Scrap Vehicle Mileage

When paying cash for cars or buying a used vehicle, the mileage is an indicator of the value of the car and expectations on its remaining life span. We are a buy my junk car company; therefore, since we are scrapping cars, our junk car quote doesn’t fluctuate based on mileage. When buying a used car that you plan to use, the mileage can be a key factor.  An issue that the Ohio BMV takes very seriously is Odometer Tampering. Sellers of cars know that with less mileage, the vehicle has more sale value and thus unscrupulous individuals could try to decrease or halt the true mileage of the car. The Ohio BMV defines Odometer Tampering as follows: “Resetting, disconnecting or altering a vehicle’s odometer to conceal the true mileage.  No person shall adjust, alter, change, tamper with, advance, set back, disconnect or fail to connect an odometer of a motor vehicle, or cause any of these to occur with the intent to alter the number of miles registered on the odometer.  It is illegal for anyone to engage in odometer tampering or sell a vehicle knowing the odometer has been altered without informing the purchaser.” The penalties for violating this law are as follows: “A 1st offense is a 4^th degree felony, which carries a penalty of 6 to 18 months in jail and up to a $5,000 fine. A 2^nd offense is a 3^rd degree felony, which carries a penalty of 1 to 5 years in jail and up to a $10,000 fine.” One important and common tactic involves taking the car into another state to sell to avoid an adequate paper trail of the vehicle’s true mileage. The OH BMV recommends “if the vehicle was previously titled out of state, seriously consider checking further with the issuing state before purchasing the vehicle.” For the complete overview of this topic visit the following link: http://www.bmv.ohio.gov/odometer_tampering.stm

Ms. Keli Rabon with RBC 6 in Indianapolis posted an article in November 2014 that revealed this information: “Bill McKinney found a 2003 Honda CRV on Craigslist, a car he thought would be perfect for his 16-year-old daughter. After taking it for a test drive he purchased the car for $6,000. But the excitement of buying a car for his daughter came to an end on the ride home. The odometer jumped from 77,000 miles to 177,000 miles. McKinney filed a report with Lakewood PD and kept investigating. Robinson originally purchased the car and the odometer read 230,000 miles, but when McKinney bought it just 1 day later the odometer read 77,000 miles. The CALL7 Investigators found odometer fraud is common. Based on the cars registered in Colorado, a 2013 CARFAX report ranks Colorado in the top 10 states for rollbacks.”

Cash 4 Cars Cleveland offers a quick junk car quote for scrapping cars throughout Cuyahoga County. If looking for someone to buy my junk car and receive same-day cash for cars, contact us today. If needing buy my junk car buyers in Garfield Heights, Eastlake, Parma Heights or Euclid should call our cash for cars buyer at (216) 359-1010 for a junk car quote. We are actively scrapping cars in the area of Lakewood, Linndale Village, Newburgh Heights, Parma, Seven Hills, Beachwood, as well as in Bedford, OH. An experienced cash for cars outlet in the business of scrapping cars, we provide free towing in the cities of Bedford Heights, Bentleyville Village, Bratenahl, Chagrin Falls and Mayfield Heights. Residents with a broken down car at a repair shop in East Cleveland, Maple Heights or Warrensville Heights, should call for a junk car quote and fast buy my junk car removal services. We purchase wrecked vehicles and non-running cars throughout Glenwillow, Aurora, Collinwood, and Sagamore Hills, as we pay cash for cars in the (216) and (440) area codes. For scrapping cars in Pepper Pike, Shaker Heights, Chesterland, Moreland Hills or University Heights simply visit us at https://www.cash4carscleveland.com. If you have a vehicle in Macedonia, Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga Heights, Highland Heights or Richmond Heights that’s not worth fixing, grab the title & give us a call