Selling a clocked car - what would you do?

[Peter C]

70k.

By the way when the car was sold to your brother - did the previous owner record the mileage on the V5C?

Not as far as I know. There is no record of the mileage on the V5.

[Peter C]

70k.

Personally I'd be pretty peeved if I turned up to see a car advertised at 70k that (with a bit of digging - caveat emptor again, mind) had more like 150k on the clock...so you're in effect going with Option 1 at the moment?

So would I!

 

I don't like Option 1 one bit, but the seller is my brother in law and as matters stand he is trying to sell the car as if it has 70k miles on the clock.

 

I don't like what he's doing and I've explained to him the potential consequences of his actions if the shit hits the fan.

[AnthonyG]

Auction it and state that the mileage is 'not warranted'.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Mint it up and stick it through an auction, FSH 'mileage incorrect'.

[Pete-M]

I'd advertise it without mentioning mileage. If the buyer asks, then explain. Otherwise, say nothing. Price it realistically and that's that.

 

The only thing that worries me about clocked cars is when the cambelt was last done.

 

My Jag did 100k in the first three years of its life and is just short of 150k now. To look at or drive you'd think it'd done 40k. High miles isn't an issue.

 

The other alternative is to lose the s/h and auction it.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Option 1 isn't so bad - I don't think your Bro would get into trouble. He bought it that way, he didn't clock it. A reciept can be knocked up with the scumbag dealers phone number, date of purchase, mileage.

At the end of the day it's either a good car or it isn't. It's not a 300k ex minicab cut and shut. I'd keep my gob shut and take the £££££. Bollocks to it, life's too short. Start trying to explain the convoluted life story of this car and buyers will run a mile. Say nothing.

[cobblers]

I remember going to look at a 106 on autotrader. No mention of the mileage in the ad (so bound to be high), so I rang the trader up and he said "oh, 100 ish". Not so bad I thought.

 

Drove 65 miles to see it, and the "100 ish" was actually 185k.

[Rocket88]

The whole "low mileage" premium is bollocks. I would prefer to but a well looked after 100k mile car than something that has done 20k, and never got out of it's own postcode. Over here, anything that's done more than 40k miles is virtually unretailable, ex taxis, however, are virtually beer money.......and as they're the only cars in Jersey that have an annual "mot", they're usually ok...........

[Peter C]

He'll get a very low price if he sells via auction.

 

Sorry but I fucking hate ads where mileage is not stated or where the car is described as high mileage with no further information.

 

The car in question is absolutely bloody mint (hence it passed as a low mileage car) and has had a cambelt and a clutch in the past 12 months.

 

I would prefer if my brother in law came clean and sold the car as an honest high mileage no history but well looked after sort of motor.

[gtd2000]

70k.

By the way when the car was sold to your brother - did the previous owner record the mileage on the V5C?

Not as far as I know. There is no record of the mileage on the V5.

From what I remember the person you buy the car from fills in that part and sends it off to the DVLA for a change of keeper?

[AnthonyG]

I would tell your brother in law that your advice is to take option 2, which (it sounds like) is what you would do if it was yours.

 

Then, politely of course, tell him if he does option 1, it's on him to sort out if it goes tits up and you will not get involved further.

 

BTW, you would be surprised at prices fetched at auctions if there are a couple of private punters who really want the car in question.