toxicf6 Member 91 Member For: 17y 3m 27d Gender: Male Location: s.a Posted 09/11/07 07:29 AM Share Posted 09/11/07 07:29 AM I dont think any new car should have any more then 50 or so km on it think mine was round 15 or so didnt really look was to happy that it was here and it was all mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6BF Member 438 Member For: 19y 22d Location: Sydney Posted 09/11/07 07:42 AM Share Posted 09/11/07 07:42 AM I was once told dealers can flash back the speedo to 0 on brand new vehicles as long as they dont exceed 100kmMaybe senna T can confirm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 09/11/07 07:56 AM Share Posted 09/11/07 07:56 AM no, we can't do that, its a myth, its also illegal, the odo is locked once activated and cannot be changed for any reason, the reading is also kept in the ECU memory, just incase the cluster has to be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 9m 13d Posted 09/11/07 08:00 AM Share Posted 09/11/07 08:00 AM So you mean to say if you get a clutster with lower km's on it, the PCM will make it display the correct km's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 09/11/07 08:01 AM Share Posted 09/11/07 08:01 AM So if you change to a cluster with a different Odometer reading it will be reset by the ECU to the orginal Ks or just keep the replacement Ks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 09/11/07 08:01 AM Share Posted 09/11/07 08:01 AM that's right, otherwise taxi drivers would be raiding wreckers everyday of the week, or ordering clusters from ford spares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 9m 13d Posted 09/11/07 08:03 AM Share Posted 09/11/07 08:03 AM I know with the EL's if you changed cluster the km's would remain what was on the cluster. Ohhh well guess I can't sell my car with 100kms on the dial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 09/11/07 08:08 AM Share Posted 09/11/07 08:08 AM yeah, I think they are a little more cleverer than they were ten years agoThere was a batch of cluster that went out with BA Mk1's that had a dodgy 6th digit, so once the car reached 100,000kms every now and again it would have 00345, instead of 100345! bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 9m 13d Posted 09/11/07 08:09 AM Share Posted 09/11/07 08:09 AM Fingers crossed my car is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 19y 10m 7d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 12/11/07 02:54 AM Author Share Posted 12/11/07 02:54 AM when a car gets booked in to dealer stock, they note down how many km's the cars come in with, this is usually put on a sheet inside the deal folder, along with any damage (if any) and the identifiers for the vehicle.We call this either the "10-66" or "Mail Daily", you can ask to see this I guess, it will tell you how much FPV or the dealer drove it.thanks for the info SENNA_T that's great. If the car has more than what I'll like on it ill be asking to see the page work. I hope it has very little as I've never owned on brand new car before.CheersAZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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