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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: clancy on 23 April 2014, 12:08

Title: car changed mileage on its own
Post by: clancy on 23 April 2014, 12:08

Bit of an odd one, going to look at a mk3 later,  it's done 70k miles proved by previous mot's and car condition etc.

Owner said for some reason a few months ago the odometer suddenly went up to 750k miles.

Any idea what would of caused that ? Is it likely to cause an issue anywhere else ? And what I can do about it ?

Thanks to anyone who might know!

Title: Re: car changed mileage on its own
Post by: gm8 on 23 April 2014, 12:13

flux capacitor ?  :laugh:

Title: Re: car changed mileage on its own
Post by: clancy on 23 April 2014, 12:34

Lol if only

Title: Re: car changed mileage on its own
Post by: boneybradley on 23 April 2014, 12:59

I can only think a short circuit/faulty instruments

Title: Re: car changed mileage on its own
Post by: tweed on 23 April 2014, 13:32

Never heard of that before.

Title: Re: car changed mileage on its own
Post by: clancy on 23 April 2014, 14:43

Me either,  guy seems genuine and I know the actual mileage, so if it was just a case of he fitted new clocks I'm sure he'd say.

Be interesting for the next mot tester to see this year's mileage increase

Title: Re: car changed mileage on its own
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 25 April 2014, 06:34

Never heard of this happening before,  just stick some new clocks in it for what they cost.

Title: Re: car changed mileage on its own
Post by: clancy on 25 April 2014, 10:10

Yeah true but then they are still going to read the wrong mileage. From Google it can apparently happen if the battery goes completely flat,  although he said that hasn't happened

Pick the car up tomorrow so can have a better look then