Why “Mileage” is being discussed
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Thanks for the perspective! I tend to consult ChatGPT with high-level queries as a replacement for Google, and I get a lot of mileage out of combining that with plenty of good o…
by mondobe · Sep 14, 2026
Presumably the mileage is a subset of the data that makes up "the record"?
by tmnvix · Sep 14, 2026
>the real issue is the owner is the only one without the record I don't understand what "the record" is referring to here. The mileage is presumably still on the odometer of the…
by lotsofpulp · Sep 14, 2026
If I take your two sentence comment and remove one sentence it also is non-sensical. Stop removing context. >Your mileage went from VW->telematics vendor->broker->carfax, thats…
by _carbyau_ · Sep 13, 2026
Lots of automotive OEMs want that specific kind of information for generic reasons (how many of what model made it to what mileage under what circumstances) that are entirely re…
by wcunning · Sep 13, 2026
Just don’t get a car with connected internet, or smart X in any way, which is most modern cars unfortunately, and if you do, disable the telemetry. I have a clean, cool, low mil…
by tamimio · Sep 13, 2026
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Mileage is a distance measured in miles. Read more on Wikipedia