What mileage would you expect when buying a brand new car?
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My only dealer experience of buying new (private purchase) the car had 8 miles on the clock. Chatting to the supplying dealership, it was explained that this was down to production line -> pre-transit storage -> transit -> PDI -> fuel.
I collected from the dealer or it would have been ~30 miles.
Anything above 50 would be taking the mick unless you'd requested / specifically authorised for the car to be driven (e.g. delivery). But then I've always assumed mileage could be hidden / re-zero'd.
Unless something was particularly fishy I'd not be bothered, but as a matter of principle, if it's your car, it should be treated with respect rather than as the sandwich run / weekend away convenience
I collected from the dealer or it would have been ~30 miles.
Anything above 50 would be taking the mick unless you'd requested / specifically authorised for the car to be driven (e.g. delivery). But then I've always assumed mileage could be hidden / re-zero'd.
Unless something was particularly fishy I'd not be bothered, but as a matter of principle, if it's your car, it should be treated with respect rather than as the sandwich run / weekend away convenience
The main dealers I've worked for have always worked on less than 100.
Don't forget unless it is a factory order specifically for you it might have been out on test drive before you bought it, the docks and compounds involved in bringing the cars into the country are huge and a PDI will usually have a short drive.
Don't forget unless it is a factory order specifically for you it might have been out on test drive before you bought it, the docks and compounds involved in bringing the cars into the country are huge and a PDI will usually have a short drive.
Ozzie Osmond said:
I've rented cars with lower mileages than some of you guys are buying them!
Picked up a renter in New York City with only 18 miles on it.
But get this - I collected a British registered rental car in Calais to bring back to UK with just 7 miles on the clock!
Dont forget that half of those miles were done in kilometres, so it would actually be less than seven Picked up a renter in New York City with only 18 miles on it.
But get this - I collected a British registered rental car in Calais to bring back to UK with just 7 miles on the clock!
Andy665 said:
One in ten LFA's are subjected to approx 200km of testing by the Chief Engineer, those tested will come with a certificate stating that it was subject to test and passed - hope this does not happen to an owner whose intention is to mothball it from new
I would have said that would increase its rarity value? Especially if it came with a certificate accompanying it.Angelus said:
Was it a Peugeot? The last one I picked up had 7 on it, and I was told this is how far it takes to get them out of the factory, on and off lorries/ships, in and out of the compounds used for customs and holding to the dealers. My last Vauhall had 14 miles on it. Got new one coming on the 12th, I'll be watching now.
No, a MINI. I once had a rental 307 which had about 13 miles on, the delivery guy apologised saying it would need a few miles before it's upto peak performance!
Then I had a courtesy BMW which had 11 miles on. They had to go get it for me from the PDI bay, the service guy had a big grin on saying 'here you go mate, massive rims, white, brand spanking new, what more does a young man need?'
Then I had a courtesy BMW which had 11 miles on. They had to go get it for me from the PDI bay, the service guy had a big grin on saying 'here you go mate, massive rims, white, brand spanking new, what more does a young man need?'
amirzed said:
Then I had a courtesy BMW which had 11 miles on. They had to go get it for me from the PDI bay, the service guy had a big grin on saying 'here you go mate, massive rims, white, brand spanking new, what more does a young man need?'
Run in, new build niggles ironed out, decent colour and suspension travel?
dave0010 said:
My friend got his new Astra from the dealer and It had 480 miles on the clock. I said he should question this but he just said they drove it from another branch.
I would have wanted a bit more discount if a dealer did this to me - 480 miles is not a new car.I remember when working for Rover I took delivery of a 75 straight off the transporter and the mileage read "000000". When selling Audi (specifically the S4 back at launch in the late 90's), Audi informed all dealers that delivery mileages could reach up to 150 due to extended factory testing on some examples - I delivered one with 120 or so miles on.
Odd thing, I picked up a showroom car (159) that had ~10 miles on the clock, and the dealer said to me: press this button (trip reset) before reaching 60 miles, and the odo will reset as well, we can only do this once and it's to give the customers cars with 0 on the counter.
I found that a funny solution though, but still, even if you get one that has been reset, it has done 60 miles top.
Oh and as to the person stating +400 miles? That's totally unacceptable, that could say they lent it as a courtesy car/test car to someone for over a week? I'd expect a discount.
I found that a funny solution though
, but still, even if you get one that has been reset, it has done 60 miles top.Oh and as to the person stating +400 miles? That's totally unacceptable, that could say they lent it as a courtesy car/test car to someone for over a week? I'd expect a discount.
hora said:
In general I thought it was acceptable to 'correct' the mileage before selling?
I certainly do that when I'm selling a car secondhand For the hard of thinking, that's a joke! Of course, I only do that on the really high milers
The only new car I've ever had came with 7 miles on the clock.
If anyone thinks the mileage on the odemeter is the actual mileage on their new cars, you are very much mistaken!
I'd say most new cars today arrive in transport mode, where most systems arent active to help preserve batteries whilst stored (most cars take upto 30 mins to fully enter a state where the drain on the battery is at its lowest) but most also allow the odemeter to be reset. I would think most cars have way more miles on them they people think, and they are then reset before leaving the factory and then can be reset by the dealer upto a certain mileage.
Personally I would never pay the premium to buy a "new" car after working in the industry. I'd rather take a second hand car and save the pennies, at least theres no denying the cars been driven!
Oh and to keep in the topic, I never handed over a new car with more than 50 miles on the clock, unless it had been to have extra work done, such as motability work, or coach built work.
I'd say most new cars today arrive in transport mode, where most systems arent active to help preserve batteries whilst stored (most cars take upto 30 mins to fully enter a state where the drain on the battery is at its lowest) but most also allow the odemeter to be reset. I would think most cars have way more miles on them they people think, and they are then reset before leaving the factory and then can be reset by the dealer upto a certain mileage.
Personally I would never pay the premium to buy a "new" car after working in the industry. I'd rather take a second hand car and save the pennies, at least theres no denying the cars been driven!
Oh and to keep in the topic, I never handed over a new car with more than 50 miles on the clock, unless it had been to have extra work done, such as motability work, or coach built work.
Watchman said:
A PDC shouldn't take more than single digit miles.
Not true I'm afraid. More and more modern cars require them to be put through a specific cycle on PDI road test. This should add, if done properly and depending on the vehicle, 15-30 miles onto it. Some manufacturers, as some have correctly said, allow the mileage to be reset up to a specific point. I have seen new cars handed over to customers with up to 500 miles on them. I do not agree that that is right however I would say up to 100 acceptable.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff