Clock being winded back in japan-common?
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A compression test won't tell you anything.........so waste of money.
Take a look at the tyres, they have a date code on them.
A car with 67000Km on the clock might still have the originals?..............NOT.
Check the o2 sensor, they usually fail in Japan, then they fail the emission tests and get sold overseas after being wound back.
You KNOW they've been wound back when the 100,000 row rolls over from 0 to 1 and the other numbers aren't in a perfect row anymore..........but that's only with a mechanical odometer.
Not that there's really anything wrong with wound back odometers, you've just got to pay the appropriate price for the car.
Take a look at the tyres, they have a date code on them.
A car with 67000Km on the clock might still have the originals?..............NOT.
Check the o2 sensor, they usually fail in Japan, then they fail the emission tests and get sold overseas after being wound back.
You KNOW they've been wound back when the 100,000 row rolls over from 0 to 1 and the other numbers aren't in a perfect row anymore..........but that's only with a mechanical odometer.
Not that there's really anything wrong with wound back odometers, you've just got to pay the appropriate price for the car.
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will probably just pay for the odomoter check before the inspection to make sure it hasn't been rolled back for peace of mind as well
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Sorry for the thread dig, but this might be helpful to others here in Australia.
No one here has mentioned an Export Certificate?
Every car exported from Japan has one. Also called a de-registration certificate. They don't record the mileage at time of de-registration, but they have recorded mileage for the last two times of registration renewal, and in Japan, rego renewal is every two years.
For example, my evo6 had 111,000kms when I bought it a year ago from a reputable importer in Melbourne. My export certificate shows mileage of 92,000kms in 2014, and 75,000kms in 2012. So it's progressive.
I've bought two cars this way, the other was a Nissan Elgrand. Make sure you get original certification, they can't be counterfeited otherwise walk. I've also got the auction grading sheet from the auction house in Japan.
So, you need to obtain all the original import documentation. If they don't have it, won't show you, or try and spin you some bs story, walk away.
No one here has mentioned an Export Certificate?
Every car exported from Japan has one. Also called a de-registration certificate. They don't record the mileage at time of de-registration, but they have recorded mileage for the last two times of registration renewal, and in Japan, rego renewal is every two years.
For example, my evo6 had 111,000kms when I bought it a year ago from a reputable importer in Melbourne. My export certificate shows mileage of 92,000kms in 2014, and 75,000kms in 2012. So it's progressive.
I've bought two cars this way, the other was a Nissan Elgrand. Make sure you get original certification, they can't be counterfeited otherwise walk. I've also got the auction grading sheet from the auction house in Japan.
So, you need to obtain all the original import documentation. If they don't have it, won't show you, or try and spin you some bs story, walk away.
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