dazzerbone Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 just put a deposit down on an imported 350z. the dash says it has done 40k roughly and it was advertised at 28 or 30k i cant quite remember when i asked him about it he said the way it works is that when it comes over those km's stay the same but get changed to miles and he showed me that it had done 23km so when you actually work it out it is what he advertised it for. is this correct? he seemed trustworthy and if so is there no way of getting it converted to read the correct amount in miles rather than part km part miles? cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 To convert kms to miles, multiply by 5 and divide by 8. So doing that would mean that 40k kms translates as 25k miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardesco Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yup, you should get a JUMVEA that states the mileage in KM when it was put up for auction and your first MOT should have the mileage in KM on it (mine does). When SVA get thier hands on it they will stick a black stocker over the K on the speedo and convert it from KM to Miles. Your mileage can't be clocked back so that it shows the mileage in miles because this would be illegal, so the first 23,000 will be KM and every mile after that will be miles. So 14,291 miles for your 23,000 km add to that 17,000 miles and the car has done just over 31,000 miles. Took me a while to get my head round it at first as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzerbone Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 brilliant cheers guys made me feel a bit better just looks poo when it shows that you have done 40k when you havent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 your mileage can be amended if it's done with the correct paperwork etc but the clocks have to be sent away (well mine did anyway). Mine had the original km mileage converted into miles so there is no working out to do from KM's to miles now - it costs about £100. edit: a basic quick google search and found one company that does this easy enough http://www.mvi-services.co.uk/speedos.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Mine was converted also by the importer - the mileage was confirmed by the BIMTA certificate as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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