Selling car, clock discrepancy, how would you advertise it?

Paranoid Mandroid

Hi Folks,

I'm selling my car ('99 Colt) that I know has a discrepancy on the clock. I wouldn't be comfortable advertising it with the current mileage (60k miles) as I'm honest.

I bought this off a really good friend, he's dead honest. According to him there is 25 -35k miles missing due to the clock being replaced. I do have dealer service history that only 14k miles were done in its first 4 years. He owned it for maybe 6-7 years, I've had it since early last year. We both did feck all miles in it as we live 2-3 miles from work.

How should I advertise this?
A) 95k miles. And explain the discrepancy when the buyer notices upon viewing
95k miles but mention it in the add

I could understand someone reading that info in an add and thinking its a bit dodgy but I'd hate to have them think that when they come to see the car and they think I'm a time waster. What would you do? Cheers!

Cee-Jay-Cee

A) 95k miles. And explain the discrepancy in the ad stating the locks were replaced at whatever mileage.

Bigus

CJC999 wrote: »

A) 95k miles. And explain the discrepancy in the ad stating the locks were replaced at whatever mileage.

Agree

Prodgey

CJC999 wrote: »

A) 95k miles. And explain the discrepancy in the ad stating the locks were replaced at whatever mileage.

Bigus wrote: »

Agree

So B ?

BMJD

Paranoid Mandroid wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I'm selling my car ('99 Colt) that I know has a discrepancy on the clock. I wouldn't be comfortable advertising it with the current mileage (60k miles) as I'm honest.

I bought this off a really good friend, he's dead honest. According to him there is 25 -35k miles missing due to the clock being replaced.

Funny that, I had a 97 Colt that had its clocks replaced after 12k miles. I had an invoice & letter from a Mitsubishi garage that changed the clocks to state what happened. I traded it in years ago and handed over the documents, it didn't affect the trade in price. Betcha they went in the bin soon after :pac:

Paranoid Mandroid

Cheers folks ill do that.

mickdw

Its a 99 car so this type of thing is not as critical as if it was a relatively new car. Still by advertising it truthfully, any buyer will have much more confidence in buying from you.

bazz26

Or option (c). Avail of one of those mileage correction companies advertising on the likes of donedeal.ie to adjust the mileage up to the correct figure and avoid the agro altogether.

Scortho

bazz26 wrote: »

Or option (c). Avail of one of those mileage correction companies advertising on the likes of donedeal.ie to adjust the mileage up to the correct figure and avoid the agro altogether.

It'd be cheaper just to go with option a.
I can't see him getting his money back either.

Paranoid Mandroid

bazz26 wrote: »

Or option (c). Avail of one of those mileage correction companies advertising on the likes of donedeal.ie to adjust the mileage up to the correct figure and avoid the agro altogether.

Cheers bazz that's probably too much hassle for a car in bangernomics territory. I'm fussing too much as is.

bazz26

Yeah, just threw it out there anyway.

Bigus

bazz26 wrote: »

Or option (c). Avail of one of those mileage correction companies advertising on the likes of donedeal.ie to adjust the mileage up to the correct figure and avoid the agro altogether.

He's not 100 % certain of the correct miles so A is more honest option

Jesus.

Its admirable but for a 14 year old Colt I wouldn't worry about it pal. Just advertise it as is and put a reasonable price on it.