odometer fraud!

[01thunder]

I'm not picking on you, just trying to fully understand what happened. I asked you what they disclosed, you said "exempt." Then someone else asked and you said they didn't disclose anything and you didn't find out until you got a CarFax.

Your statement above you say mileage isn't important but then go on to say it's a problem. Mileage is obviously important otherwise this thread probably wouldn't exist.

I do agree with you that it's a problem but since you took it exempt I don't see why/how you're going back after them for a mileage discrepancy. Each state is different so I am curious to see how this all plays out for you in the end. But I would highly recommend that in the future you look the title over carefully and run the CarFax prior to your purchase. You may very well have a solid truck even with the 200K on it, but had you been armed with the knowledge of the odometer issue, you most likely would've gotten it for a lot less or walked away from it.

i'm saying not an issue to the state perhaps being an old truck. it IS an issue to me though, getting hosed on a 97k truck which has over 211k now. is it a clean and great running truck, yes. well better now that i have upgraded and updated it. but the fact remains that they stiffed me and think that they got away with it. well, it's all under investigation so we will see what the outcome is.

 

[PitbullRescuer]

Any progress on this?

 

[01thunder]

still waiting

 

[bpowa]

What's the issue? If it runs good and is clean who cares what the odometer reads... I understand stuff will be more likely to break because it has more use, but you are modifying and upgrading it anyways. There's plenty of Toyotas with 200+k and no issues, and they don't even come on forums and meticulously pick the perfect oil or do anything out of the ordinary to keep it going at that mileage.

That is not the point.. Im sure OP paid good money for it, and he probably could get a cheaper one if he wanted to find one for that much miles..

OP I feel you.. It happened to me when I was 19.. I never learned to like the car after I found out. Even after a new paint job, wheels, new motor and trans.. I ended up totaling it, and was glad not to have it anymore.


What you can only do at this point, take him to court. I hope you have a bill of sale or a copy stating that the odometer is actual and true.. The judge will side on you if you have it.

 

[Brique]

So sorry you're having to go through this. I definitely hope the state throws the book at them for this. This serves as a reminder to the rest of us to be careful. Incidentally, toyota.com/owners will let you put a vin in and see whatever records they have on file. I found a 4runner with really low mileage on craigslist at a little jimbo lot. Ran the vin through the toyota website and sure enough 200k plus miles.