Buying a new car from dealership w/400 miles on it?

[JEDI]

Your thoughts on a new car w/400 miles on it? (it's only 1 month old, according to build date.)

 

[woowoo]

It is not new
It's a "Demo"
Make them drop the price....

 

[mrrman]

exactly...its a demo or they have that fancy term which doesnt come to mind right now

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: mrrman
exactly...its a demo or they have that fancy term which doesnt come to mind right now

Executive/President car

 

Many cars have to be driven from one dealership to the next by an employee.
400 miles is quite a bit and bordering on the amount of mileage they would use for a cutoff to use a transport truck instead.

 

[helloedchen]

2-3 miles is new, 400 is not.

 

[xospec1alk]

there was 1 mile on my car when i took it home, and it was the test drive mile that i drove prior to buying it. w00t. the car had just come into the dealer, and i was the first and only person to drive it. i rock!

in other news however, my dad ordered a nissan xterra a few years back, and instead of transporting it on a truck, they drove it to the dealership he was buying it from. but on a good 200 miles, he refused to buy it.

 

[saxophonoia]

They drive cars to and from locations all the time, a relative of mine does that now that he's retired.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

What happens in alot of cases is that a salesman will drive the car for a month or so. That's probably what happened.

 

[radioouman]

Cars often have a short test drive after they are manufactured.
The only new car that I've ever owned had 70 miles on it when I bought it.

 

[olds]

If the car has never been registered, it is called new.
That car is a demo, one of the employees probably was driving it home or took it to a meeting and or training class.
EDIT
It wouldn't keep me from buying it but they'd have to make some kind of concession. Lower price, first service free, etc.

 

[Aharami]

yea see if you can get the price knocked down a bit

 

[CPA]

If it's a demo or manager's car they should give you a "mileage allowance". Specifically ask for that. It won't be much, maybe a $100 or 2, but it's something.