I picked up a '90 745 GL and I'm very excited. I'm considering modding it. After driving a '95 850 T-5R for the past few years, the 115 HP feels like I'm dragging the city behind me. LOL

 

Good deal!
FYI: Cars older than 10 model years are EXEMPT from mileage reporting requirements. It is still illegal to tamper with the odometers unless attaching a sticker to that effect.

 

Is that a fact for all states? Here they seem to be pretty stiff about checking the odometer every time you register.


I picked up a 850 sedan a few weeks ago with a broken odometer. It is stuck on 173,998. I had it read by a mechanic with the tools to do so and the car's cluster actually has 260,567 stored in it. I am planning to repair the broken gear in the odometer and roll the miles up to the correct number. I usually document my actions in the owners manual but do not affix a sticker to the odometer.


When it comes down to it, anything over 10 years old can be in worse shape than cars 25 years old. Arkansas will NOT put the miles on the title of any car that is over 10 years old.

 

California only requires the mileage when a car is registered by a new owner, but each time its smog tested, the indicated mileage is recorded (and available via services like carfax). All cars 1975 and newer have to be smog tested every other year.

 

Odometer reporting is a Federal law, and no, California does NOT require it on older than 10 years cars, you can write "exempt" where the mileage reading goes and it's fine--the title comes with no previous miles noted on cars older than ten years. Carfax and Autocheck, that's different--they get info from all kinds of sources (smog stations, etc.), and note miles on their reports. I cannot promise this reporting is true for all states but it is definitely a fact in CA, OR and WA.