Buying a car with a broken odometer?

[94GrandPrixSE]

Im looking at an 2001 Buick Regal LS, the body looks good and has minimal rust but the odometer is broken. Is there anyway I can find out the mileage at the dealership? Maybe shine a light at it or somehow plug a scanner in?

 

[Scottydoggs]

http://www.grandprixforums.net/showthread.php?t=42095&highlight=regal+cluster+repair this is how to fix it. then you'll know what the miles are.

i also bought my regal with the cluster blacked out, last title said 160,000 so i figured it cant be much more then that, well it came back at 212,000.

its still logging miles, you just cant see it.

 

[94GrandPrixSE]

But theres no way to tell what it is before I buy it?

 

[Scottydoggs]

not really.

talk the seller into sending it out to be rebuilt, ebay has people who fix them for rather cheap. i got my auction for 40 bucks iirc.

mines been working perfect for over 3 years now since i got it back.

 

[94GrandPrixSE]

Ill just double check everything and take a chance but if I get it ill do that with the odometer, hopefully its under 200k. Thanks Scotty!

 

[tech3627]

In some vehicles the mileage is stored in either the instrument cluster or PCM and can be read with an OEM level scan tool. I am not sure about on the regal though. I know I had a Saturn that I could see the mileage on my scanner.