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Old Dec 6, 2021 | 11:56 AM
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Here is a DMI report from a car that I am interested in. It was done by the seller
on a handheld device. I believe that these settings can be re-set. It is the
zeros in all categories that makes me wonder.....

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Old Dec 6, 2021 | 11:59 AM
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About how many miles? I'd guess 10,500??

Don't accept an Over Rev report from the seller. Do your own during a PPI.

Is this car a PDK or manual?

All zeros is not unusual. When I sold my 2014 manual PowerKit car in April it had all zeros after +72,000 miles.
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Old Dec 6, 2021 | 12:05 PM
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If it's PDK, nothing to worry about. Manual, that's kind weird but not unheard of. Only 300 hours, there's a chance the car has never been driven.
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Car has 6,400 miles.... 20 something mph average over its life... manual transmission

So can the settings, excluding engine hours, be re-set? If not, then what sort of games can a
seller play in terms of manipulating the report?

thanks!
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Originally Posted by stevensivak
Car has 6,400 miles.... 20 something mph average over its life... manual transmission

So can the settings, excluding engine hours, be re-set? If not, then what sort of games can a
seller play in terms of manipulating the report?

thanks!
Based on that mileage, the report seems pretty legit. Can the numbers be re-set? Sure. But that takes a crap-ton of knowledge and expertise.

Your DME Report is just one part of your due diligence process. No one should buy a Porsche on only one data point. If everything else checks out, buy it.

Golden Rule. Buy the seller. Not just the car.
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