Mileage on purchase - Page 2

Factorypilot · 02-08-2016, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by davet435

12 miles.
31 does seem kind of high...how long was the car at the dealership?

31 miles on a pre-ordered car....

I'd DEFINITELY have some questions and the dealer would have a lot of explaining to do on that one...

F N MUSCLE · 02-08-2016, 11:41 PM

Mine had 23. Wouldn't be shocked if some jerk at the dealership took it on a 10 mile joy ride before I picked it up. Oh well.

GTIanZ28 · 02-08-2016, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Factorypilot

31 miles on a pre-ordered car....

I'd DEFINITELY have some questions and the dealer would have a lot of explaining to do on that one...

Agreed mine was 8 miles on an ordered car after a fuel up.

Can ask for the car history and see what it was delivered with.

kcpoloman · 02-09-2016, 12:03 AM

Mine did have 34 but I just walked onto a lot that day and left with the car several hours later. Have to expect a couple people test drove it before me.

Factorypilot · 02-09-2016, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kcpoloman

Mine did have 34 but I just walked onto a lot that day and left with the car several hours later. Have to expect a couple people test drove it before me.

If I put a deposit down on a car and it was delivered for the express reason that I would buy it, that would be a hard pill to swallow. Anything over 10-15 miles is highly suspect.

I special order a car precisely because I don't want people joy riding in it. If I showed up and MY car had that many miles on it, my dealer had better have a very convincing reason as to why...

I think setting the expectation with the dealer that YOUR car isn't some sort of demo vehicle goes a long way. After all, it is YOUR car...

cartem2 · 02-09-2016, 05:24 AM

Mine had 4 minles when I picked it up, like others have said, anything more than 10 miles and I'd be asking questions for sure!

Curr · 02-09-2016, 06:22 AM

My C7 had 2 miles on it when I picked it up. (Apples and oranges, but yeah, I'd be asking questions about it...)

i007spectre · 02-09-2016, 10:37 AM

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bpang1234 · 02-09-2016, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Factorypilot

I'm thinking of *mentioning* the same thing to my dealer, although the guy I'm dealing with seems to have a lot on the ball and he would know better than to put 31 miles on my car. So I don't even think I'll need to have that conversation.

It's good to set expectations though - I'm 100% on board with that.

I just get the impression that these guys will do what they need to do to get sales. For instance, I don't think they would be above letting a potential customer sit in MY CAR or worse, take it for a spin.

I mean there's a new Corvette in the showroom that says it is sold already but people can feel free to walk up to it, sit in it, flick a booger in it or air hump it.

kcpoloman · 02-09-2016, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Factorypilot

If I put a deposit down on a car and it was delivered for the express reason that I would buy it, that would be a hard pill to swallow. Anything over 10-15 miles is highly suspect.

I special order a car precisely because I don't want people joy riding in it. If I showed up and MY car had that many miles on it, my dealer had better have a very convincing reason as to why...

I think setting the expectation with the dealer that YOUR car isn't some sort of demo vehicle goes a long way. After all, it is YOUR car...

Well considering the test drive route we took was close to ten miles round trip, mostly highway, its not unreasonable. And that tally was after my test drive by the way. So did a couple potential buyers test drive the car? Probably. Not the end of the world.

buck_dawg_gold · 02-09-2016, 06:36 PM

I had 19 on mine and about 6 of that was me during the test drive.

Factorypilot · 02-09-2016, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bpang1234

I mean there's a new Corvette in the showroom that says it is sold already but people can feel free to walk up to it, sit in it, flick a booger in it or air hump it.

People are welcome to gawk, drool, air hump or whatever makes them happy when they look at my car.

I just don't want them taking it out and thrashing it around the block.

I called my dealer today and asked him how many miles I should expect the car to have on it when I took delivery. His answer was single digits, including the technician check that it gets after it arrives at the dealer. He even offered to opt me out of that if I wanted. I just set the expectation with the dealer that I don't want to see any more miles than absolutely necessary on my car when I take delivery -- he gets it, so we're all good.

Rock-It Man · 02-10-2016, 07:28 AM

The last four GM cars I bought were ordered from the factory. They all had 3 miles when I picked them up.

02-09-2016, 05:24 AM	#20
cartem2 Drives: Nightfall Gray 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 638 View My Garage	Mine had 4 minles when I picked it up, like others have said, anything more than 10 miles and I'd be asking questions for sure! __________________ My Build Journal, Review, and Photos: Here

02-09-2016, 06:22 AM	#21
Curr Probably doesn't like you Drives: 2022 WCT ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Boston-ish Posts: 1,252	My C7 had 2 miles on it when I picked it up. (Apples and oranges, but yeah, I'd be asking questions about it...) __________________ I hope the 6th gen Camaro has a melodious horn trumpet. I'll tootel it at the ladies, yelling out "Hi hi." - RenegadeXR كافر ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ железобетонное очко Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur. There is an unequal amount of good and bad in most things, the trick is to work out the ratio and act accordingly.

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i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,927 View My Garage	18 __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11

02-08-2016, 11:41 PM	#16
F N MUSCLE Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 310	Mine had 23. Wouldn't be shocked if some jerk at the dealership took it on a 10 mile joy ride before I picked it up. Oh well.

02-09-2016, 12:03 AM	#18
kcpoloman Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: KCMO Posts: 226	Mine did have 34 but I just walked onto a lot that day and left with the car several hours later. Have to expect a couple people test drove it before me.

02-09-2016, 06:36 PM	#25
buck_dawg_gold Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 134	I had 19 on mine and about 6 of that was me during the test drive.

02-10-2016, 07:28 AM	#27
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,033 View My Garage	The last four GM cars I bought were ordered from the factory. They all had 3 miles when I picked them up.

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