Acceptable Delivery Mileage

[CS#303]

It seemed fine to me, as it was the first (and only) new car I've ever had, so always been used to at least 5 digits.
9 would have been tad better as I'd loved to have seen a single digit, but it gets to 3 digits in a few days, then 4 digits quickly after that so its only ever a very fleeting thrill.
Besides, who looks down, my eyes are out of the window!
 

[dean5125]

Besides, who looks down, my eyes are out of the window!
 

Yeah, the side window looking at yourself in your flash new car in shop windows?!!!

[jf111]

Interesting thread. I was wondering about this myself as I pick up a new car in March. Will let you all know how many miles it has. I had 15-20miles as 'too high - need to question' and anything below as acceptable.

[Yusee]

In all honesty, I wouldn’t worry about it if the car is perfectly presented. It could be 8 on the clock, redlined repeatedly by a tech on a joyride, or 15 perfectly appropriate miles. You’ll never know. You just have to trust the dealer.

[Jim_mk7.5]

You just have to trust the dealer.

Wonder how many people actually trust their dealer?! 

I had a new C Class back in 2015 which was a company lease car and it was driven up from Merc SW fleet, Exeter I think and arrived with about 550 miles on

[Yusee]

You just have to trust the dealer.

Wonder how many people actually trust their dealer?! 

I had a new C Class back in 2015 which was a company lease car and it was driven up from Merc SW fleet, Exeter I think and arrived with about 550 miles on

550?! That’s a second hand car! Can’t imagine any private buyer would accept that.

[Jim_mk7.5]

You just have to trust the dealer.

Wonder how many people actually trust their dealer?! 

I had a new C Class back in 2015 which was a company lease car and it was driven up from Merc SW fleet, Exeter I think and arrived with about 550 miles on

That's what I thought when it arrived, and it was on a 10k a year lease!

550?! That’s a second hand car! Can’t imagine any private buyer would accept that.

[ar899]

You just have to trust the dealer.

Wonder how many people actually trust their dealer?! 

I had a new C Class back in 2015 which was a company lease car and it was driven up from Merc SW fleet, Exeter I think and arrived with about 550 miles on

550?! That’s a second hand car! Can’t imagine any private buyer would accept that.

That's the key point. When we had leased cars you'd sometimes get a '2nd hand' one, ie someone had left and there were a few years left on the lease. No one would have made an issue about 550 miles on a 'new' lease. Private buyer clearly would though.

[fredgroves]

I had plenty of company lease vehicles delivered by drivers from whichever dealership supplied them.

I think the furthest was probably easily 500+ miles.

But that's delivered to your door. If I was collecting from the dealer, I'd not be expecting someone to have popped to Lands End with it the previous day.

[aksimmo]

my one and only new car had about 15 miles on it.

My new Conversion Campervan from the dealer had 450 miles ! but I think they had driven it to the converters rather than trailered it.