Motoring Discussion > Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days
Thread Author: Injection Doc	Replies: 30

New Tue 7 Dec 10 13:45   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Injection Doc

Watch out for this car being sold, according to HPI records its service history mileage was up to 130000 miles by the 23rd Nov 2010 but now the cars for sale with just over 50k on it. Been reported to Autotrader and trading standards but watch out if your in the market for this one! nice photo on the link. These links and info have been brought over from another forum just to amke anyone aware of this clocked car, just one of many I suspect from this Mortage advisor ( trader) cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-HONDA-CIVIC-ES-I-CTDI-BLACK-1-OWNER-65-MPG-155BHP- /140486085074?pt=Automobiles_UK&;hash=item20b59f89d2 www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201048374522898/sort/priceasc/u sedcars/maximum-age/up_to_4_years_old/fuel-type/diesel/maximum-mileage /up_to_60000_miles/price-to/7000/model/civic/make/honda/page/1/radius/ 1500/postcode/cw15th?logcode=p cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&;item=140486085074 part of the HPI records * 138,260 miles recorded on 24 Nov 2010 * 109,263 miles recorded on 23 Nov 2009 * 88,622 miles recorded on 2 Feb 2009 * 86,713 miles recorded on 20 Jan 2009 * 86,713 miles recorded on 19 Jan 2009 * 75,956 miles recorded on 3 Oct 2008 * 73,069 miles recorded on 4 Sep 2008 * 65,653 miles recorded on 6 Jun 2008 * 62,985 miles recorded on 5 May 2008 * 50,162 miles recorded on 19 Dec 2007 * 49,443 miles recorded on 11 Dec 2007 * 34,619 miles recorded on 26 Jul 2007 * 29,167 miles recorded on 7 Jun 2007 * 25,338 miles recorded on 5 May 2007 * 21,217 miles recorded on 2 Apr 2007 * 11,871 miles recorded on 15 Jan 2007 keep em peeled Sellers post code according to fleabay LU3 1RB Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 13:52   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Iffy

The mileage probably is dodgy, but 138,00 is an awful lot for that age of car. There's plenty of pics, and the car doesn't look like it's covered such a high mileage. Call me naive.... cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-HONDA-CIVIC-ES-I-CTDI-BLACK-1-OWNER-65-MPG-155BHP-/140486085074?pt=Automobiles_UK& Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 14:11   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Injection Doc

"Call me naive...." Thats why it lends itself to clocking !!! The tel number is a pay & go mobile & he's not answering anymore ! certain details about previous transactions on e-bay from this seller have been removed as well ! The service history on HPI check all ties in with the reg number etc. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 13:57   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - FotheringtonTomas

bit.ly/ Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 16:57   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - AnotherJohnH

>> bit.ly/ >> Was that a bit shorter than intended? :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 14:09   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - swiss tony

Why not report it to Ebay then? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 16:05   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Mapmaker

Who knows whether the details alleged to have come from HPI did indeed. Maybe somebody has a grudge against an otherwise blameless seller? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 17:10   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - sherlock47

If you look at his history on EBay it is almost all a 'buying' history. He appears to sell on the cars elsewhere! Be interesting to see if they all received the same haircut? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 17:52   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Boxsterboy

I think he has done an excellent job clocking this car. The speedo digits line up perfectly ... ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 18:12   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Fenlander

part of the HPI records * 138,260 miles recorded on 24 Nov 2010 * 109,263 miles recorded on 23 Nov 2009 * 88,622 miles recorded on 2 Feb 2009 * 86,713 miles recorded on 20 Jan 2009 * 86,713 miles recorded on 19 Jan 2009 * 75,956 miles recorded on 3 Oct 2008 * 73,069 miles recorded on 4 Sep 2008 * 65,653 miles recorded on 6 Jun 2008 * 62,985 miles recorded on 5 May 2008 * 50,162 miles recorded on 19 Dec 2007 * 49,443 miles recorded on 11 Dec 2007 * 34,619 miles recorded on 26 Jul 2007 * 29,167 miles recorded on 7 Jun 2007 * 25,338 miles recorded on 5 May 2007 * 21,217 miles recorded on 2 Apr 2007 * 11,871 miles recorded on 15 Jan 2007 I've never seen such a thing on HPi. How would they have access to such a frequent record of miles? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 18:36   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - RattleandSmoke

I would imagine the Honda main dealer records the milleage each time it is in and they then pass on the data to HPI for a small fee. How can he claim the it is HP clear? How do you know for certain it is the same car? Last edited by: RattleandSmoke on Tue 7 Dec 10 at 18:37 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 18:49   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Dulwich Estate

