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Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video! (fuelarc.com)

submitted 16 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A Tesla influencer randomly caught his odometer double-counting mileage on video. Wild.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Wait, isn’t tinkering with odometers like super fucking illegal in europe?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 hour ago

It's supposed to be in the US also.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Not in Germany. Here in France we know to never buy a used German car : the odometer would certainly have been tinkered with.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This is misleading, it is illegal in Germany, if it is about changing the odometer to a wrong record, and only legal to correct it, if it was broken or is replaced.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Yes you're right. However it seems that around 30% of the used cars sold from Germany are concerned. A law that is not enforced is a fake law.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Is the odometer not recorded when having yearly inspections? Or do people cheat it before those as well?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

How the hell is this not illegal in Germany?! They love to over regulate everything

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It is illegal in Germeny, if the purpose is to falsify it, and legal to correct a wrong record: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvg/__22b.html

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

The trick is to correct it to a wrong record!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

I would hope so. I would not be surprised that this is a US special…