Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 14:39:05 -0400 From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnopsamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: Disabling the Odometer?
On 16 Nov 2003 16:55:54 GMT, Dave Hinz <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote: > On 16 Nov 2003 06:50:39 -0800, Security Guy <securityguy203nopsamail.com> > wrote: >> Just bought a 2003 Saab 9-3 Arc. I want to disable my odometer. Any >> thoughts? > > Yeah, but most of them are along the lines of why you'd have a legitimate > reason to do so, coupled with a corresponding reluctance to help. > More to the point - you will void your warrantee and your purchase agreement by doing so because while it is possible to 'stop the clock' on the display - I believe the newer models record the information in a ROM chip anyway - specifically for this sort of thing. Where I live it's actually a chargeable offence to mess with it.. Come on man - treat every kilometer as a point of pride.. I made 310,000km and would still be driving today had I not wrecked her last night. Tore the front off and *still* drove it home. Also - messing with the odometer won't increase the value of the machine at the end of the day as anyone who will subsequently purchase it from you will do so on fit and finish given that the machine is *known* for extreme mileage. What separates the winners from the losers is how well it's maintenance records read and how well it *appears* to have been treated. -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/197.RAM
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