A sardar from Delhi had an old
car which had run for over a 1,00,000 kilometres. He wanted to
sell it, but was not getting a good price because of its excess
mileage. He approached a Madrasi friend of his and asked for
help. The Madrasi gave him an address in Chennai (Madras) and
asked him to visit a mechanic there. The mechanic would adjust
the meter so that it shows only 30,000 kilometres. The sardar
thanked him and left for Madras. For a few days, the Madrasi
didn't see the sardar. He assumed that the sardar would have sold
the car.
A few weeks later, the sardar came to see the Madrasi in the same
car. The Madrasi was surprised and asked - "What happened?
Why have you not sold your car yet?"
The sardar replied - "Why should I? It has run for only
30,000 kilometres."