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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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Does roll back happen?
Or is it just for other not so desirable cars?
has any one bought a 'vette, then found it had the miles tampered with

Or then again, perhaps it is not possible with the 'vette
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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I hear with the right equipment you can.
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I wouldn't say it never happens, but with a car like the C5 I'm thinking you have to have the proper equipment to reset the mileage.
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Here in KC not to long ago a small dealer was charged with rolling back. nothing worth anything just used cars.
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Being that my car had a 3-4 owners and 44k miles and looked good
id say its real. Carfaxed to.

But if it was one owner that put in a new speedo how would you know?
A dealer/or... can flash in any miles iv heard.

Paul G.
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Originally Posted by unionlandlord
Being that my car had a 3-4 owners and 44k miles and looked good
id say its real. Carfaxed to.

But if it was one owner that put in a new speedo how would you know?
A dealer/or... can flash in any miles iv heard.

Paul G.

You are right, you can reset the current odometer by using certain software. I am going to do this on my Camaro after I get the motor built. The only thing is I will have a plate put on the inner door jamb stating the mileage of the car before they clear it to 0.

You can also buy a differnt gauge cluster with less miles. But the cluster bar code wont match the vin of the car its in.
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