Michael Gajic wrote:
>
> I won't buy into the 'correctness' debate, but I will say that you may want
> to first check that it is legal to change the odometer reading in your
> state. AFAIK in some jurisdictions around the world this is specifically
> prohibited and if you are in one of those jurisdictions you might end up
> with an unwanted fine...
I can't speak as to all jurisdictions, but at least in California, it is
only illegal to change the odometer reading with the intent to defraud.
While intent is a slippery thing to judge, setting the odo to 0 as part
of having the speedo head rebuilt would seem to be pretty safe.
Equivalent to replacing with a new head (and I've never heard of a state
with a requirement to make a replacement head reflect the true mileage).
When you sell a car here, part of the paperwork filed with the state is
an odo reading. Right next to it, there's a checkbox for "reading is
not accurate". As long as you check that box, it doesn't matter what
the odo says.
Randall
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