The Odometer Rollback: A Problem in the Car Market

I recently came across a car that had been sold with an incorrect mileage reading. The seller, who I'll refer to as "the guy," was trying to pass off a 12,000-mile car as a 5,000-mile car. I'm not sure why he did it, but I'll explain the implications of this practice and how it affects the car market.

The problem with odometer rollbacks is that they create an unfair competitive advantage for those who are willing to cheat. If someone buys a car with incorrect mileage, they may be able to sell it at a lower price because they think it's still in good condition. But what if the car really does need repairs or maintenance? The buyer may end up being stuck with a big bill because the seller didn't disclose the correct mileage.

I've been keeping detailed logs of my own odometer readings, and I have to admit that I've had some issues with people not reporting their mileage accurately. It's frustrating when you buy a car from someone who doesn't tell you the truth about its condition or mileage. And it's even more frustrating when you find out later that they were trying to defraud you.

One of the things that bothers me most about odometer rollbacks is how common they are. I've seen it happen at car shows, where people will try to pass off a car as being in better condition than it really is. And it's not just limited to cars - I've even heard of people falsifying mileage on motorcycles and boats.

The problem with odometer rollbacks is that they create an unfair competitive advantage for those who are willing to cheat. If someone buys a car with incorrect mileage, they may be able to sell it at a lower price because they think it's still in good condition. But what if the car really does need repairs or maintenance? The buyer may end up being stuck with a big bill because the seller didn't disclose the correct mileage.

One of the most frustrating things about odometer rollbacks is that nobody seems to care. Even police officers and other law enforcement officials don't always take action against people who are caught cheating on their odometers. And it's not just limited to cars - I've even heard of people using odometer filters to cheat on their motorcycles and boats.

I wish more people had better morals and would be honest about the condition and mileage of their vehicles. If someone can't afford a car, they shouldn't buy one. And if they do buy a car, they should make sure to disclose any issues or problems with it. But unfortunately, that's not always the case.

In my experience, people who are willing to cheat on their odometers are often doing so for personal gain. They may be trying to make a quick buck by selling a car at a lower price, or they may be trying to impress someone by showing off their "nice" car. But it's not worth it - cheating on your odometer is never okay.

I'm glad that I'm the kind of person who tells the truth about my own odometer readings. I don't see anything wrong with being honest and transparent when it comes to buying or selling a vehicle. And I hope that others will follow my lead and be more truthful in their dealings with cars.

The Implications of Odometer Rollbacks

Odometer rollbacks have significant implications for the car market. When someone cheats on their odometer, they are essentially trying to deceive potential buyers into thinking that their car is in better condition than it really is. This can lead to a number of problems, including:

* Unrealistic expectations: If someone buys a car with incorrect mileage, they may expect it to last longer or perform better than it actually will.

* Financial losses: The buyer may end up being stuck with a big bill because the seller didn't disclose the correct mileage.

* Loss of trust: When people discover that someone has cheated on their odometer, they may lose trust in the car-buying process and become more skeptical about others who are trying to sell them cars.

The impact of odometer rollbacks can be felt far beyond just the individual buyer. It can also affect the overall health of the car market, as people become more cautious and less willing to buy or sell vehicles that have been tampered with.

The Role of Dealerships

Dealerships play a significant role in enforcing honesty when it comes to odometer readings. If dealerships are willing to cheat on their own odometers, it can set a bad precedent for the rest of the car-buying process. And if they're not held accountable, then why should anyone else be?

I've noticed that some dealerships do take steps to ensure accuracy when it comes to mileage and other important specifications. But others seem to be willing to bend or break the rules in order to make a sale. This is what I call "the Robin Hood of odometer rollbacks."

The Solution: Increased Transparency

One way to address the problem of odometer rollbacks is to increase transparency in the car-buying process. This could involve requiring sellers to disclose any issues or problems with their vehicles, as well as providing accurate mileage readings.

