Delivery Mileage

[riosyd]

Does anyone know what would be the reasonable maximum delivery mileage for a new car?

Thanks

[MrMoonyMan]

100 miles. Although 1-25 is more typical.

Lease companies will demand that if a car is sent from a dealer then it will be trailered if the odometer is to read more than 99 miles.


Edited; Or Though / Although. Me Inglish ist better.

Edited by MrMoonyMan on Monday 5th January 12:52

[bridgland]

From my days in the Motor Trade (a long time ago now), anything up to a few hundred miles was acceptable but generally no more than 400-500 (delivery could be with a driver having to pick the car up from a dealership at the other end of the country). This is however only that high when the car is being picked up to satisfy an order and the dealer will generally ask if it is OK to drive it rather than go to the expense of getting a low loader.

What's the problem?

[jon-]

PDI's are usually between 10-30 miles, add a few more on for moving it about. If you're collecting it from the garage i'd be a bit miffed with more than 100.

[fatboy b]

I think you should be more concerned about the highest rpm achieved before you got it. I regularly see cars on races test drives around the Wellesbourne PDI centre.

[Thejimreaper]

When i sold new peugeots they normally had about 25miles on them when we handed them over. A few from moving on and off ships/transporters etc and 10-15 from the pre delivery inspection done by the mech at the garage. Jim

[Hitch78]

Agree on how the car has been driven over the distance covered. We used to store our cars and vans on the docks in Liverpool (great for drift practise) and race them across the city, slowing only before turning into the dealership in case the DP was watching/awake.

Not great customer service I know, but I was young and the cars were fast.

[mightymouse]

bridgland said:

From my days in the Motor Trade (a long time ago now), anything up to a few hundred miles was acceptable but generally no more than 400-500 (delivery could be with a driver having to pick the car up from a dealership at the other end of the country). This is however only that high when the car is being picked up to satisfy an order and the dealer will generally ask if it is OK to drive it rather than go to the expense of getting a low loader.

What's the problem?

Having seen the "speed" and "care" some of these "trade plate" cars are driven and you have to ask that ?
Wouldn't like to be the first owner, especially if it was found out .......

[JimNotJon]

A friend of mine works as an ICT geek at Immingham Docks where all the new cars arrive (typically Volvo's, Saabs and occasionally VW).

He said if you saw half that went on there, and how long each car was stood you would never ever buy new. Technically they aren't 'new' to me as someone else has sat in the drivers seat and driven it before you. He even said some of the new cars sit there that long with protective film on bonnets and roofs, when its peeled off its bleached the paint!!

[bridgland]

mightymouse said:

bridgland said:

From my days in the Motor Trade (a long time ago now), anything up to a few hundred miles was acceptable but generally no more than 400-500 (delivery could be with a driver having to pick the car up from a dealership at the other end of the country). This is however only that high when the car is being picked up to satisfy an order and the dealer will generally ask if it is OK to drive it rather than go to the expense of getting a low loader.

What's the problem?

Having seen the "speed" and "care" some of these "trade plate" cars are driven and you have to ask that ?
Wouldn't like to be the first owner, especially if it was found out .......

The dealerships I worked at only employed old chaps (60+ years old) as they thought they were less likely to speed and more sypathetic to the mechanicals. These guys were the sort of flat cap and cleaned and pressed overalls kinds of people with a bit of pride in how they conducted themselves and how they were percieved.

I agree that there are some lead footed drivers out there that give this activity a bad name. My question is more about the fact that there is a problem with delivery mileage being in dispute and I wanted to know how much and what was the reason that the garage are giving her as to why.

[V8mate]

This could be complete garbage - someone on the Internet told me - but I heard that supplying dealers are able to reset the main odometer - only once - during the PDI process.

I can't remember whether it was in reference to a particular marque or a general comment; would be interested to know if it's true though.

Anyone?

[bridgland]

V8mate said:

This could be complete garbage - someone on the Internet told me - but I heard that supplying dealers are able to reset the main odometer - only once - during the PDI process.

I can't remember whether it was in reference to a particular marque or a general comment; would be interested to know if it's true though.

Anyone?

Volkswagen used to do it but only if it had covered no more than 10 or 15 miles or so. Don't know if they do anymore.

[CarlT]

Delivery mileage can be upto 500 miles. Typically around 18-25 miles

[CarlT]

JimNotJon said:

Technically they aren't 'new' to me as someone else has sat in the drivers seat and driven it before you.

You are joking right How else do you think cars get out of the factory, onto trains, boats, and lorries etc !

[jon-]

CarlT said:

JimNotJon said:

Technically they aren't 'new' to me as someone else has sat in the drivers seat and driven it before you.

You are joking right How else do you think cars get out of the factory, onto trains, boats, and lorries etc !

Magic pixies.

HTH

[downthepub]

Does it actually matter if it's reset or not? Modern engines are engineered to deal with a lot of, er, use, so if a odometer is reset for Joe Public, I'd doubt they'd notice the difference between 10 or 500 miles.

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V8mate said:

This could be complete garbage - someone on the Internet told me - but I heard that supplying dealers are able to reset the main odometer - only once - during the PDI process.

I can't remember whether it was in reference to a particular marque or a general comment; would be interested to know if it's true though.

Anyone?

Odometers are reset at the factory too if a car's had any extended testing, if I remember rightly anything up to about 30/40 miles could be reset to zero.


And with regards to running in, chances are a "new" car will have been ragged before it's left the factory gates anyway.

[tinman0]

riosyd said:

Does anyone know what would be the reasonable maximum delivery mileage for a new car?

iirc in EU law its 100km or 62miles. after that its second hand. if a dealer handed me a 'new' car with 500 on the clock he'd get it straight back. ^^sorry guys!

my last new vehicle (2 years ago) turned up with under a mile on the clock.

[vinnie83]

tinman0 said:

riosyd said:

Does anyone know what would be the reasonable maximum delivery mileage for a new car?

iirc in EU law its 100km or 62miles. after that its second hand. if a dealer handed me a 'new' car with 500 on the clock he'd get it straight back. ^^sorry guys!

my last new vehicle (2 years ago) turned up with under a mile on the clock.

I agree, if it had any more than 100 miles on I would NOT be happy, the porker came with 16 iirc...

I've had hire cars with less than a couple hundred miles on, so I'm sure as hell not buying a 'new' car with that many on!

[Nolar Dog]

I'd say 25-75 is average.

Used to go to Eurofleet and STVA often and was appalled at some of the antics that went on there so I'd be more worried about how the car has been treated rather than the mileage.