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#7559 of 8972 Mileage on New 04 SE High? by los2fast Dec 04, 2003 (8:23 am)
I am about ready to buy a an 04 SE but the car at the dealer has over 207 miles on it already. This seems high to me for a new car, should I be concerned with all the test driving this car has withstood?
#7560 of 8972 los by mirth Dec 04, 2003 (8:43 am)
207 is high but not ridiculously so. If I liked the car then I'd buy it with 200 miles. But that's about my acceptance limit - any more and I'd look at a different car.
#7561 of 8972 new test driven cars by kyleknicks Dec 04, 2003 (11:20 am)
if you're not getting a discount on the car with 207 miles, whynot get a different one?   i would never let anyone sell me a car that's "used" for the same price as one that's new.. ~8 to 12 miles on the odo. they basically used that car to let others test drive (in my opinion, that's used) on your dime...   but that's just me and i'm real picky about things like that
#7562 of 8972 TIRE PROBLEMS by n7ei Dec 04, 2003 (12:45 pm)
My new maxima 2004 3.5 SE had an annoying vibration at about 100 MPH. The dealer was no help and would not get into the car and drive at this speed to diagnose the problem.   I went to a Goodyear dealer equipped with the latest tire balancing equipment, the Hunter GPS 9700 vibration control system with road force measurement balancer.   This machine simulates actual road conditions and checks the wheel rim for conformance to specs and the tire as well.   I had allready taken the wheels to another tire shop not equipped with the latest equipment and had the wheels balanced.   It turned about that the tires could not be mated to the rims as indicated by the the test results.   Goodyear will replace the offending tire based on the test results at no charge where the tread life is less than 25% worn.   To get the replacement tire you must go to a Goodyear dealer and have the tire tested on the proper equipment.   I had called Nissan Customer Service representative at the head office. She promptly consulted their technical experts and came back with an in accurate and incomplete answer. Like don't drive so fast.   For further info on tire balancing go to Hunter's web site or put in your search wheel balance.   Vibration can be caused by wheel and or tire problems or a combination of both.Experience wheel balance personnel can detect tire problems by eye and feel but now days you cannot count on getting an experienced tech to work on your car.
#7563 of 8972 kyleknicks... by bowke28 Dec 04, 2003 (1:51 pm)
the difference is that the warranty starts at whatever mileage, up to 500, the vehicle has at delivery. you lose NOTHING by having 200 miles on a new car, so why should you get something for nothing?
#7564 of 8972 New car by lumbar Dec 04, 2003 (2:23 pm)
It strikes me that the person who is able to sell a car as "new" that has 200+ miles on it is really the one getting something for nothing--and that something could well be use of the car for test drives and other jaunts by a series of drivers (assuming the miles weren't part of transporting the vehicle with the prospective buyer's knowledge). The very reason many people buy new is because they want to know the treatment the car has received from Mile 1, or as close to it as reasonably possible.
#7565 of 8972 lumbar... by bowke28 Dec 04, 2003 (2:43 pm)
"or as close to it as reasonably possible."   as a dealer, sometimes a car gets miles put on it...thats life. the difference is that the warranty, lease, and EVERYTHING about the car, starts at the miles that are on the car at delivery. thats what a warranty is for. if someone test drove the car, and the kid in the backseat tore the fabric, then its fixed AT NO COST TO THE BUYER.
#7566 of 8972 are you kidding me? by kyleknicks Dec 04, 2003 (4:07 pm)
you're saying the warranty starts when the car is taken delivery? so if i pick up the car at 200 miles so i get warranty till 36,200?   it's not even the point..   "you lose NOTHING by having 200 miles" - i certainly don't have anything to gain if i paid full price if someone drove my car for 200 miles..it's not my goal to make money for dealerships regardless what they tell me... the point is, if the 200 miles were from test drives, it's been used.. if i choose to buy it after 200 miles, then it's my choice.. if it's from transportation, that's a diff story.. but for you to tell me 10 people have driven my car and i'm buying it at full price as a NEW car, you're out of your mind.
#7567 of 8972 yes...36200. by bowke28 Dec 04, 2003 (4:17 pm)
but to buy THAT car is YOUR choice. if you dont like it, buy another...but in many cases, its the only one with a certain widget that a buyer wants, or has the right interior color.   you cant honestly tell me that, if it was the only car that fit EXACTLY what you wanted, you would complain over 200 miles.
#7568 of 8972 new car by p100 Dec 04, 2003 (6:12 pm)
Generally if a new car has 200 or more miles on it, it has been test driven quite a few times or perhaps driven from another dealership as part of dealer car trade. Recently I was passed on I-95 by a Nissan Altima that appeared to be a new vehicle in transit to another delaer (dealer's tag, car appeared brand new). The guy was doing almost 100 MPH in this car. Great way to break in a new vehicle! Since that day I do not feel like ever buying a new vehicle that has been driven from another dealership a considerable distance. You should be concerned with buying manual transmission new cars with some miles on them. A person who does not know how to drive a manual transmission car may incur more wear and tear on the clutch during a 10 mile test drive than a normal driver in several thousand miles, grind the gears, or worse.   So bottom line, you are taking some risk when buying a new car with several hundred miles on it.

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