RE: Subject: Odometer Discrepancy : What to do ?

["Dupree, Jim" <dupree@alldata.com>]

IMHO mileage does not count much with these car, mostly it is the care they
have been given.
When I bought my 1984 4000 Quattro it showed 198,000 miles on the odometer
and the Speedo cable was broken ( I knew it before I bought it). I replaced
the Speedo cable about 2 months after I bought the car and the odometer only
adds up miles intermittently. The Speedo works fine. It has been my daily
driver for 2 years now and I drive it a lot. My commute is a bout 60 miles a
day. The odometer shows about 208,000 miles now but I would guess the car
has at least 250,000 miles on it. I plan to keep it and give it to my son as
his first car in 2 years. I'm not sure what I'll replace it with, maybe I'll
have my Porsche running again by then.

Thanks
Jim Dupree
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	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Mike Arman [SMTP:armanmik@n-jcenter.com]
	Sent:	Tuesday, February 02, 1999 7:13 AM
	To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
	Subject:	Subject: Odometer Discrepancy : What to do ?

	>
	>Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:40:20 -0600
	>From: "Mike Theuri" <mikesoft@conwaycorp.net>
	>Subject: Odometer Discrepancy : What to do ?
	>

	Mike - this answer is going to surprise you . . . .

	What to do? How about nothing - amazingly, it really doesn't matter
too
	much. If you like the car, just drive it.

	Audi odometers are famous for not working. The odo on my 1986 5000
shows
	41199 miles - obviously, that isn't correct.

	With MOST used cars, mileage over 100,000 generally means dealers
won't
	touch it, so it effectively has "dropped off" the bluebook after
that
	anyway. Since your car *already* shows 158,000+, there's no *real*
	difference in value of the car between 158,000, 168,000, 178,000,
etc. No,
	you didn't get screwed, because total mileage on an Audi is FAR from
the
	most important factor in determining the value of the car.

	In reality, these cars are "enthusiast" cars, and as long as they
are
	maintained, will run and run and run - 250,000 miles and up starts
to
	become remarkable. At "only" 158,000, that's just ho-hum. Point is,
we
	don't CARE what the mileage is - it's the CAR that counts - regular
service
	and maintenance is what gives these cars value, not some arbitrary
reading
	on the odometer.

	Enjoy the car, don't sweat the mileage, and welcome to the list!

	Best Regards,

	Mike Arman



	>This has to be a bad start to what I think is a good car. 
	>I bought an Audi 80 1988 Quattro from someone this
	>Saturday and noticed on Sunday that the Odometer 
	>was not moving. I had thought it was moving and so did
	>the person who went with me, we thought it performed 
	>and looked better than a car that had 158K on it. I plan 
	>to contact the seller asap. I called the PD department
	>here and they told me to contact the county in which the 
	>seller is resident. I will be doing that if the seller does 
	>not respond favorably. Apparently they dug their own 
	>grave by leaving a receipt in the car that shows on 
	>10-22-98 the car had 158237 when it was serviced. On 
	>the bill of sale they also wrote the same mileage. They 
	>did not have the title then because it was held by a bank 
	>and it should have been sent to me yesterday. I  haven't
	>as yet registered the vehicle. What legal steps can be
	>taken against the seller ? Please respond via private mail. 
	>The seller was also 'wise'   enough to say that the 
	>vehicle is driven 70 miles each day. 
	>
	>Mike Theuri.
	>