he happens to have 1.6 million

he happens to have 1.6 million


We have already talked to you several times about the mileage scam and the damage to used cars, and today we return to address this topic based on the accident that happened to a driver who believed that he had taken Mercedes E-Class and 200 thousand kilometers and then make the painful discovery.

Under the hood is the E-Class, in which the AMG e53 Hybrid 4matic model was recently revealed, and in this case. W 212 generationthey were good 1.6 million kilometers, therefore 1.4 million more than what was read on the odometer.

It was a secret revealed Enrico Tarzlaff, german channel youtuber “Dresden Motor Company”, who told the story of an acquaintance. He explained that he had paid Mercedes from 14 years ago for 7,500 eurosa good deal considering the durability of the car and the fact that 200 thousand kilometers for cars of this type are very few.

But upon careful analysis, a surprising fact emerged: German it would travel 1,609,343 km. An impressive mileage that immediately became apparent with transmission problems: the owner went to the workshop and discovered the truth.

The fraud was exposed lock control unit, which is very difficult to control unlike others in the car, and which returned the above figure. There body work and internal affairs they were in amazing shape to say the least having traveled over a million and a half kilometres. Of course, there are some signs of wear, but it is far from damaged as you might expect from a car that has been used a lot.

It was mechanics which represented a major problem, such as very dirty exhaust pipes, a diesel particulate filter that broke, a rear axle differential that made strange noises, all damage that usually does not occur after two hundred thousand kilometers.

However, it remains the doubt about the actual mileage of the Mercedes E-Class also because the user is on Youtube indicated that if you tried to destroy the fire control unit, A protective order will be established which would put the mileage directly at 1.6 million: so it really has 200 thousand kilometers? The real secret.