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Title: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 08 January 2013, 18:32:21
Looking at changing cars and saw a S-type 2.7 Derv. Stated it had done 54k on a 2006 plate. Seems ok & I was gonna go and see it in the flesh but I've done a HPI check which states it had 119k miles in 2009, the last time it was MOT'd & has had 6 owners  :o :o :o Something not quite right, I thought all MOT history would have been on since they went digital???
Think I may give it a miss  :-\
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: Murph on 08 January 2013, 18:33:38
Walk away and don't look back!
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: TheBoy on 08 January 2013, 18:34:26
Yup, walk.
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 08 January 2013, 18:41:25
Very tempted to just go for a look, no intention of buying it, just want to satisfy my curiosity. Its actually for sale near where I work (might take the fully livered Beemer & watch em squirm)  ;D ;D ;D  :D :D
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: martin42 on 08 January 2013, 18:45:24
might be worth reporting it to trading standards aswell  :y
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: Andy B on 08 January 2013, 18:50:58
Very tempted to just go for a look, no intention of buying it, just want to satisfy my curiosity. Its actually for sale near where I work (might take the fully livered Beemer & watch em squirm)  ;D ;D ;D  :D :D

I'm off on Thursday ..... can I  watch?  ::) ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: pauls on 08 January 2013, 21:21:08
Looking at changing cars and saw a S-type 2.7 Derv. Stated it had done 54k on a 2006 plate. Seems ok & I was gonna go and see it in the flesh but I've done a HPI check which states it had 119k miles in 2009, the last time it was MOT'd & has had 6 owners  :o :o :o Something not quite right, I thought all MOT history would have been on since they went digital???
Think I may give it a miss  :-\
I have just had the same thing, I have a Punto and I hpi d it and it came back with 83k, I have the cars old mots and it states 38k on paper and when you check vosa. I also have the service records and I rang the garage and they confirmed there have serviced it for the last 7 years and it is 38868k. I think I will need to ring HPI something is wrong somewhere.
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: Del Boy on 08 January 2013, 21:58:34
Things most important to note:

1. HPI National Mileage Register, they make a huge amount of mistakes per year, and cost traders thousands. Granted they do help out, but I had an 10 Plate X5 which had 332,987 miles recorded instead of 32,987. They cock up a lot of the time.

2. MOT's are not linked to the HPI database in anyway at all.
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: tunnie on 08 January 2013, 22:04:07
I'd walk away, not worth risk. Plenty of others out there  :y
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: Vamps on 09 January 2013, 00:44:15
Very tempted to just go for a look, no intention of buying it, just want to satisfy my curiosity. Its actually for sale near where I work (might take the fully livered Beemer & watch em squirm)  ;D ;D ;D  :D :D

I think you have a duty to do so, and nick em..... :y :y :y
Title: Re: Something not quite right about car I've been looking at
Post by: Keith ABS on 09 January 2013, 12:23:14
  How long ago was it MOTed? The latest certificates have the last four years mileage on them when they went in for test.
Keith B