When buying a used or second-hand car, in addition to taking into account the color, size, model, and surface condition of the unit, There is an essential element to consider: the mileage, an indicator that allows you to know how used the vehicle is.
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This also serves to identify how the engine performance is and in general the state of its equipment, so knowing what is your ideal limit will be necessary so that buyers do not acquire a car whose operation is going to be affected after a while.
This importance is clear to the Bancolombia Group company, Renting Colombia, who on their website published all the characteristics of this indicator and its importance when buying a used car.
“Be clear about the average mileage per year of a car It will give you an idea of its wear, beyond the aesthetic details. and the damages that you can locate with the naked eye”, indicates the company.
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The mileage will give you an idea of how a used car is running.
What is the mileage limit for a car per year in Colombia?
Renting Colombia also explained what the mileage limit of a car per year is in the country. According to them, what is acceptable is that the used unit reaches about 20,000 kilometers.
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To calculate the figure, you must take the number that the tachometer indicates and divide it by the number of years that indicate that it was in use. If the result is greater than the figure mentioned above, you should consider the idea of choosing another vehicle.
Even if the model looks new, you’ll want to be sure to check the mileage.
As indicated, “The most certain thing is that the vehicle presents a greater wear and tear and can fail in a short time“, which would mean an increase in costs that would not be considered at the time of purchasing the car.
The company also warns that even if the model is apparently new, it is necessary to look at this indicator, since it will be the previous owner may have traveled great distances in a short time wearing out the vehicle faster.
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How to identify altered mileage?
It should be noted that precisely because of the importance of this indicator, some unscrupulous people decide to modify the figure to make it appear that the car has not covered so many kilometers. Therefore, from the platform Autolab shares a series of tips that will help you identify if the mileage has been altered.
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Check the internal and lower elements of the car.
First of all, you will need to identify the state of the interior elements such as the rudder and the gear lever and even the inferior ones such as the hoses, the cables or the plastics that recover the moduless. If these are very worn and the mileage shows very little, it is most likely that it has been modified.
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But there are also elements that, due to their composition, leave traces. Autolab notes that analog odometers, which have a mechanical gear system in which each turn of the wheel advances a number on the counter, they can show if the mileage has been tampered with.
If the car is not that old, its systems could integrate digital odometers, which were created to prevent them from being disassembled and tampered with.
All these characteristics can help you identify irregularities that the vehicle you want to acquire could have, however, since The portal warns that it is always advisable to have the opinion of an expert mechanic who can guarantee your safety when buying.
JUAN DAVID CANO LOPERA
SCHOOL OF MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM EL TIEMPO
ECONOMY WRITING
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