What are "original miles" and how do they differ from other kinds of miles? for that matter, what other kinds of mies are there?
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Aug. 12, 2008 11:46 a.m. robert123 New Reader
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Aug. 12, 2008 12:07 p.m. rconlon Reader
The miles in kilometers. That other 99,999.9 miles before the odometer flipped to zero.
Cheers Ron
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Aug. 12, 2008 12:41 p.m. TR3only New Reader
Or, another way to look at it....those were the miles BEFORE we swapped out the speedometer, or engine, or "laundered" the title, or.....
I've seen ads on some boards that list an obviously not new car has having either "0" miles, or minimal miles....like, say, 2,500. Often, a car advertised like that is listing the miles since the engine was replaced.
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Aug. 12, 2008 3:25 p.m. MGAMGB HalfDork
It's a carry over from when speedos only showed 99,999.9 miles, as mentioned above. It's redundant now. Kind of like describing a car as red "in color".
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Aug. 15, 2008 11:26 a.m. twentyover New Reader
Original Mile? Maybe = statute mile, as opposed to nautical mile, which is a fake mile?
Or the other guys could be right
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Aug. 15, 2008 12:14 p.m. Rev.Bubba New Reader
What is appropriate route to take with rebuilt/restored automobiles?
Would it be fair to rest my old gauge to 0km sense the whole car is getting a frame up, even though there is no frame on a 500?
I may even be replacing the gauge i got with a cleaner one that is not so faded by the sun.
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Aug. 18, 2008 6:22 a.m. Leo Basile New Reader
I belive that "original miles" are before somesort of "restortation". Its not uncommon for aircraft to have there time zeroed after a trip to the rebuild shop. Again, I dont think I would say that the A/C had 0 orginal hours after a rebuild. So even after a car gets a total profesional body off, ground up...the orginal miles stops there.
Leo
