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What should I do if I just bought a vehicle from a private seller & realize that the odometer has been changed?

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I live in the state of Utah. Last night I went out and bought a 1999 Pontiac Montana. From what it looks like and sounds like, its in awesome condition. My husband and I thought that the detailing in the van was better than what a dealership could perform. The Engine was clean, (my husband suspected that it had been steamed cleaned recently). The mileage on the Odometer reads 125121 miles. The seller stated he had it for a year and wanted to upgrade- his wife wanted something more flashy and new, so they were selling this one. The price was negotiated and we paid below KBB standards. When we came home I found some maintnance records for the van in the glove box and started to go through them. I noticed that it was owned by a lady since 2003- and according to her records the last time the van had 125000 miles on it was in Dec of 2007 when she had some work done! As I reviewed it further, I also saw that the tires were rotated, balanced and aligned on the van in Nov 2008 (yes, in the same lady’s name, not the seller we just bought it from) and actually had a warranty for that service on the tires, but the mechanic had wrote the odometer at being 143378 miles and the warranty was good till 162459 miles! Stupid me, decided to take a look at the tiltle that was given to us when we bought it last night. The title states that the seller only bought it Dec 3 2008 (yes, last month) and that the mileage read 113118 miles at that time ????!!!!!!!! So this guy we bought the van from, put on 12000 miles in one month???!!! Something does not add up- I am frustrated! Is it not illegal to mess with vehicle odometers? What, if anything, should I, or could I, do? My husband said it was our fault for not being more attentive to details, like a "buyer beware" thing. But if we take it to Jiffy Lube (where most of the oil changes were done on this vehicle when the original owner had it) They will have record of the mileage- I don’t want to be in trouble for something I didn’t do! And now I am afraid that the vehicle may have more problems, we just don’t know it! Any advice?


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Basic Car Care : How to Change a Fuel Filter

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Use a wrench to remove an oil filter, or fuel filter, and let the oil drip out before replacing the filter. Change a fuel filter and recycle the oil withtips from a mechanic in this free car-care and automotive maintenance video. Expert: Richard Goms Bio: Richard Goms has been researching genealogy as an amateur and a professional for the last 32 years. Filmmaker: Michael Burton

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Basic Car Care : How to Change a Tire

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Changing a tire is as simple as jacking up the car, removing lug nuts with the jack handle and switching the tire with a spare. Change a tire and be sure to have a spare ready withtips from a mechanic in this free car-care and automotive maintenance video. Expert: Richard Goms Bio: Richard Goms has been researching genealogy as an amateur and a professional for the last 32 years. Filmmaker: Michael Burton

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Where can I get oil change coupons for my car?

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I have a chrysler and need to change oil and rotate tires usually I get it by mail but I have not received it where in the internet i can print some coupons that i can take to my dealer.


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How to Fix Sh#t 101 Oil Change

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This is an instructional video on how to change your car’s the oil and filter. Tool Dude Tony walks you step by step through the process to change do with work your driveway with simple tools.

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