Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Welcome to OOF

Pages: 1 [2] 3  All   Go Down

Author Topic: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?  (Read 2725 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107026
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #15 on: 14 January 2013, 18:01:27 »
I have called previous owners on the v5 (casually ask to look at v5, and memorise name and address of previous owner).

Hence I didn't buy a 69k Elite in 2003, when the previous owner had a snapped cambelt 2yrs earlier at 105k. Car remained on Autotrader for months....
Logged
Grumpy old man

Sir Tigger KC

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • West Dorset
  • Posts: 24753
    • BMW 530d Touring
    • View Profile
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #16 on: 14 January 2013, 18:01:57 »
It's quite easy to check the mileage from the MOT number or V5 number, but how much easier would it be if you could check from the registration number??  ::)  Granted there would be difficulties with vehicles with private plates but the numbers are relatively small and these could be checked with the V5 and MOT numbers...  :-\

Logged
RIP Paul 'Luvvie' Lovejoy

Politically homeless ......

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107026
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #17 on: 14 January 2013, 18:02:19 »
Quote from: martin42 on 14 January 2013, 13:36:35
im going with emd to have a look,if we tell you it wont be a surprise will it,all i can say is he has seen the way with a 4pot lol
Hopefully he's not been daft enough to buy a car like yours :P
Logged
Grumpy old man

martin42

  • Guest
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #18 on: 14 January 2013, 18:05:25 »
theres nothing wrong with my car,now ive sorted out all the little problems,anyway emd has put a deposit down on a








4pot thats all im saying and yes it does have some pink on it  ;D ;D ;D
Logged

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107026
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #19 on: 14 January 2013, 18:13:57 »
Quote from: martin42 on 14 January 2013, 18:05:25
theres nothing wrong with my car
Its an Escort. There is everything wrong with it. Gutless, doesn't stop, doesn't turn. Hence I've smashed up several  :-[. Pieces of shit, no wonder people think the crappy Focus is wonderful - its miles better than Escort, but still shit ;D
Logged
Grumpy old man

YZ250

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Oxford/Bucks border
  • Posts: 4636
    • Black 3.2 Elite Estate
    • View Profile
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #20 on: 14 January 2013, 18:20:27 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 14 January 2013, 18:13:57
Quote from: martin42 on 14 January 2013, 18:05:25
theres nothing wrong with my car
Its an Escort. There is everything wrong with it. Gutless, doesn't stop, doesn't turn. Hence I've smashed up several  :-[. Pieces of shit, no wonder people think the crappy Focus is wonderful - its miles better than Escort, but still shit ;D

You sitting on the fence again. I don't know why you don't just say what you mean.  ;) ;) ;D ;D
Logged
My fun car is a 2020 Bmw F32 430d M Sport with indicators.
My cruiser is an Audi A6 Avant S Line Black Edition with indicators.

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107026
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #21 on: 14 January 2013, 18:27:49 »
Quote from: YZ250 on 14 January 2013, 18:20:27
Quote from: TheBoy on 14 January 2013, 18:13:57
Quote from: martin42 on 14 January 2013, 18:05:25
theres nothing wrong with my car
Its an Escort. There is everything wrong with it. Gutless, doesn't stop, doesn't turn. Hence I've smashed up several  :-[. Pieces of shit, no wonder people think the crappy Focus is wonderful - its miles better than Escort, but still shit ;D
You sitting on the fence again. I don't know why you don't just say what you mean.  ;) ;) ;D ;D
Its that male commitment thing ;D
Logged
Grumpy old man

omega3000

  • Guest
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #22 on: 14 January 2013, 18:46:15 »
Lol , well this car we went to look at was a piece of s@ite  ::) when he started it up im sure he said it was petrol but it sounded like a tractor  ;D Martins words was "lets walk away"  ;D
Anyway i have bought a totally different car and yes its a 4 pot , it will do the job i need it to do ... a runabout to the shops and hospital .

Remind me to lend a heat gun to get those pink stickers off it  >:(
Logged

martin42

  • Guest
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #23 on: 14 January 2013, 18:51:29 »
my escort sounded better than the car we went to see lol ;D ;D
Logged

Webby the Bear

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Northampton
  • Posts: 12729
    • 2000 (W Reg.) 2.5 V6 CD
    • View Profile
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #24 on: 14 January 2013, 18:54:22 »
come on then boys... what is it?  :D
Logged
RIP Paul Lovejoy

omega3000

  • Guest
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #25 on: 14 January 2013, 18:55:31 »
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 14 January 2013, 18:54:22
come on then boys... what is it?  :D

Its a secret  :P :P
You will see it this weekend at the meet  ;)





Have you got a heat gun i can borrow steve  :-[ :-[ :-[
Logged

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107026
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #26 on: 14 January 2013, 18:56:46 »
Quote from: EMD on 14 January 2013, 18:55:31
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 14 January 2013, 18:54:22
come on then boys... what is it?  :D

Its a secret  :P :P
You will see it this weekend at the meet  ;)
???
Logged
Grumpy old man

martin42

  • Guest
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #27 on: 14 January 2013, 18:58:07 »
lol its the northants meet  :D
Logged

omega3000

  • Guest
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #28 on: 14 January 2013, 19:00:36 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 14 January 2013, 18:56:46
Quote from: EMD on 14 January 2013, 18:55:31
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 14 January 2013, 18:54:22
come on then boys... what is it?  :D

Its a secret  :P :P
You will see it this weekend at the meet  ;)
???

Aye  ;) no bacon sarnies or custard but plenty of tea and banter  ;D

Quote from: martin42 on 14 January 2013, 18:58:07
lol its the northants meet  :D

Theres only 4 of us  ::) :-\
Logged

Webby the Bear

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Northampton
  • Posts: 12729
    • 2000 (W Reg.) 2.5 V6 CD
    • View Profile
Re: New Car how to check the mileage before buying ?
« Reply #29 on: 14 January 2013, 19:03:09 »
Quote from: EMD on 14 January 2013, 19:00:36
Quote from: TheBoy on 14 January 2013, 18:56:46
Quote from: EMD on 14 January 2013, 18:55:31
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 14 January 2013, 18:54:22
come on then boys... what is it?  :D

Its a secret  :P :P
You will see it this weekend at the meet  ;)
???

Aye  ;) no bacon sarnies or custard but plenty of tea and banter  ;D

Quote from: martin42 on 14 January 2013, 18:58:07
lol its the northants meet  :D

Theres only 4 of us  ::) :-\

i only count 3?  ??? ;D

yeah i have a heat gun mate. as per PM i cant make this weekend :( but i can do the following weekend. if you need heat gun just pop over  :y
Logged
RIP Paul Lovejoy
Pages: 1 [2] 3  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.013 seconds with 17 queries.