Why is it allowable for used car dealers to advertise a car with the mileage showing on the odometer, when they know that it's actually that mileage displayed plus 100,000 miles? They did this even though the odometer display is 6 digits, not 5? How is this legal???
I purchased a car that's odometer displayed 48,998. The only place where it was evident that the mileage was not correct was on the Odometer Disclosure Statement when all the purchase paperwork was being signed. Here the box stating "the odometer reading reflects the amount of mileage in excess of its mechanical limits" was checked. Truly this would mean that the car has 1,000,050!!! (it's a 2010) since the odometer is not a 5-digit odometer! Anyway, ALL other paperwork (including the Vehicle Information on the sales receipt) shows 48,998 (not 148,998)!!! And, all advertising for the car said 48,998 for "Mileage" (not "odometer reading)!
If a dealer knows the actual mileage, why aren't they required to indicate it anywhere MILEAGE is reported for the car . .. not just on the odometer Disclosure Statement. I think it should be illegal to notate the odometer reading for Mileage if you know the two are different!