In my experience, people who are willing to cheat on their odometers often do so because they're trying to avoid responsibility for any potential problems with their vehicle. By increasing transparency and accountability, we can help to reduce the incidence of odometer rollbacks and create a more honest and trustworthy car-buying process.

The Future of Odometer Rollbacks

As I look to the future, I'm concerned that the problem of odometer rollbacks will only continue to grow. With the rise of online marketplaces and social media, it's easier than ever for people to cheat on their odometers and deceive potential buyers.

But I'm also hopeful that we can find a way to address this problem and create a more honest and transparent car-buying process. By increasing transparency and accountability, we can help to reduce the incidence of odometer rollbacks and create a better marketplace for everyone involved.

In conclusion, odometer rollbacks are a serious problem in the car market. They can lead to unrealistic expectations, financial losses, and loss of trust. But by increasing transparency and accountability, we can help to reduce the incidence of these practices and create a more honest and trustworthy car-buying process.

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2018 lamborghini huracan guy legitimately says as you look through it's good nice 2018 lp 580-2 a couple of upgrades out of florida one owner car checks out great on carfax 97 out of a hundred that's great and he has the mileage as 11 799 but is it really no we don't know as you start looking through the mods list here it's a zero accident car adult owned smells new garage kept one owner and it's been tuned to 640 horsepower by lamborghini right and it's a performante tune so it's got an aggressive sound i don't know what that means i doubt it uh then he went to purchase for from lamborghini directly to get the ppf which is the clear bra he had the uh coilover suspension so you can raise and lower the car better than factory installed at lamborghini again performante carbon fiber spoiler for looks buy lamborghini riff titanium exhaust buy lamborghini full ceramic coating on wheels which is great a ppf and spoiler super kilometer filter allows you to turn off this off and on the spadom the odometer mileage in the listing is real and accurate mileage on the car installed by lamborghini see notes below nothing else really matters at that point in time right let's get into this this is a good one a bit about the car i bought it new from lamborghini i live in sarasota one of the four vehicles for me basically a day night or sunny day car right i'm the only owner and the only one to ever drive it i've never launched the car i don't even know how ha ha and i've never had it over 105 miles an hour i really enjoy zero to 60 though the car has been serviced at lamborghini sarasota as scheduled i've recently replaced the two rear tires which why would you not replace all four you so you're spinning the tires but you don't use launch control something you know whatever trust trustworthy guy you know watch this car with us everything is perfect needs nothing exact mileage at the time of posting on 212 22 is 11 000 799 true miles and the dash odometer shows 53.98 you can use super kilometer filter to turn the odometer on and off but i'm disclosing the accurate and real miles as well as the dash odometer miles i go to car shows all the time and all the guys run these which is how i found it i believe that and i've been saying that forever so many people that drive these cars all the time have odometer stoppers roll back the odometers so the true mileage on these cars is never really available which is such a scumbag thing to do it shouldn't be this easy for everybody to roll the car back but this guy has a conscience so he's telling you what the real mileage is so now you have this guy who's got an odometer stopper who where's the log of all the non-driven the non-recorded miles on the odometer how do you know what the actual odometer is if you've been using your mileage stopper while you drive do you say like all right i did seven miles there that didn't show up on my thing you have no idea how many miles are on this thing you're just coming up with a mileage and saying trust me because it's got an odometer stopper which is the first guy i've ever seen advertise it as a thing in the listing as a selling point on the car and then calling out the dealership sadly for installing it he tries to make it sound like lamborghini includes this on the car they don't what it what it appears to be is he had a relationship with the dealer and asked the dealership to install it which is like a franchise killing thing if the dealership gets caught like there's no service order that says customer ask for mileage stopper mileage stopper installed warranty still good i guarantee that doesn't exist and if it does i just give up on buying cars all together because that's crazy but like the fact that the guy's like everybody does it i'm just telling you what the real mileage is and i'm sure the next guy because none of the records on the book have the actual mileage like all the um the