2008 GMC Acadia Odometer & Oil Check

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Relevant Background on Odometer: "An odometer or odograph is an instrument used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or car. The device may be electronic, mechanical, or a combination of the two (electromechanical)...Most modern cars include a trip meter (trip odometer). Unlike the odometer, a trip meter is reset at any point in a journey, making it possible to record the distance traveled in any particular journey or part of a journey.." (Odometer", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odometer)
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Relevant Background on Motor Oil:"Motor oil, engine oil, or engine lubricant is any one of various substances that consist of base oils enhanced with various additives, particularly antiwear additives, detergents, dispersants, and, for multi-grade oils, viscosity index improvers. Motor oil is used for lubrication of internal combustion engines. The main function of motor oil is to reduce friction and wear on moving parts and to clean the engine from sludge (one of the functions of dispersants) and varnish (detergents). It also neutralizes acids that originate from fuel and from oxidation of the lubricant (detergents), improves sealing of piston rings, and cools the engine by carrying heat away from moving parts...In addition to the aforementioned basic constituents, almost all lubricating oils contain corrosion and oxidation inhibitors. Motor oil may be composed of only a lubricant base stock in the case of non-detergent oil, or a lubricant base stock plus additives to improve the oil's detergency, extreme pressure performance, and ability to inhibit corrosion of engine parts.." ("Motor Oil", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_oil)
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Relevant Article on Odometers: "Just as any component of a vehicle may be altered, the odo can be rolled-back to take hundreds, or even thousands of kilometres off the number displayed. This reading is an important data point for prospective buyers, and unfortunately, the odometer rollback is a trick people have been using for decades..." ("How to Check a Used Car For an Odometer Rollback", https://www.carfax.ca/resource-centre/articles/how-to-check-a-used-car-for-an-odometer-rollback)
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Relevant Statistics on Odometer Rollback: "Odometer fraud is the disconnection, resetting, or alteration of a vehicle’s odometer with the intent to change the number of miles indicated. NHTSA estimates that more than 450,000 vehicles are sold each year with false odometer readings. This crime costs American car buyers more than $1 billion annually." ("Odometer Fraud", https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/odometer-fraud )

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Relevant Statistics on Odometer Rollback: "Many believe that the introduction of digital odometers meant the end of odometer fraud. In 2015, a group was charged in a scam involving rolling back the odometers of multiple high-mileage vehicles. The odometers were rolled back 50 to 70 per cent and the vehicles were resold for around double their purchase price...Canada Speedometer is an Ontario-based business that legally converts odometers from miles to kilometres (or the other way around) on vehicles being imported or exported between Canada and the United States. They use a piece of equipment that plugs into the vehicle’s on-board diagnostics port. The make/model of the vehicle is selected, and the desired odometer reading is inputted and will show up on the vehicle’s dashboard moving forward. Note that this does not work for every vehicle make/model. “These machines are easy to purchase, and leave no physical signs of use" ("Rolling back Assumptions about Odometer Fraud", https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/rolling-back-assumptions-about-odometer-fraud) 
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Relevant Material on Oil Change: "The answer to a lot of these questions is the same: Check your owner’s manual. It should be your car maintenance...Some swear by the “every 3,000 miles or every 3 months” rule, but advances in engines and oil have made that guidance obsolete. Many automakers have oil-change intervals at 7,500 or even 10,000 miles and 6 or 12 months for time...Over the course of two years and 30,000 miles, assuming that your oil change costs $40 a pop, you could save $240 if you get it changed every 7,500 miles vs. every 3,000 miles...It’s not just about miles: If you don’t drive your car a lot, your oil still needs to be kept fresh. Even if you drive fewer miles each year than your automaker suggests changing the oil (say, 6,000 miles, with suggested oil-change intervals at 7,500 miles), you should still be getting that oil changed twice a year. Why? Oil becomes less effective as it ages, and by not getting the engine warm enough, excess moisture that forms in the engine will not be removed, which can lead to shorter engine life." ("5 Things to know about Oil Changes For your Car", https://www.consumerreports.org/car-maintenance/things-to-know-about-oil-changes-for-your-car/)

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Relevant Insurance Coverage:
a. Auto Insurance:: all perils, collision, liability, DCPD, accident benefits, uninsured auto
b. Travel & health c. Garage Auto Insurance
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