Who volunteers to be first to ask another question of him ? Like mileage and also is more than one Mot Cert available to inspect etc. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 18:54   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Zero

the picture has been changed today, it used to have the full registration number on it, its now been blanked out. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 18:55   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - RattleandSmoke

Just a word of caution, all the seller needs to do is post the URL of the adds into google and it will probably link to all the forums. I am sure people don't want an angery Luton man at banging on your door. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 19:09   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Zero

Hes welcome here, He will look good with a dog fastened onto his wedding tackle. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 19:50   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - madf

I've a nice big stick behind the door and did jujitsu and judo... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 19:57   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Zero

These are your management skills for the Census job then? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 21:37   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Iffy

The more I look at this mileage history, the more suspect it is. How does a convenient step-by-step dated record of the mileage come to exist? Did this very high mileage car happen to need a dealer visit every 4,000m to 6,000m throughout its life? The OP of a thread on the other place was making a great deal of his 'findings'. One explanation may be he has an axe to grind - could be for any reason - with the seller. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Dec 10 22:39   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - DP

The usage pattern in the HPI report makes no sense to me either. 50k in its first year, then 25k a year after. Visits to the dealer every month or two in its first year. Then no visits for its last year, despite having >100k on it, and covering nearly 30k. If it's a one owner car, there's no consistency. Mileage may vary, but by this magnitude? And would someone who's had it in the dealership on average every 2-3 months from new suddenly not do so for a whole year and 30,000 miles right at the end? You could argue they'd taken it out of the dealer network at 3 yrs old which is quite plausible, but then why take it back right at the end? The car is advertised with a full Honda history which can be proven (or disproven) by a simple call or visit to any Honda dealer. If it is clocked, the seller is taking a heck of a risk. Better to sell it with no history at all, or a ficticious one from a non existent garage that's suddenly "gone out of business, guv" and can't be traced. The lower risk would far outweigh the few hundred quid difference it might make to the value. And I know a valet can work wonders, but it is very, very clean for six figure miler. Neither of my two look anything like that, even with an afternoon of elbow grease. Last edited by: DP on Tue 7 Dec 10 at 22:41 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 8 Dec 10 08:28   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - sherlock47

See my post above from his history as a buyer he specialises in buying very high milage cars. mainly Passats, Mazda 6s and Hondas. Interesting to see if anybody can find where they were sold. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 8 Dec 10 08:41   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - PeteW

Beware!!! Of this**Doggie**EBuyer Cannot be trusted,Think Twice B4 Deal with!!!! And this is the feedback from his last sale which ebay removed from his account but has kept on the buyers (!) Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 8 Dec 10 08:58   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - sherlock47

I found that feedback as well. However I thought that this was the feedback from the seller - the removed (abusive?) feedback was what the purchaser had left? Or have I interpreted it wrongly? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 8 Dec 10 11:34   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - PeteW

Stand corrected - this was indeed the sellers feedback :-( Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 8 Dec 10 21:01   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Lygonos

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and sounds like a duck? ...it's a dodgy eBay trader masquerading as a private seller to avoid VAT and income tax on their ill-gotten profits. Who'da thunk it ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 8 Dec 10 22:27   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Bellboy

anybody with a name like faz i would stay away from unless they delivered pizzas im in luton saturday night wonder if i should make an oint=ment?? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 8 Dec 10 22:29   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - RattleandSmoke

Please do. You could swap tips on clocking and tell stories of your clocking sucess stories :). Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Wed 8 Dec 10 22:35   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Bellboy

>> Please do. You could swap tips on clocking and tell stories of your clocking sucess >> stories :). >> >> i posted on another thread and now i read this not funny really not funny ,i hate car clockers Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 8 Dec 10 22:36   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - RattleandSmoke

It was a joke. I didn't mean any offence to be caused. I know you hate clockers you have mentioned it a few times. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Wed 8 Dec 10 22:42   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - sherlock47

If you Google street view the postcode that he is using in the advert, it is probably not too difficult to work out from his internet buying history who he is involved with. OK I may have jumped to the wrong conclusion - but I would wager something on it! BB fancy meeting up outside? Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 9 Dec 10 02:05   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - Iffy

...Please do. You could swap tips on clocking and tell stories of your clocking sucess stories :)... I don't believe it, someone's rated a Rattolo post as offensive. Go on son, go for it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 18 Dec 10 19:22   Honda Civic saloon - this car has lost 76000 miles in the last few days - bathtub tom

Anyone heard from bb in the last week? He said he'd be in Luton last Saturday - dangerous place, unless the jammy so and so was jetting off to warmer climes. If so, I wonder what his chances are of getting home? Reply to this message | Report message