carfax or anything so the next guy to buy it with thousand miles is going to then represent if there is a 20 000 mile car or is it going to stop the odometer not stop the odometer it's now the car is tainted forever you have noah it's a tmu true mileage unknown you don't know what the mileage is on this because somebody was screwing with the odometer and that's a problem and there's rationale for this as he said i go to car shows and all the guys run these which is how i found it so they keep the miles down because the cars end up as collector cars and mileage mileage exempt and it's nice to have a low number on the dash i'm sure lots of these cars get sold without disclosing the fact that people use these filters i'm just not like that so i'm the good guy here right i'm the robin hood of odometer rollbacks and i'm doing it the same way everybody else is but i'm keeping these detailed logs and telling you what the actual mileage is and selling it to you so you can misrepresent it to the next guy is that what we're getting at and trust me i know how many miles i didn't record because people pay attention to that you either turn the odometer off or you don't if you really can't this this guy come on this is this guy is like the fact that somebody's reading this or not reading this or buying this car i guarantee a dealer would buy this car because they'd buy a 5 000 mile car pay a 12 000 mile cars price and then sell it as a 5 000 mile car that's the only thing the only reason i see this car selling no one will ever know that the miles are not the original on the dash and there's no record of it on the title of carfax that's the point this is a clear title no issue car except for the fact that they disconnected the odometer and it doesn't have the actual mileage on it so other than that we're good right this is mind-boggling but it does point out how easy it is and how frequent it is and i tell you this all the time never trust the odometer because the odometer in these cars so many people screw with it even if you think oh he's a doctor why would the doctor stop his odometers because it's easy and nobody enforces it and that's the problem cars like tesla are great because it all records in the computer i can't wait till every car is recorded by the factory back and forth of the factory any discrepancies are going to like essentially get in the way but you now have 20 30 40 years worth of cars that you're never gonna know the real mileage on so it's really difficult especially given the value of it and how dependent it is on mileage it sucks that that's always going to be an unknown and you may get stuck with a big bill because something wasn't done the service wasn't done properly because somebody didn't take care of it and they wanted to not report anything so if you're not reporting the mileage you're not servicing it when it's supposed to be serviced because otherwise it doesn't make sense so seeing through this sucks stopping odometer sucks people do it anyway rental companies do it all the time i tried to call people out on that i even have people reaching out to me still on that but like it seems like the cops you go to they don't really care it's very frustrating and it's an unfair competitive advantage which i can't really do anything about but it's not something that should really be taking place i wish people had more i don't know what's the word i'm looking for more class more more better morals like i i don't care about half the stuff you do but when you defraud nobody likes a fraud nobody likes to cheat right nobody likes a guy who's a bully nobody likes a guy who picks fights but i just don't like the fraud and the thief and that's what they're doing they're stealing from the next guy because they don't think that they should be responsible for something which is completely unjustified if you can't afford the car don't buy the car if you buy the car don't defraud the next guy to pay for your lifestyle and if you're just greedy you suck in general rob ferretti let me know your thoughts below i don't like what do you do here like some this guy sold the car good for him because it's not available anymore but this car should be flagged forever and like take my word on it i stopped the odometer but it's definitely this and not this but there's no way to verify that i'm a trustworthy guy come oni have come across what is my favorite car listing of all time because this guy is essentially saying i'm a scumbag because it's easy to be a scumbag but i'm a nice scumbag so trust said i'm not trying to deceive you with my let's get into it so i've traveled all over the world and i realize there's different types of coffee for different people simple as that but we do have something in common because nobody likes drinking stale coffee and that's pretty much what a lot of people end up drinking going to the supermarket getting their coffee week in and week out well that's where today's videos sponsor trade coffee is here to change that trade coffee sells the freshest roasted and ethically sourced beans from america's best local roasters they ship free to you as often as you like whole or ground whether you like instant