View Single Post
xbrumossalesman xbrumossalesman is offline
Registered
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 465
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy911sc View Post
Also I think I heard about it somewhere, that if you asked the dealer for the higher speedo they would put it in. That could have been what happened with yours.
If a Porsche dealer replaced an 85mph speedometer they were required by law to put a sticker in the driver's door jamb indicating the mileage at time of replacement- also noted in service records for warranty purposes- which combined with the mileage on the new odometer was an accurate representation of the true mileage-of course many do it yourselfers swapped out their own speedometers & then when they sold or traded the cars inserted the 85 mph one back in claiming lower miles - bottom line is there are a lot of early 80's cars floating around with questionable mileage but the truth be told you should be able tell a 30 year old car with 60K miles from one with 250K.

Last edited by xbrumossalesman; 02-23-2012 at 08:35 PM.. Reason: typo
Old 02-23-2012, 12:57 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #14 (permalink)