new car odometer
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new car odometer
How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live
in California, if that makes a difference.)
I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This is
at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered directly to
their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles each,
and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
Thanks.
Bill
in California, if that makes a difference.)
I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This is
at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered directly to
their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles each,
and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
Thanks.
Bill
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Re: new car odometer
"Bill T" wrote
> How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live
> in California, if that makes a difference.)
>
> I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This
> is at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered
> directly to their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
>
> I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles
> each, and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
I think up to 1000 miles they can still sell it as "new". When I bought
my "new" A4 in 2001, it had 380 miles on the odometer. I wasn't happy
about it, but it was the only car in the entire US available with the
exact options I wanted, and it was too late to place an order for
another one to be built from scratch (the were already starting the B6
production), so I took it.
Pete
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Re: new car odometer
"Bill T" wrote
> How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live
> in California, if that makes a difference.)
>
> I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This
> is at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered
> directly to their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
>
> I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles
> each, and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
I think up to 1000 miles they can still sell it as "new". When I bought
my "new" A4 in 2001, it had 380 miles on the odometer. I wasn't happy
about it, but it was the only car in the entire US available with the
exact options I wanted, and it was too late to place an order for
another one to be built from scratch (the were already starting the B6
production), so I took it.
Pete
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Re: new car odometer
"Bill T" wrote
> How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live
> in California, if that makes a difference.)
>
> I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This
> is at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered
> directly to their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
>
> I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles
> each, and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
I think up to 1000 miles they can still sell it as "new". When I bought
my "new" A4 in 2001, it had 380 miles on the odometer. I wasn't happy
about it, but it was the only car in the entire US available with the
exact options I wanted, and it was too late to place an order for
another one to be built from scratch (the were already starting the B6
production), so I took it.
Pete
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Re: new car odometer
"Bill T" <wctom1@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live in
> California, if that makes a difference.)
>
> I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This is
> at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered directly to
> their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
>
> I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles each,
> and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Bill
Where I live (South Africa) some cars are delivered by road from factories
up to 600 miles from the dealer. Many cars are also delivered by
transporters. Dealers also sometimes get cars (of the required color or
specification) from other dealers and these cars are driven on the road. My
Golf was driven about 400 miles from Pretoria to Kimberley but when I got it
the distance on the odo was about 12 miles.
The reason:
Dealers have to connect the odometer as soon as a buyer buys it. It keeps
the car "new" until sold. Whether this is acceptable is debatable...
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Re: new car odometer
"Bill T" <wctom1@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live in
> California, if that makes a difference.)
>
> I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This is
> at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered directly to
> their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
>
> I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles each,
> and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Bill
Where I live (South Africa) some cars are delivered by road from factories
up to 600 miles from the dealer. Many cars are also delivered by
transporters. Dealers also sometimes get cars (of the required color or
specification) from other dealers and these cars are driven on the road. My
Golf was driven about 400 miles from Pretoria to Kimberley but when I got it
the distance on the odo was about 12 miles.
The reason:
Dealers have to connect the odometer as soon as a buyer buys it. It keeps
the car "new" until sold. Whether this is acceptable is debatable...
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Re: new car odometer
"Bill T" <wctom1@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live in
> California, if that makes a difference.)
>
> I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This is
> at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered directly to
> their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
>
> I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles each,
> and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Bill
Where I live (South Africa) some cars are delivered by road from factories
up to 600 miles from the dealer. Many cars are also delivered by
transporters. Dealers also sometimes get cars (of the required color or
specification) from other dealers and these cars are driven on the road. My
Golf was driven about 400 miles from Pretoria to Kimberley but when I got it
the distance on the odo was about 12 miles.
The reason:
Dealers have to connect the odometer as soon as a buyer buys it. It keeps
the car "new" until sold. Whether this is acceptable is debatable...
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Re: new car odometer
"Bill T" <wctom1@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live in
> California, if that makes a difference.)
>
> I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This is
> at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered directly to
> their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
>
> I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles each,
> and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Bill
>
55 miles is nothing.
The car drives out of the factory in Belgium or Ingolstadt and then to and
fro ships and then to importers, dealers etc.
Although the odometers have a one time only reset, normally it is not used
for such small distances.
Ronald
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Re: new car odometer
"Bill T" <wctom1@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live in
> California, if that makes a difference.)
>
> I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This is
> at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered directly to
> their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
>
> I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles each,
> and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Bill
>
55 miles is nothing.
The car drives out of the factory in Belgium or Ingolstadt and then to and
fro ships and then to importers, dealers etc.
Although the odometers have a one time only reset, normally it is not used
for such small distances.
Ronald
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Re: new car odometer
"Bill T" <wctom1@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:44178224$0$3311$6d36acad@taz.nntpserver.com.. .
> How many miles can be on a car for it still to sold as "new"? (I live in
> California, if that makes a difference.)
>
> I am looking at a new A3 with 55 miles already on the odometer. This is
> at a big dealership, and so I assume new cars are delivered directly to
> their doorstep. So is the 55 miles from test drives?
>
> I know this borders on OCD, but my previous new cars had 10 miles each,
> and 55 sounds not quite virginal.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Bill
>
55 miles is nothing.
The car drives out of the factory in Belgium or Ingolstadt and then to and
fro ships and then to importers, dealers etc.
Although the odometers have a one time only reset, normally it is not used
for such small distances.
Ronald