coffee or want the latest exclusive geisha trades real coffee experts taste test over 500 roasts and use technology to match you and your ideal coffee based on your taste preference and brewing method you just take the coffee quiz to get started trade guarantees you'll love your first bag or they'll replace it for free and you're supporting small businesses trade has created over a hundred local jobs across the us through their roasters the coffee is shipped in backyard compostable bags you can literally bury your coffee in the bag they ship it in their subscription is no hassle you can skip shipments change your frequency or cancel at any time so if you're tired of drinking stale coffee visit drinktrade.com ssr i put a link right below in the description it's going to save you 20 off your first three bags which is a great deal you like drinking fresh coffee so do i check them out try the coffee quiz my quiz resulted in me getting this bag from alma coffee see right here the date it was made which was only a couple of days ago it was delicious it matched my flavor profile perfectly which is what i was looking for they were spot on i think they'll help you out as well visit drinktrade.com ssr again there's a link right below in the description it's going to save you 20 bucks off your first three bags all right so it's no secret that i've been shopping for a lamborghini for myself but i also always need cars for my rental fleet and one of my biggest concerns buying used lamborghinis is always the rollback right because it's always one of those things that like you wanna just know what you're paying for right if i'm gonna pay a check i don't care what i'm buying i just want it to be accurately depicted so i know i'm getting my values worth or at least what i agree the value to be worth on the thing that i'm purchasing i have come across what is my favorite car listing of all time because this guy is essentially saying i'm a scumbag because it's easy to be a scumbag but i'm a nice scumbag so trust that i'm not trying to deceive you with my let's get into it right this is this is a good one it's a 2018 lamborghini huracan guy legitimately says as you look through it's good nice 2018 lp 580-2 a couple of upgrades out of florida one owner car checks out great on carfax 97 out of a hundred that's great and he has the mileage as 11 799 but is it really no we don't know as you start looking through the mods list here it's a zero accident car adult owned smells new garage kept one owner and it's been tuned to 640 horsepower by lamborghini right and it's a performante tune so it's got an aggressive sound i don't know what that means i doubt it uh then he went to purchase for from lamborghini directly to get the ppf which is the clear bra he had the uh coilover suspension so you can raise and lower the car better than factory installed at lamborghini again performante carbon fiber spoiler for looks buy lamborghini riff titanium exhaust buy lamborghini full ceramic coating on wheels which is great a ppf and spoiler super kilometer filter allows you to turn off this off and on the spadom the odometer mileage in the listing is real and accurate mileage on the car installed by lamborghini see notes below nothing else really matters at that point in time right let's get into this this is a good one a bit about the car i bought it new from lamborghini i live in sarasota one of the four vehicles for me basically a day night or sunny day car right i'm the only owner and the only one to ever drive it i've never launched the car i don't even know how ha ha and i've never had it over 105 miles an hour i really enjoy zero to 60 though the car has been serviced at lamborghini sarasota as scheduled i've recently replaced the two rear tires which why would you not replace all four you so you're spinning the tires but you don't use launch control something you know whatever trust trustworthy guy you know watch this car with us everything is perfect needs nothing exact mileage at the time of posting on 212 22 is 11 000 799 true miles and the dash odometer shows 53.98 you can use super kilometer filter to turn the odometer on and off but i'm disclosing the accurate and real miles as well as the dash odometer miles i go to car shows all the time and all the guys run these which is how i found it i believe that and i've been saying that forever so many people that drive these cars all the time have odometer stoppers roll back the odometers so the true mileage on these cars is never really available which is such a scumbag thing to do it shouldn't be this easy for everybody to roll the car back but this guy has a conscience so he's telling you what the real mileage is so now you have this guy who's got an odometer stopper who where's the log of all the non-driven the non-recorded miles on the odometer how do you know what the actual odometer is if you've been using your mileage stopper while you drive do you say like all right i did seven miles there that didn't show up on my thing you have no idea how many miles are on this thing you're just coming up with a mileage and saying trust me because it's got an odometer stopper which is the first guy i've ever