Well, that explains a lot…. Get a carfax

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mkbruin

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Just bought a 2008 EL King Ranch with only 100,000 miles!

Or did I…

Based on that timeline, this thing likely has 300-400k miles. It’s REMARKABLY solid given the mileage.

Let this be a lesson to always get a carfax. ‍♂️
 

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That mileage doesn't make much sense to me. Almost 30k miles per year for the first 10 years of the vehicle's life seems like an awful lot. Not impossible, but not likely either. Then it was parked and not used *at all* for an entire year after driving it 30k miles /year for a decade? It doesn't really add up. Also, it looks *way* too clean to me for >300k miles.

Basically, I'd try to corroborate that information somewhere before believing it. A Ford dealership could give you some records if it was ever serviced, which should be highly likely if that mileage were accurate.

Edit: I stand corrected.
 
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Corroborated….
 

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Is there a way to see if it's a test vehicle? That is, only used on a dyno (e.g., for aging of the engine or catalysts)? Look for unusual ports or taps on the exhaust system or electrical system--may be an indicator of special emissions testing.
 

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It's had a seemingly huge resurgence in the last few years. I've come across a lot of them while shopping for a third vehicle.

With the price of new vehicles continuing to skyrocket (mostly because of all the technology in them today), easy access to hack tools and parts that age much more gracefully (i.e. plastic versus metal) rollbacks are back with a vengeance.

CarFax (and the like) are only as good as the reports they can find. If you have someone who lives in a state where there are no inspections, they use small independent shops for maintenance, sales were private party…a CarFax report won’t have these datapoints to flag on.

I have some experience in the car business and learned how to do stuff…I was just a kid. Obviously I do not condone them and no, I won’t teach you. (You can go google and learn all you want…) But this stuff is relatively easy to do.
 
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