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    Posted: 16-March-2005 at 10:01

Do any of you have the means of (or know how to go about) checking a vehicles mileage?

I'm not sure how serious I am about the car yet so I don't want to shell out for an HPI check unless I have to. The car in question is a BMW for which I have the reg and chassis numbers. BMW UK told me the spec of the car but had no listed main dealer services at all to compare the mileage against. They put me in touch with the dealership who originally supplied it but they had nothing either.

Sounds a bit suspect which is a shame, but can anyone help?
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Points: 15508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-March-2005 at 10:07
If the car is plugged into a diagnostics machine it will reveal the true mileage
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Really?

Got one I can borrow?!!
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I don't but your local BMW dealer does!
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Unless it is very cheap I would avoid any BMW that has never been serviced at a main dealer. Why would someone buy a brand new car and then not take it back to the main dealer to get it serviced, for the first few years at least.
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Points: 77 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-March-2005 at 12:52
Originally posted by Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick wrote:

Unless it is very cheap I would avoid any BMW that has never been serviced at a main dealer. Why would someone buy a brand new car and then not take it back to the main dealer to get it serviced, for the first few years at least.


maybe because a lot of main dealers are crap.
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isnt there a thread on here thats got the bit on testing things like that on here   ...iam sure its about somewere ...i have looked for a link for you .but coudnt find ..but it was here not so long ago
its a dogs world out there
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Points: 6484 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17-March-2005 at 03:07

Originally posted by grobda grobda wrote:

Originally posted by Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick wrote:

Unless it is very cheap I would avoid any BMW that has never been serviced at a main dealer. Why would someone buy a brand new car and then not take it back to the main dealer to get it serviced, for the first few years at least.


maybe because a lot of main dealers are crap.

Whether they are crap or not isn't the point. Would you buy a brand new car and then imediately take it out of the dealer network? I wouldn't simply because it will have a negative effect on the resale value of the car. Not to mention the fact that it will make any warranty claims much easier.
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Originally posted by pma1ums pma1ums wrote:

isnt there a thread on here thats got the bit on testing things like that on here   ...iam sure its about somewere ...i have looked for a link for you .but coudnt find ..but it was here not so long ago

 

Hope so! Quick, have another look!!

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test.htm

there you go ..scroll to test number 9
its a dogs world out there
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