Do you guys do this
 

Since it's so simple to switch our speedometers do you guys ever buy used ones and swap your original to keep your miles or km down ?

Oh, you mean, being deceptive?

Brilliant!!

Only on my lawn mower.

that just ain't right.

In the 80's some models had 85 MPH speedometers. It was pretty common to swap to 150 MPH. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/660379-85mph-speedo.html

I never have, but if I did I'd put the correct mileage on the new speedometer, and take some pics.

Because when you install a new speedo/odo you have a new car...

On older cars with mechanical speedos not tied to a computer, you pretty much have to take the stated mileage with a grain of salt.

I'm not buying any used cars from calimedeiros...

No, I'm not a crook. Why would you even consider this?

No kidding...

JR

That's like taping an old picture of yourself over your bathroom mirror.

I'm not saying I did this or will do this but it is easy

My daily driver (BMW 635) has done 280,000 km (174,000 miles). I take a perverse pride in the mileage done, so no.
My wife's cars have low milage anyway, but no there too. (Karma, just not cricket, etc)

There are lots of ways to defraud others. But I'm not sure I would publicize them on the internet.

Do you also use you high school senior picture on your computer dating profile? ;)

No, but mine has had but 25 miles put on the odo since I bought 12 years ago. Stuck at 18,807. The PO is my dad and it went out on him when Clinton was in office, then my fix didn't last. Just a guess, it probably has 215K, but it drives like it has 18,807.

Like I said I'm not planing on doing it just curious if any of you guys do it or found others that do this

Boooooo

If you put it on blocks and get it in reverse, the speedo will run backward giving you a fairly new car. Didn't you watch Ferris Buller's day off? Just make sure you don't kick the car.

LOL.

Why not just run the car in reverse?



http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1399150829.jpg

No way, I like the fact that I have well over a 100K on the car. The car looks like new and the motor & trans are fresh. I'm not concerned with the resale value, cause I don't think I'll ever sell it.