Don't worry. My car had over 200 miles on it when I bought it. It was driven in from Pennsylvania because they could not locate any red base 5 spds. within that radius. Or so I was told...
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assuming that you meant to say 370 miles instead of 3700, FORGET IT, the dealer will always try and screw you over when it comes to dishing out demo cars, dont believe a damn word they say cuz they are all out to screw you.. just think, putting the car on the transport carrier, moving it around the lot, blah blah, i say 5 miles on the clock is acceptable, 10 at MOST, don't accept anything more or you're just a sucker..
i knew a guy that bought a brand new IS300 with 300 miles on the clock at MSRP, after hearing this i couldnt believe how braindead he was, he said the dealer told em it was hardly driven and they just had to transport it from a few dealers because a buncha people wanted it but didnt have the money to put up for it... i was like, WTF? thats beyond bull$hit..
think of it this way, assume that for every 5 miles past 10 another person will test drive it, and you do NOT want a car thats been test driven... 370 miles assumes that 72 people have test driven that car, but lets PRETEND for even a second that each person takes the car for a TWENTY-mile test drive which almost never happens, thats 17 different people gunning it to redline, tossing that suspension, slamming those brakes and flying through corners... do you still want the car now? hehe, the engine shouldnt be redlined or even pushed to 6/10s during break-in.. but what do we all do on test drives? redline the engine, take it around turns REAL hard, stab the brakes every few seconds, and why not? we have to get a good feel for the capabilities of the car, right?
that said, i test drove my car with 5 miles on the clock, put another 5 on the test drive and took it, before doing that i looked at maybe 10 other civics with varying mileage, and discounted EVERY one with mileage over 10-15... dont give up, im sure theres a limited supply where you are, but still, dont settle for a car that is much more likely to give you problems in the future, unless of course you're one of those people who believe that break-in periods are stupid ideas.. to be honest, i would rather buy a used car through a dealer or private party as opposed to a demo car, because at most, at least those have had only 3-4 people that have had their shot at trashing the car, but with a demo you really cant tell
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Kion (2001 CivicEXCoupe)
AIM - Kion821
(my car on the left, my girl Aishwarya Rai on the right)
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[This message has been edited by K i o n (edited April 01, 2001).]
i knew a guy that bought a brand new IS300 with 300 miles on the clock at MSRP, after hearing this i couldnt believe how braindead he was, he said the dealer told em it was hardly driven and they just had to transport it from a few dealers because a buncha people wanted it but didnt have the money to put up for it... i was like, WTF? thats beyond bull$hit..
think of it this way, assume that for every 5 miles past 10 another person will test drive it, and you do NOT want a car thats been test driven... 370 miles assumes that 72 people have test driven that car, but lets PRETEND for even a second that each person takes the car for a TWENTY-mile test drive which almost never happens, thats 17 different people gunning it to redline, tossing that suspension, slamming those brakes and flying through corners... do you still want the car now? hehe, the engine shouldnt be redlined or even pushed to 6/10s during break-in.. but what do we all do on test drives? redline the engine, take it around turns REAL hard, stab the brakes every few seconds, and why not? we have to get a good feel for the capabilities of the car, right?
that said, i test drove my car with 5 miles on the clock, put another 5 on the test drive and took it, before doing that i looked at maybe 10 other civics with varying mileage, and discounted EVERY one with mileage over 10-15... dont give up, im sure theres a limited supply where you are, but still, dont settle for a car that is much more likely to give you problems in the future, unless of course you're one of those people who believe that break-in periods are stupid ideas.. to be honest, i would rather buy a used car through a dealer or private party as opposed to a demo car, because at most, at least those have had only 3-4 people that have had their shot at trashing the car, but with a demo you really cant tell
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Regards,
Kion (2001 CivicEXCoupe)
AIM - Kion821
(my car on the left, my girl Aishwarya Rai on the right)
[This message has been edited by K i o n (edited April 01, 2001).]
Have to agree with aklu. My dealer had one SH on the lot when I went to order a base. He REALLY wanted to unload that car and would cut an amazing deal for me. But I said no--I want a base cuz I'm gonna tear out the suspension....
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