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Lowest odometer reading on cars with high ownership years

My granddad's 2006 Maruti Alto LXi hasn't even crossed 7,000 km.

BHPian karthi.stark recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

As BHPians, if there's one thing we love dearly, it is our own cars. Not only do we use them to get from point A to point B, but also sometimes to distract ourselves from our monotonous lives! I received my license recently and I simply could not resist the urge to drive a car ever since. However, with fuel prices at an all-time high, my chances are quite limited.

The smallest car we have is a Maruti Alto LXI owned by my grandpa and bought in the year 2006. My dad felt that driving it first was the best way for me to develop and improve on my driving skills. When I got behind the wheel for the first time, I was shocked! It was not anything regarding the car that had shocked me, but the reading on the odometer that did.

Or is it pretty common out there? So I decided to start this thread on the forum to see if any odometer reading comes close or even lesser than what I have observed. We have seen people boast about their "highest Odometer readings" while I'm here boasting about the "Lowest Odometer Reading"!

So BHPians, please let me know:

What's the lowest odometer reading you have seen in a car for the number of ownership years?

Here's what BHPian Shiftlock had to say on the matter:

Interesting thread!

When my dad sold our BMW X1, it stood at 27xxx km’s after 8 years of ownership (bought in 2012). It was used as a weekend car or reserved for special events. Everyone we spoke to found it hard to believe that the odometer reading was true and not tampered with. (Car had seen some small abuse for a brief period of time).

Here's what BHPian CEF_Beasts had to say on the matter:

Our Ford EcoSport had done only 17,000 km in 7 years, we sold it in Mid-August! The least a car has ever run by us!

Here's what BHPian TorqueMonster had to say on the matter:

None of the vehicles in my house have a very high odometer reading. In a span of 10 years, the Enfield has covered almost 40k kilometres, which is around 4,000 km every year. The car is 12 years old and has run 80k kilometres, making it run an approx 6,666 km a year.

Then comes the KB100 in my garage. For a period of 30 years, the bike has run 50k kilometres, a mere 1,600 km per year running.

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