I'm buying a new 2007 car instead of the 08. It has 169 miles on it already- is this unusually high? Even though it has probably been at the dealership for at least 6 months or more? Could it be that this car was used by the dealership?
2007-09-13 16:19:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
It is possibile the car was used at a test drive model. but 169 is just fine. most Brand new cars right off the truck have at least 6 to 20 miles on them. then the dealer may sometimes put another 20 or 30 on them to make sure there are no problems with the car. they do receive TSB on brand new cars and with the TSB will check the car out and make sure it is not going to suffer from the problem. This will take some test driving to be sure. Then you have every other tom dick and larry who have test driven it as well I know my average test drive is often about 4 to 10 miles. you get 5 people at 10 miles thats 50 miles. then put the 30 miles already on the car and where at 80 miles. over 6 months it's not uncommon for the car to get 200 miles even 300 miles on it before someone buys it.
2007-09-13 16:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by gearnofear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not unusual if it's a "remaining" 07. At the dealership I worked at we sometimes had cars that crept up that high. It's mostly because of test driving. Think about it, if a car's been on the lot for 6 months and test driven 2 times a week for an average of 5 miles, that's 240 miles!
Don't worry about it though because when you buy a car they record the actual mileage at the time of sale and your warranty is moved out to cover over those miles. So instead of having a 30,000 mile warranty you really have a 30,169 mile warranty.
What I'd worry about is why has the car not sold. Look it over carefully for stains or dents or paint chips. Listen to it when you're riding in it for road noise and feel for any shaking or vibrating. Also - test drive another one that is equipped the same and make sure that it feels and rides the same.
Sometimes cars don't sell because a dealership bought too many of them, or it's an odd color. Sometimes they don't sell because there's something not quite right.
Good luck to you!
2007-09-13 16:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This car has probably been test driven several dozen times, or used by sales personnel as a daily car. Bargain hard. If you can't get a good discount, consider sending e-mails to the Internet departments of several car dealerships, asking them their prices for a comparable vehicle. You can sometimes start an auction that will give you a better price than you can get on the showroom floor.
2007-09-13 17:49:25 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Leo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope it's not. Sometimes dealers have to drive them several hundred miles when they trade a vehicle . Let's say a dealer in Ohio has a car in a color that a dealer in Kentucky wants. Many times they'll make a trade and the dealer in Ohio will have one of their people drive the car to Ohio and drive the other car back. I know this because my husband use to be in car sales and to make some extra money my husband would do it for the dealership he worked at.
2007-09-13 16:28:57 · answer #4 · answered by Desiderata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a bit high for a new car. But you are pretty safe in still buying it. I would ask the dealer why so high, and maybe they will lower the price. My new car had fewer than 20 miles.
2007-09-13 16:28:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has probably been test drove a lot or it could have possibly been used a little by a salesman,either way its going to come with a full warranty on it,and I'm sure if you ask them to they will come down some on the price of it,that's not unusual to see a new one with a few miles on it,test driving can add up ,that's low compared to some i have seen,good luck.
2007-09-13 16:34:34 · answer #6 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. 169 miles isn't unusual. There have been test drives, especially if they've had it for 6 months.
2007-09-13 16:26:45 · answer #7 · answered by Stuart 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The end of year prices should make this a very attractive deal for you and the fact that it has been taken to lunch by the
Sales Staff and test driven on several occasions does not make it a bad buy... make them work for the sale and get you a good deal........good luck
2007-09-13 16:28:19 · answer #8 · answered by RiverRat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bit late to be asking now you have bought it, isn't it? "the previous proprietor worked at jaguar landrover and did the servicing himself" - this would hassle me. do you recognize this FOR AN ABSOLUTE actuality or is is purely a tale the salesperson has concocted to account for the shortcoming of suitable provider history? i'd scent a rat right here i'm afraid.
2016-11-10 09:43:54 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably used as a demo and by salespeople as a daily driver. Look it over real good, it's possible it might have already been in an accident.
2007-09-13 16:29:39 · answer #10 · answered by FORD-MAN 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