20% of used import cars 'clocked'

Quigs Snr · 12-11-2008 3:05pm

Mileage is recorded at the NCT test. I just don't think it's generally accessible after that like it is in the UK.

For my part, I keep all of my vehicles NCT reports as the mileage is recorded on them. It makes it easier to verify the mileage of the car when you go to sell it on..

It BeeMee · 12-11-2008 3:30pm

Quigs Snr wrote: »

Mileage is recorded at the NCT test. I just don't think it's generally accessible after that like it is in the UK.

Even if it was accessible, the fact remains that cars under 4 years old won't have an NCT.

That's the age when a car is most valuable, that's the age there are more "benefits" from clocking.

copacetic · 12-11-2008 3:48pm

maidhc wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/10000-used-car-imports----have-mileage-tampered-with-1534642.html

so just to be clear, you are saying SIMI paid off the AA and cartell.ie to produce a report that isn't true but serves their interests?

lollers, take it to the conspiracy theory nuthouse --

Climate Expert · 12-11-2008 3:55pm

Its fairly handy to detect a clocked car in the UK. Not so in this country.

robbie99 · 12-11-2008 4:00pm

copacetic wrote: »

so just to be clear, you are saying SIMI paid off the AA and cartell.ie to produce a report that isn't true but serves their interests?

lollers, take it to the conspiracy theory nuthouse --

It's clear this is an AA report, not a SIMI one, but it hasn't stopped SIMI from commenting on it.

And Society of Irish Motor Industry chief (SIMI) Alan Nolan told the Irish Independent the figures highlighted the dangers of buying a car you know nothing about from someone you don't really know.

"Our own research shows that written-off cars, vehicles with finance outstanding and even stolen cars are turning up quite regularly here."

I'd like to know more about SIMI's own research. Are SIMI suggesting that this is not true for Irish born cars? lol

maidhc · 12-11-2008 4:02pm

copacetic wrote: »

so just to be clear, you are saying SIMI paid off the AA and cartell.ie to produce a report that isn't true but serves their interests?

lollers, take it to the conspiracy theory nuthouse --

Dear God no. I'm saying it reads like SIMI propaganda, complete with quotes from SIMI saying you should buy your next car from your local Arthur Daley.

The report, I have no doubt is 100% true, but so would a report in the Belfast Telegraph suggesting that 0.01% of Irish people are murders*.

*random made up figure

copacetic · 12-11-2008 4:25pm

maidhc wrote: »

Dear God no. I'm saying it reads like SIMI propaganda, complete with quotes from SIMI saying you should buy your next car from your local Arthur Daley.

The report, I have no doubt is 100% true, but so would a report in the Belfast Telegraph suggesting that 0.01% of Irish people are murders*.

*random made up figure

one in a hundred is a bit high alright, but I am suspicious that you have a bullseye on some SIMI suits at the moment!

As noted above it is most likely that all these cars were clocked in Ireland by dealers, SIMI dealers as likely as not.

What the survey really points to is the fact that at least you can do one with the UK data available.

maidhc · 12-11-2008 5:34pm

copacetic wrote: »

What the survey really points to is the fact that at least you can do one with the UK data available.

Agreed.

Nothing much against SIMI, they are interest group like any other and anything they say should be viewed accordingly..

mikemac · 12-11-2008 5:38pm

maidhc wrote: »

but so would a report in the Belfast Telegraph suggesting that 0.01% of Irish people are murders*.

*random made up figure

copacetic wrote: »

one in a hundred is a bit high alright,

1 in 10,000, not one in a hundred

Sorry, pedantic point

copacetic · 12-11-2008 6:43pm

micmclo wrote: »

1 in 10,000, not one in a hundred

Sorry, pedantic point

realised it was wrong as soon as I typed it, hoped nobody would bother to point it out!

Tipsy Mac · 12-11-2008 8:20pm

Carzone is full of UK registered cars for sale by SIMI members (SIMI members as filtered by Carzone search)

Climate Expert · 12-11-2008 8:24pm

I'm not saying any of the cars listed here are clocked but they are UK cars for sale.

The SIMI backed statistics would suggest that at least 1-2 of those cars listed are clocked.

Tipsy Mac · 12-11-2008 8:25pm

Climate Expert wrote: »

The SIMI backed statistics would suggest that at least 1-2 of those cars listed are clocked.

, some people say you can't argue with statistics.

20% of used import cars 'clocked'

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