Is this fair?
By Kowgirl
@Kowgirl (3490)
United States
May 27, 2008 9:24am CST
Just how many miles can be put on a car before it can be called a used car?
While looking for a new car I took some on a test drives. At one dealers the car had almost 100 miles on it. If I had wanted to purchase this car it would have felt like it was a used car to me because of the miles already put on it. I have seen salesmen use new cars to run errands, pick up pizza or lunch or to pick up their kids from school.
They just stick a dealers tag on and drive whichever car they choose. I was told that the car could have even more than a hundred miles on it and still be sold as new as long as it had not been sold before. Do you think this is fair to the customer who is looking for a "new" car?
10 responses
@yiranmengyi (133)
• China
28 May 08
To be or not to be, it's a question.On your side,it's unfair,but on the other side of the seller it's fair!
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
28 May 08
no, it is not fair at all... i wouldn't want to buy a car that is sold as "new" but already have 100 miles on it... i will definitely complain and make a big fuss about it... because when we sell the car later in the future, the dealer will look at the kilometre... and the more the kilometre, the more the price of your car depreciates... take care and have a nice day...
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@visitorinvasion (7709)
• United States
27 May 08
Fair, no, the way it is, yes.
I suppose you could order your car and have it delivered.
I'm sure it costs quite a bit, but more to have that done, but there would be no mileage on it.
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@littleowl (7157)
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27 May 08
Hi Kowgirl No I don't think its fair I dont drive but my son does but dealers dont seem to care about the cars they use even if it is new the worst thing is they do run errands etc in them and theres nothing you can do about it unless you have a conversation with the person who sells you the car on taking some money off of it as the car had already been used before you buy it-as we all know as soon as a new car is driven off the forecourt it loses value in money straight away so if its been taken for a run before you get bsrter with salesman..littleowl
@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
27 May 08
nope. i do not think it is fair and it is not right. if someone says new then it means that it was never been used that much. each car has a mileage in it already but very very minimal that is why the car dealers have a mileage warranty where you should go back to the shop after a certain mileage and they will run a diagnostic check on the car and replace whatever needs to be replaced.
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
28 May 08
it isn't fair if they think that that was their definition for new cars. i won't waste my money in buying it because i feel that some cars like that are not that worth it
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
27 May 08
No, it's not fair. A new car should have very low mileage on it. Most dealers here sell the cars driven by salespeople as Demos at a discounted price. I don't know why you would want a new vehicle as opposed to a good quality used one. A new car loses thousands of dollars in value the minute you take possession of it.
@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
3 Jun 08
I don't know but I would be thankful if the new car I was buying had 100 miles on it because then you will know it is still usable. My boyfriend at the time bought me a Jeep Liberty it had 7 miles on it, now I have 9,300 on it and it has been in the shop more than on the road. So I guess it is how you look at it, but you can alway request the same kind of car ordered and they will do that, then when you get the car it doesn't have any miles on it.
