Premature failure of a rubber timing belt can easily cost two or three thousand dollars of repairs, possibly including a new engine. Therefore knowing the true mileage of a used
Be warned
Five years ago an international oil company survey found that 50% of off-lease cars had their odometers illegally turned back and suggested consumers avoid buying off-lease (used) cars, or leasing used cars having uncertain mileage. If the cars really had 50,000 miles, and the odometer read 30,000, then the timing belts would fail long before the new owners expected them to fail.
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