seen advertise it as a thing in the listing as a selling point on the car and then calling out the dealership sadly for installing it he tries to make it sound like lamborghini includes this on the car they don't what it what it appears to be is he had a relationship with the dealer and asked the dealership to install it which is like a franchise killing thing if the dealership gets caught like there's no service order that says customer ask for mileage stopper mileage stopper installed warranty still good i guarantee that doesn't exist and if it does i just give up on buying cars all together because that's crazy but like the fact that the guy's like everybody does it i'm just telling you what the real mileage is and i'm sure the next guy because none of the records on the book have the actual mileage like all the um the carfax or anything so the next guy to buy it with thousand miles is going to then represent if there is a 20 000 mile car or is it going to stop the odometer not stop the odometer it's now the car is tainted forever you have noah it's a tmu true mileage unknown you don't know what the mileage is on this because somebody was screwing with the odometer and that's a problem and there's rationale for this as he said i go to car shows and all the guys run these which is how i found it so they keep the miles down because the cars end up as collector cars and mileage mileage exempt and it's nice to have a low number on the dash i'm sure lots of these cars get sold without disclosing the fact that people use these filters i'm just not like that so i'm the good guy here right i'm the robin hood of odometer rollbacks and i'm doing it the same way everybody else is but i'm keeping these detailed logs and telling you what the actual mileage is and selling it to you so you can misrepresent it to the next guy is that what we're getting at and trust me i know how many miles i didn't record because people pay attention to that you either turn the odometer off or you don't if you really can't this this guy come on this is this guy is like the fact that somebody's reading this or not reading this or buying this car i guarantee a dealer would buy this car because they'd buy a 5 000 mile car pay a 12 000 mile cars price and then sell it as a 5 000 mile car that's the only thing the only reason i see this car selling no one will ever know that the miles are not the original on the dash and there's no record of it on the title of carfax that's the point this is a clear title no issue car except for the fact that they disconnected the odometer and it doesn't have the actual mileage on it so other than that we're good right this is mind-boggling but it does point out how easy it is and how frequent it is and i tell you this all the time never trust the odometer because the odometer in these cars so many people screw with it even if you think oh he's a doctor why would the doctor stop his odometers because it's easy and nobody enforces it and that's the problem cars like tesla are great because it all records in the computer i can't wait till every car is recorded by the factory back and forth of the factory any discrepancies are going to like essentially get in the way but you now have 20 30 40 years worth of cars that you're never gonna know the real mileage on so it's really difficult especially given the value of it and how dependent it is on mileage it sucks that that's always going to be an unknown and you may get stuck with a big bill because something wasn't done the service wasn't done properly because somebody didn't take care of it and they wanted to not report anything so if you're not reporting the mileage you're not servicing it when it's supposed to be serviced because otherwise it doesn't make sense so seeing through this sucks stopping odometer sucks people do it anyway rental companies do it all the time i tried to call people out on that i even have people reaching out to me still on that but like it seems like the cops you go to they don't really care it's very frustrating and it's an unfair competitive advantage which i can't really do anything about but it's not something that should really be taking place i wish people had more i don't know what's the word i'm looking for more class more more better morals like i i don't care about half the stuff you do but when you defraud nobody likes a fraud nobody likes to cheat right nobody likes a guy who's a bully nobody likes a guy who picks fights but i just don't like the fraud and the thief and that's what they're doing they're stealing from the next guy because they don't think that they should be responsible for something which is completely unjustified if you can't afford the car don't buy the car if you buy the car don't defraud the next guy to pay for your lifestyle and if you're just greedy you suck in general rob ferretti let me know your thoughts below i don't like what do you do here like some this guy sold the car good for him because it's not available anymore but this car should be flagged forever and like take my word on it i stopped the odometer but it's definitely this and not this but there's no way to verify that i'm a trustworthy guy come on\n"