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some guy is selling an acura on criags list with on 23,000 miles on it. How can you tell if the odometer was tampered with? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/446431295.html

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  1. take it to a dealer
  2. Have him meet you at a mechanics before you buy the car.
  3. if the acura is relatively new and has a digital odometer, it could not easily be tampered with at all, if the odometer is analog, it only takes a drill to wind it back. if it's a digital odometer, definitely go for it, i like acuras wish i could afford one
  4. The car is 17 years old! this mileage is unlikiley. Also the hood is a different color.
  5. uhhhhhhhh, how the hell r u gonna tell with the pictures that he gives, my suggestion is don't buy it, 23000 mi. is ALOT of miles for a car that ur gonna buy as new to u
  6. Scrathes (even slight ones) on the numbers. On the digital ones its impossible. I would'nt get it though. Seems a little fishy.
  7. View the wear on the acceleration pedal, and steering wheel
  8. I have heard that if the odometer has been tampered with the numbers dont line up. ( they aren't even with eachother.)
  9. THE SEAL ON THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE THAT GOES IN TO THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE BROKE. HAVE A MECHANIC FRIEND GO WITH YOU, ASK IF YOU CAN TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK OUT THE WHOLE CAR OUT. YOU CAN ALSO GO TO A WEBSITE CALLED "CARFACTS.COM" ,OR "CARFAX.COM". DMV RECORDS HAVE MILAGE FOR EVERY TIME A CAR IS BOUGHT OR SOLD. THE WEBSITE CAN ALSO TELL YOU IF THE CAR HAS BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, ETC. CHECK IT OUT.
  10. This is a 1990 Acura. 23,000 miles? I don't think so. Odometer has definitely been tempered with and probably more then once by different owners. I wouldn't buy it. This car must have several records on carfax. Compare the dates and do the math.
  11. Just looking at pictures, the tires look like more than the miles stated, the seat looks a little too worn. If i had to guess, the seller intended to write 123k, email the seller and ask, and do a carfax. But i seriously doubt it's only 23k.
  12. If it looks too good to be true, probably is not true.
  13. After looking at hte year of the car, and the condition it is in, I would guess that it is simply a missprint on his part. I bet it has 230,000 miles.
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