incorrect mileage during purchase - should I report?
a dealer has listed a vehicle on their site and in the purchase agreement with over 40,000 more miles than it actually has (confirmed via CarFax and odometer picture) I suspect it's why I'm getting the deal I am. How much of a pain is it to submit a correction after the fact? I'm afraid if I alert them to the mistake, they'll retract the price.
Tagged:
0
Comments
How much money are we talking about? What is your purchase price?
When I take a car to the county clerk to have it registered, the one thing they check besides the VIN is the odometer reading, and it has to match the paperwork.
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
Edmunds Moderator
If I'm you, I worry that the "stain" of a higher mileage possibly hitting carfax, and on the title would negate any savings I received on the front end.
Maybe, just before signing in the F&I office, I point out to the manager that they have a typo on the mileage (maybe, you have to sign an odometer statement?), and see if you can just get a quick correction?
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
Edmunds Moderator
You're right though. CARFAX picks stuff up from public records so they might record the higher mileage if DMV doesn't correct it.
Something smells fishy here. I wonder if the car has been "clocked" and they are aware of that but if that is the case the TMU laws would kick in. That car may not be such a bargain after all!