I'm looking at loaded yellow Supercrew. One of the salesmen has been driving it, so it has nearly 500 miles on it. I didn't mention the mileage today, but I can't help but think this is not acceptable without a significant discount. What has everyone else experienced?

 

It's used once the papers are singed and the car,truck,SUV, etc. is driven off the lot. After that, it's a used vehicle. I never exprienced ths so I can't tell.

 

Generally you will get a discount if the vehicle is a demo car. The price will vary according to the mileage.

 

My 2 cents: unless you really have to have this particular truck, buy a different one or order yourself one. Have you heard the term "Drive it like you stole it"? Chances are, that is what the salesman has done. All new cars need a breakin period. My money says this one didn't have one.

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I asked my brother inlaw (who is a salesman) the same question.
He said they have sold cars & trucks with as many as 3000k as new. Clarkn has given the best advice stay away from it you don't know how its been driven.

 

At Skyline Ford, they have an 03 Expediton E.B. that was a Demo, it has 9000miles on it, and it is still considered new.

 

I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a demo as long as the interior/exterior still looked like new. Pay particular attention to the ingress/egress areas of the truck. Sometimes a careless lot lizard will scratch it up pretty bad. It is still covered for the remainder of the 3/36 warranty. IF anything was done to the truck, it will show up by 36,000 miles. You can get one heck of a deal on a demo usually. If not, buy a brand new one.

 

I believe that in Maryland a demo can have up to 6000 miles on it and still be offered for sale as new.

As clarkn said, demo miles ain't easy miles. You'd have to pay me to take it. OK, not really, but I would definitely not buy it unless it was waaaaay below invoice.

 

The key number is 6000 miles, but I never knew if that was a legal number, or if the value drops after that number. It's a matter of supply & demand, and salesmanship. The person driving it has a vested interest in the price it sells for because it determines how much it will have cost him to drive it, and the objective it to drive it for free by selling it at a price that covers the costs. It's designed to be a good deal for the salesperson, not the buyer.

The last demo I bought was in 96 with 5578 miles on it. Who ever drove it was a hard breaker so the brakes were replaced early. It's been a good car though. I never used the extended warrranty even once. The first repair on it was done last month, at new fuel pump at 87,000 miles.

 

In Illinois the truck is new until DMV issues a title.

Mike

 

1200 miles here until it has to be sold as used.

 

I really don't think the truck has been driven too hard. What would be fair compensation for the extra miles and uncertainty, or should I just leave it and have them order a new one with the requirement that it not be driven after being unloaded from the hauler?

 

At our dealership we give a demo allowance once the vehicle has reached 500 miles. It is considered "new" until the DMV has titled it OR it has been sold at auction. (as previously mentioned)

Our demo allowance is $300 + $.20/mi.

So if vehicle has 500 miles on it, you would be looking at $400 for a demo allowance in our dealership.

With a SCrew I would be asking for about $.35/mi because of the fuel economy.

(I hope your yellow SCrew gets better than mine. (8.25 mpg))

 

In Texas, there is no cut-off for when it's not considered a new car. If you buy it, drive it off the lot, make a U-Turn and pull back onto the lot- unofficially, it's a used car. Officially, it's used once the deal has been sent in to finance, and accepted, and your car is titled.

The title is the key word......

March, 1994 I bought a smack brand new 1994 Cutlass Supreme SL Coupe. I got it late that night, so I had to come back the next day for it to be detailed. It was gonna take several hours, so they gave me an Olds Delta 88 to drive until my Cutlass was ready. It was an old-folks car, but after driving it, I liked it as much as, if not more than the Cutlass. It had 21,000 miles on it.

That evening, I asked about getting it rather than the Cutlass, thinking I could get a good deal on it since it was "used" in my mind; it was a 1994. The guy said- "Oh, this one is $22,000." I said even with 21,000 miles on it? He said yes- it's still a new car. I said How do you figure? He said, well- this car was driven by the Manager, and it has never been titled to anyone, so legally, we can still sell it as new. I said, "Well, not to me." I got my keys, did an 'about-face', and left with my brand new, 55-miles old Cutlass.

Long story short- If it's never been titled to anyone, it's still new. Whatever miles are on it, your Warranty should be that, plus 36,000 miles.

Ex. The Demo has 5,000 miles, and you bought it today, your basic 3/36 warranty should expire: Dec. 15, 2006 @ 41,000 miles.

You don't lose by buying a demo- if anything, you should get a killer deal. They don't discount Honda's and my wife and I got a 1993 Accord EX, loaded. It was a demo with 5,000 miles on it. We got $5,000 off the sticker. I've never known anyone else to get that much off the sticker from Honda.

 

LOL....

And people don't abuse rental cars either.