Calm Chris Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 I've bought half a dozen £5k+ motors over the years from BCA auctions. I've noticed that since the beginning of 09 that more and more are listed as "Mileage not warranted". I can get my head round a 10 year auction banger with multiple owners, no MOT's and thin history being mileage not warranted. but....... There seems to be an increasing amount of 04/ 05 /06 / 07 models with the same black mark. Could someone offer an explanation why an 06 Boxster with 20k miles would be mileage not warranted, would it simply be that a missed service or lost service book would categorise a car as not warranted ? Could someone offer up the situation and circumstance for newer cars, premium brands being dumped in to the category ? A definitive statement from BCA regarding what not warranted could be found when I tried to trace such, does anyone have any trade speak explanation as to how the trade decide when a car is warranted and when it is not, in auction sale terms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesK Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 They're just covering themselves, I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 As above, just covering their backs incase a cars history is not 100%. A lot of dealers (usually independants) do the same thing now as it's illegal to sell a car as genuine mileage if you can't prove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 So a missed service would mean a car becomes "mileage not warranted" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 It could be anything from a missing stamp in the book, a missing MOT cert, or indeed a missed service. A lot of the time a quick call to a dealer would tell you although a stamp is missing, the car was serviced, it's just no one has bothered to check, so they put the sticker on the odometer. A little bit of investigating can soon reveal the mileage to be genuine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 So HPi and dealer checks would straighten out a not warranted car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_b Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Chris, I think its also to do with the fact that some 'company' cars are also self-maintained rather than maintained by the lease company....thus if the individual was the 'adjust' the mileage to reduce costs then there is no come back on the company I think the clocking thing is the main reason for it now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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