The milage on the vehicle that I have ordered has over 100 miles on it. Is this milage acceptable?
2006-11-10 14:27:03 · 14 answers · asked by Leslie F 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
It's absolutley normal. In fact, you said you ordered it, right? That means your dealership had to probably get if from a different dealer that was about 90 miles away, which is close for a trade. Delaerships often go out as far as 500 miles to find the exact color and options someone wants. Trucking these cars is extremely expensive, so a few miles on the odometer probably saves you a thousand bucks or so. I wouldn't worry at all.
As other folks have mentioned, a second potential cause for the milage is test drives. I don't know about all dealerships, but most companies have a clause in their insurance contracts that a dealer representative be present on a test drive. I find that 95% of the test drives I've gone on are with people that show a tremendous ammount of respect for the vehicle.
Lastly, the factory sometimes puts some miles on cars to check them out after assembly. If everything works, they load 'em up and ship them out.
2006-11-11 01:38:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with Kenneth to a point, but it IS ultimately the choice of the buyer. A "new" vehicle made here in the U.S. and shipped straight from the factory to you, averages less than 3 miles, while one made overseas can raise the average up another 2 miles (the handling between shipping ports is what adds the miles). I've seen 10 yr old cars with only a few TENTHS of a mile on the odometer. Also, what defines a vehicle as "new" is previous ownership of title after manufacture. It could have as many miles as the engine can muster, and never been titled to be considered "new".
2006-11-10 22:50:37 · answer #2 · answered by mojo_1man_linecrew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is completely acceptable. i work at a large dealership and some of the vehicles get test driven a few times. also every vehicle that we get new off of the truck will have two or three miles, then it has a pre-delivery inspection where about ten more are put on. also, some of the vehicles that customers want to see but aren't in inventory are bought or traded in to us for our customer. sometimes they come from a hundred miles away or so. it would not affect the warranty though. the warranty period usually starts at the mileage you purchase it at. don't worry. just think of it as having more time on the road to get some initial problems it may have had fixed before you bought it.
2006-11-10 22:49:51 · answer #3 · answered by gillyguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not acceptable to me.
The most miles on a car that I bought was 23 miles. The lowest was 2.
High miles mean it was on more test drives, where they're usually abused. I always cringe when I go on test drives with my father because he loves to accelerate like a race car, slam on the brakes, jack-rabbit start, etc. things you're suppose to avoid while u break in your new car. All these abusive driving can shorten the life of the car. A car with 100 miles probably had around 40 test drives. 40 test drivers like my dad..... the HORROR!!!!!!
2006-11-10 23:41:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY NOT, a new vehicle is supposed to be new. I ordered one, a 4wd pickup, and it had six miles on when I picked it up. If you have that many miles it has diminished your warranty by that much. Some people like to be race car drivers when they test drive a vehicle, could be damege that will show up later. I would demand a letter from the dealer GUARANTEING the vehicle due to the mileage.
2006-11-10 23:19:00 · answer #5 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Out of 3 brand new cars i have bought, the mileages were 12, 146 and 86. All still new.
2006-11-11 09:18:55 · answer #6 · answered by EileenNellie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is totally acceptable and typical. New cars usually have a little mileage due to test drives and transport. Enjoy your new vehicle!
2006-11-10 22:53:56 · answer #7 · answered by BeenThereDoneThat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!but think about it this way,that hundred miles was was hard on the vehicle' because on a test drive most of us give em hell.
2006-11-10 22:40:54 · answer #8 · answered by grasshopper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely not. this makes it a used vehicle..less than 10 miles would make it ok. If it has 100 miles go to kelleybluebook.com and compare it to the asking price..negotiate and purcahase
2006-11-10 22:32:39 · answer #9 · answered by Kenneth S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its a demonstrator.
You can usually get these a bit cheaper.
Check to see if it has been registered.
New cars usually have less than 10 miles on clock.
2006-11-10 22:39:03 · answer #10 · answered by kevin_4508 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