Fellow Scions, I've been working at restoring my '75 TR6 for a little over 2 years now and it's been a long haul but the light at the end of the tunnel is starting to get a bit brighter, day by day.
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 19:17:04 -0600charset="iso-8859-1"
I have set the mileage to zero on many of the cars I have restored. I feel that as long as you tell any buyer that you did this there is no crime. Besides like you said it will be like new anyway. W
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 20:20:34 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"
I don't see any problem with the ethics -- unless you later try to claim that's what is on the odometer are "original" miles. Then I see a big problem. But if you just say you reset it after a resto
Hi Gary, You are not a second hand car dealer, who is selling 2 or 3 years old cars and trying to make some extra bucks.I would have no regret to set the odo. to 0 when the hole car has been set to 0
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 09:10:12 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
I have been down the same path with a TR4 this winter... rebuild engine and gearbox and restore dash. I reset my speedometer for the same reasons stated. The reading on the speedo was not reliable a
Can't answer ethically, But most states require the present mileage when renew the registration mainly to avoid unethical people who do do this. Bob Roberts TR$ 35411CT
In Missouri, on an older vehicle even if you write down the mileage, your title comes back with an astrik and a note saying that accurate mileage couldn't be determined. I guess they figure that too