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Re: 800,000 mile 1984 Honda
Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:jason-3105051855420001@pm1-broad-87.snlo.dialup.fix.net... > >>In article <6Ladnepl5v_vdgHfRVn-1g@comcast.com>, "Masterson" >><adam@soundsolutionsmd.com> wrote: >> >> >>>I dont think so...... >>> >>>A drill will only have a certain RPM. >>>A drill would spin to slow to make it go that >>>many miles in two minutes. I would most likely take >>>days. >>> >>>You cant spin an odometer too fast, the gears break. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>He turned on the drill and the camera focused on >>>>the odometer. The mileage went from about 80,000 miles down to about >>>>35,000 miles in less than two minutes. >> >>I'll be honest with you. My memory does not work as well as it did when I >>was younger. It's been several years since I seen it on a television show. >>I don't remember the exact details. It's very possible that it took longer >>and they used a drill that was set on a speed that would do no damage. For >>example, they might have left the drill on for several hours or over night >>and merely showed the odometer on film when the drill was started and they >>started filming again the following morning. I just remember that I never >>trusted odometer readings on used cars after I seen that television show. >>Does anyone else know anything about a device that allows used car dealers >>to turn back the odometer readings on older cars? If so, please post. >> > > I recall a Perry Mason show (from the black and white days) in which a car's > odometer reading had something to do with whether it could have been at the > scene of the murder or some such thing. The "aha" in the show was that the > car in question was an older one (like from the '30s) and the odometer would > turn backward when the car was in reverse. The killer just put the rear axle > on blocks, put the car in reverse and let it idle a while. No no, you're thinking of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" :) --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0522-6, 06/01/2005 Tested on: 6/1/2005 5:59:15 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
Re: 800,000 mile 1984 Honda
Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:jason-3105051855420001@pm1-broad-87.snlo.dialup.fix.net... > >>In article <6Ladnepl5v_vdgHfRVn-1g@comcast.com>, "Masterson" >><adam@soundsolutionsmd.com> wrote: >> >> >>>I dont think so...... >>> >>>A drill will only have a certain RPM. >>>A drill would spin to slow to make it go that >>>many miles in two minutes. I would most likely take >>>days. >>> >>>You cant spin an odometer too fast, the gears break. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>He turned on the drill and the camera focused on >>>>the odometer. The mileage went from about 80,000 miles down to about >>>>35,000 miles in less than two minutes. >> >>I'll be honest with you. My memory does not work as well as it did when I >>was younger. It's been several years since I seen it on a television show. >>I don't remember the exact details. It's very possible that it took longer >>and they used a drill that was set on a speed that would do no damage. For >>example, they might have left the drill on for several hours or over night >>and merely showed the odometer on film when the drill was started and they >>started filming again the following morning. I just remember that I never >>trusted odometer readings on used cars after I seen that television show. >>Does anyone else know anything about a device that allows used car dealers >>to turn back the odometer readings on older cars? If so, please post. >> > > I recall a Perry Mason show (from the black and white days) in which a car's > odometer reading had something to do with whether it could have been at the > scene of the murder or some such thing. The "aha" in the show was that the > car in question was an older one (like from the '30s) and the odometer would > turn backward when the car was in reverse. The killer just put the rear axle > on blocks, put the car in reverse and let it idle a while. No no, you're thinking of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" :) --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0522-6, 06/01/2005 Tested on: 6/1/2005 5:59:15 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
Re: 800,000 mile 1984 Honda
Randolph wrote:
> Jason wrote: > > <snip> > >> Lamborghini--one of the models costs $283,000. One of the Porche cars > > It is spelled Porsche. Well, the main difference is one you sit in, the other you sit on ;-) |
Re: 800,000 mile 1984 Honda
Randolph wrote:
> Jason wrote: > > <snip> > >> Lamborghini--one of the models costs $283,000. One of the Porche cars > > It is spelled Porsche. Well, the main difference is one you sit in, the other you sit on ;-) |
Re: 800,000 mile 1984 Honda
"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote in message
news:GRsne.1537330$8l.198072@pd7tw1no... > Michael Pardee wrote: >> I recall a Perry Mason show (from the black and white days) in which a >> car's odometer reading had something to do with whether it could have >> been at the scene of the murder or some such thing. The "aha" in the show >> was that the car in question was an older one (like from the '30s) and >> the odometer would turn backward when the car was in reverse. The killer >> just put the rear axle on blocks, put the car in reverse and let it idle >> a while. > > No no, you're thinking of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" :) > > Ah... nothing new under the sun! Mike |
Re: 800,000 mile 1984 Honda
"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote in message
news:GRsne.1537330$8l.198072@pd7tw1no... > Michael Pardee wrote: >> I recall a Perry Mason show (from the black and white days) in which a >> car's odometer reading had something to do with whether it could have >> been at the scene of the murder or some such thing. The "aha" in the show >> was that the car in question was an older one (like from the '30s) and >> the odometer would turn backward when the car was in reverse. The killer >> just put the rear axle on blocks, put the car in reverse and let it idle >> a while. > > No no, you're thinking of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" :) > > Ah... nothing new under the sun! Mike |
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