I'm currently considering on buying a "brand new" car, which has 75 kms, from a dealership. Anybody know how many miles/kilometers can a car have and still be called brand new?
I'm currently considering on buying a "brand new" car, which has 75 kms, from a dealership. Anybody know how many miles/kilometers can a car have and still be called brand new?
30
when picked up from dealer
then it becomes new ... used ... abused .... JDM
Should the car be labelled as a demo car then, and should have a discounted price?
Had 6 on ours when we drove it home. I've heard stories with a few hundread KM's up to over 1000.
75 km is still new
My dads car had 700km on it and was still considered new, but he negotiated $20000+ off the price.
when I was a lot attendant I moved around cars that were "new" with a couple hundred km's .. People still want to test drive these vehicles ya know
Originally posted by Twin_Cam_Turbo
My dads car had 700km on it and was still considered new, but he negotiated $20000+ off the price.
smart dood
I guess 75 kms is fine. Not sure about 500 kms and up though. I'm just concerned that it doesn't get broken in properly. I tried searching AMVIC's website but had no luck.
Also keep in mind sometimes manufacturers take random inventory off production for sample road tests. The local dealer have removed the sticker from the manufactuer saying along the lines of: "Dear customer, in order to maintain a high quality of standards, this vehicle has been choosen for random quality control. Therefore, xx miles were accumlumated to ensure your enjoyable driving experience, blah blah" (or some PC crap like that, usually on driver' window)
So yea, 75km is pretty low to be new.
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I've seen anywhere from 4 to 400kms on a brand new car. Like Tomco said, no abuse or test drives, just moving cars to offsite facilities, or sometimes as a showcase car at an offsite location.
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A car is still new as long as it has its "new vehical inspection sheet" or NVIS paperwork. Milage dosen't matter, or year. I remember reading a story about how a truck was forgoten in the back of a lot for a couple of years. It was sold as a new truck.
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In a few of those OOP threads, I recall a dealer can still sell a car new and w/o OOP to another province with the NVIS and under 5000kms.
If I have time I'll find the thread.
Originally posted by 91blackbird
A car is still new as long as it has its "new vehical inspection sheet" or NVIS paperwork. Milage dosen't matter, or year. I remember reading a story about how a truck was forgoten in the back of a lot for a couple of years. It was sold as a new truck.
Yeap, as long as the car isn't registered, it can have 1000 KM and still be considered a new vehicle, once its registered, it loses its new vehicle status and has to be sold as a used from what I was told
And its New Vehicle Information Sheet
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I don't know if there is an actual KM limit. I think the key is that it's never been registered / sold by the dealership. I know there is a difference though between "new" and "demo". I'm guessing that again it has something to do with the ownership issue, not the km's.
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Had 12 kms on the WRX, 7 kms on the Forester.
Technically the dealer is suppose to do a PDI which includes a test drive.
I saw my STi come off the truck. But it had 75kms when I got it. They said it had to be test driven. I am pretty sure the GM and the sales guys went for a rip. haha.
My 335 showed up at the dealer with 1 km and I got it with 6kms. that is a new car.
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My car had 60kms on it when I got it but they drive it on a track to break it in off the factory floor so it didn't raise any concerns. My G37 had 8 kms on it or so when I took delivery, so I know they didn't really touch it. Main thing is there are different circumstances to each car, but if it causes you concern just ask about it and see if the response is reasonable.
I know a dealer selling a car to another province new with less than 5000km is true, so obviously some mileage can be put on a car and it's still considered new if it's unregistered with the NVIS.