XPost: alt.autos.acura, can.legal, rec.autos.makers.honda 
 From: tsanford@nf.sympatico.ca 
  
 Acura God wrote: 
 > 
 > Maybe the "2" was entered by mistake. Maybe it was 164,114 and sat on the 
 > lot for a month only accrueing 3 miles/KM on test drives etc. Sounds like a 
 > reasonable mistake to me. Dealers are not as dishonest as people would like 
 > to believe. It would be very stupid to try this type of thing in this era 
 > with all the electronic communication and database storage capabilities we 
 > have now. Too easy to cross check things like mileage. 
 > 
 > David Short 
 > Acura God 
 > 
 > "Suleman Yasin"  wrote in message 
 > news:bfj0qt$7o3$1@news1.mountaincable.net... 
 > > ok this is what it says 
 > > 
 > >       06/17/2003 
 > >      164,114 
 > >      Auto Auction 
 > > 
 > >      Sold at auction in 
 > >       Ontario 
 > >       Listed as a 
 > >       dealer vehicle with 
 > >       264117 kilometers 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > "RiCK"  wrote in message 
 > > news:dG3Ta.483527$ro6.11599719@news2.calgary.shaw.ca... 
 > > > You didn't get it.  164000 MILES before, 169000 KILOMETERS now.  164000 
 > > > Miles is about 260000 KILOMETERS.  Could it be the carfax report just 
 > > > screwed up and it should have been KM not miles?  Then the #'s would 
 > make 
 > > > sense. 
 > > > 
 > > > Rick 
 > > > 
 > > > "Mike"  wrote in message 
 > > > news:zy2Ta.5996$tJ4.359927@read1.cgocable.net... 
 > > > > 5000 km in a month is reasonable 
 > > > > 
 > > > > "Suleman Yasin"  wrote in message 
 > > > > news:bfi9uf$i8e$1@news1.mountaincable.net... 
 > > > > > Hi I bought a car about 2 weeks ago and today I ran a Carfax on it 
 > and 
 > > > > they 
 > > > > > reported the mileage to be 164000 miles in June and my car is at 
 > > 169,000 
 > > > > KM 
 > > > > > when i bought iti think the dealer rolled back the mileage and I 
 > want 
 > > to 
 > > > > do 
 > > > > > something about this is there a law I can notify because i feel 
 > > scammed 
 > > > > big 
 > > > > > time I bought a 1992 Acura Legend for $7400 with tax but even on 
 the 
 > > > bill 
 > > > > it 
 > > > > > doesnt show that the guy put the mileage on it. 
 > > > > > 
 > > > > > 
 > > > > 
 > > > > 
 > > > 
 > > > 
 > > 
 > > 
  
 It's difficult to understand if there is really a problem here! 
 Whether it is miles or kilometres that's pretty reasonable 
 average annual usage for a 12 year old car i.e. a 1992 model that 
 was possibly manufactured in late 1991; now 2003. (2003 - 1991 = 
 12 years). 
 164,000 Mi./12 = a bit less than 14,000 mi. per year or roughly 
 1100 to 1200 miles per month. 
 260,000 Km./12 = approximately 22,000 km.per year or roughly 1800 
 kilometres per month. 
 1800 kilometres = about 1200 miles per month. 
 Sounds like a data base designed around 'mileage' might have just 
 got kilometres mixed up? 
 And anyway if the vehicle is otherwise OK and works well (it IS 
 12 years old!) is anyone going to quibble about a small 
 percentage difference of a few miles or kilometres driven? 
 On other hand; If 'car is on its last legs' then it should not 
 have been bought! At least not for that price even if it is an 
 Accura! 
 My opinion. Terry. 
 PS. If I CONVERT 164,114 miles to kilometres using 0.6214 I get 
 264,104. Suleman (wisely!) noted that it was listed as a dealer 
 vehicle with 264,117 kilometres. That's a difference of only 13 
 kilometres; for moving the vehicle, incidental trial runs by 
 potential buyers etc. Seems reasonable? 
 It does not appear to be the kind of situation where one of the 
 dealers staff drove to the vehicle to Vancouver and back to 
 attend a wedding! 
  
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