mike

Anyone have experience in preserving the odometer in these cars ???? There must be a wire somewhere to do it ??

TTigger

Just wait awhile and it will quit on its own !!!!!

mne

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Ed Burley

The odometer is not like to old fashon kind. It is digitial. The milage is stored in the computer and sent to the readout. Disconnecting the readout will not stop the odometer from keeping track of your milage anymore. Sorry.<p><p>Ed

JMaTT

Although I disavow any actual experience, even the computer gets its information from somewhere. There is always a speedometer transducer located somewhere on a the transmission. If this were to be disconected......<p>Of course disconnecting the transducer causes other problems. Usually you will no longer have cruise control, some engine mgmt functions quit working, etc. This is because the engine thinks you are sitting still in neutral and revving the engine, it probably just can't figure out why it's working so hard.<p>Again, I disavow any firsthand knowledge of these facts though. ;-)<br>

JMaTT

You can do whatever you want to to your speedometer. What is illegal, is to misrepresent the actual number of miles on your vehicle. If your odometer says 30,000 and you know you disconnected the speedo, its illegal to represent that the car has 30,000 miles on it. You can however state that the odometer is innaccurate and you can't reliably state the actual numbers of miles on the vehicle. Leases have penanlties in them for just this kind of thing.

mne

stating you may not intentionally or knowingly disconnect the odometer as a way of preventing miles from being recorded. Would you knowingly buy a used car from the person asking that question? Sheesh... its a big enuf problem without "schooling' everyone in "how to" doncha think?<br>

JMaTT

Many people today buy huge motorhomes and pull a car behind them. Since the cars have all four wheels on the ground, and the ignition key must be on (to unlock the steering), many of these people unhook their speedometers. The reason being the odometer only shows their tire wear. Not their engine wear, oil change intervals, spark plugs, timing chains, etc.<p>I don't advocate doing it, and I am unequivically against misrepresentation, but it is not illegal. You could completely modify a car into a hotrod or something and but new guages etc, drop in a new engine, or anything you want to do to your car. All of these things would or could end up with an inaccurate odometer. That's not illegal, you just can't sign the odometer statement. And yes, that will impact the resale value of your vehicle.

Denny

(f) Odometer tampering and disclosure. (1) A person that violates 49 <br>U.S.C. Chapter 327 or a regulation prescribed or order issued thereunder <br>is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not <br>more than $2,200 for each violation. A separate violation occurs for <br>each motor vehicle or device involved in the violation. The maximum <br>civil penalty under this paragraph for a related series of violations is <br>$110,000.