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[Sir Tigger KC]

What a godsend this is! 

I spotted a 04 Mercedes E320 Estate on Facebook with 117000 miles at £1650 which is very cheap, but I thought it might make a suitable workhorse even if it was a bit scruffy.

I checked the MOT history and saw the mileage discrepancy.  It has actually done about 250,000 miles! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Some people are terrible fibbers.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Some people are terrible fibbers.

Yes, I don't know how they can sleep at night.   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Some people are terrible fibbers.

Yes, I don't know how they can sleep at night.   

Is it for sale in Liverpool?

[Doctor Gollum]

There's a dealer looking for that sort of money for a mint looking one...

When you check the MoT history, it failed the last test spectacularly: the spare wheel well isn't attached to the car, the rear suspension is hanging on by a thread and the front chassis is completely rotted out. The only way to know is by running the check.

Even if you are not mechanically minded, it gives a clear insight into a potential purchase

[Sir Tigger KC]

Some people are terrible fibbers.

Yes, I don't know how they can sleep at night.   

Is it for sale in Liverpool?

Brizzle.  Another port city. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Some people are terrible fibbers.

Yes, I don't know how they can sleep at night.   

Is it for sale in Liverpool?

Brizzle.  Another port city. 

I was just going to suggest you check the seller is the owner, and he has owned it for more than 20 minutes.

[dave the builder]

MOT checker is a good tool, but an mot is the testers opinion on that one day ,so it's always worth checking the car over before handing over money
Lots of things are not covered by mot like transmission,clutch ,head gasket going ,radio cassette not playing tapes etc 

[Doctor Gollum]

Corrosion is unlikely to improve over time whereas a dodgy bulb might

[Sir Tigger KC]

Also a long list of advisories gives you an idea of how the car has been looked after. 

[Varche]

Just used that on our Corsa.

In 2013 before our ownership, it failed and then passed. On both under mileage it said no odometer!

What on earth does that mean?

[dave the builder]

Just used that on our Corsa.

In 2013 before our ownership, it failed and then passed. On both under mileage it said no odometer!

What on earth does that mean?

not readable due to the back light bulb (behind mileage  lcd) blown probably
if the miles before and after tally ,then not a worry , if there is a major difference then ...

[Varche]

Miles either side make sense so not worried.

You can read the odometer without background lighting on.

[ronnyd]

There is a Desmond for sale on Auto Trader. 02 reg in Northampton, MOT runs out today. At the last test there were 9 advisories all citing corrosion. I thought i was in  there until i read that. It was up for £1100 at first but now at the bargain price of £950. Very low miles though, 58k.

[dave the builder]

Miles either side make sense so not worried.

You can read the odometer without background lighting on.

but you can't read it if the lcd backlight is out / not working 
or the black tape over the eml, oil warning lights was too big