 auction checks.

 

He says that the importers dont tend to clock them in this country but they get their agents who buy the cars from the auction in Japan on their behalf to clock them before they ship them over.

 

I suppose its the importers way of distancing themselves away from the clocking.

 

However they are still responsible.

 

If my results come back with an extra X thousand kms on I will be contacting the garage where I got the car from to see what compensation they were going to give me otherwise threaten them with trading standards.

[JamieP]

Mine came back with last recorded with 36,000kms.

It has about 33,000 miles now so could be right:search:

[markjodrell]

Mine came back with last recorded with 36,000kms.

It has about 33,000 miles now so could be right:search:

 

So did it have 36k kms on it when you brought it.

 

If so that looks promising, only hope mine comes back with 68k kms last recorded, some how I very much doubt it..

[JamieP]

So did it have 36k kms on it when you brought it.

 

If so that looks promising, only hope mine comes back with 68k kms last recorded, some how I very much doubt it..

 

48kms when i got it.

[Tom]

Sounds like it could be Jamie, what I'd like to see is an importer check a car they are thinking of bringing in just to see if this system is accurate.

[markjodrell]

48kms when i got it.

 

You must be chuffed after all thats been said.

 

Looks like youve got a genuine low miler,

 

if mine come back a gen will probably go bpu ready for spring