Dealer put miles on BRZ

[gily25]

The drivers are usually bonded and insured, not exactly looking to loose their livelihood.

Do a quick google seach on the name of the dealership in quotes "dealer name here" and see if anything comes up, if it's a problem you'll probably find out real quick.

[thill]

This is very normal. My guess is the majority of the miles are highway miles. Obviously checkout the car thoroughly before you take possession, but this is nothing to stress over.

[DarkSunrise]

I wouldn't worry about it, especially since those were highway miles (60 miles / 1 hr = 60 mph average speed).

My GTI came with 55 miles on the odometer, and you can bet those were from test-drives where more than a few people gunned the engine cold. I'm now at 19k miles on it, and it's great. Doesn't burn oil, hasn't had any major issues. You'll be fine.

[DantKR]

It would cost them around $500 extra dollars to ship it by truck vs $7 dollars in gas and probably $12-20/hr for the guy to drive it.

[Squishy]

This is where being OCD will just make you sweat more than it's worth.

If the car cannot survive the transport distance (very common with dealers trading inventory and within a couple hours of each other), then why buy a car that you fear will far apart from a short drive?

IF the car was taken for a joydrive the dealer is on the hook and BAM warranty.

It is not a GTR or Corvette Z06 or Lamborghini, so just have more confidence in the car and focus on enjoying it as you will put way more miles on it than the paltry transport distance. Oh my car was transported about 90 miles from another dealer back in September. I even met the old guy who drove my car as he picked me up from the airport when I flew in to pick mine up from out of state. I have put more scratches and dents on my car than he ever could while wrenching on it and swapping parts out. So I enjoy my car, you should too.

[sprintertrueno86]

Mine had 99miles on it and 104 after I test drove and bought it. Couldn't make the 1.5hr drive to pick it up so one of their drivers delivered it to my house and my car had 173 when it arrived.

[kthxbai]

I wouldn't worry too much about 60 miles, because at the end of the day you still have to test drive the car before you sign on the dotted line. Use the test drive as an opportunity to make sure you are comfortable before you buy.

[qoncept]

The dealer in town doesn't like me because I drove to the dealer that had my car and picked it up myself. I don't know why everyone doesn't do this. You know you're paying for delivery (and those 60 miles), right?

[campy]

Mine was located at a different dealership 2 states away, so it had 97 miles on it when I finally got to sit in it. There was nothing wrong with it after the salesman drove it to my dealership. I understand the concern, but there's nothing to worry about. They won't be abusing it or anything because if they wreck it, the dealership is out $25k.

[qoncept]

Originally Posted by Marchy

you drove it or the dealer drove it, you still paid for delivery.

The quarter tank of gas I used was about $10. If they deliver you're paying at least a couple hundred bucks.

[SubieNubie]

I've seen how cars with dealer plates are driven up and down the PA turnpike, I would have wanted mine on a truck. Never assume with a dealer, specially in this situation, they are going to do it the cheapest/easiest way unless you specifically ask for it.

[jstn]

Originally Posted by TONYpepperon1

Hello everyone!

I do not actually own my brz yet. Will be picking it up in 2 weeks from Saturday (so excited ). BUT what I am upset about is that there are already 60 miles on it. The dealer pretty much had to find the car for me and did so in Cherry Hill at another dealership. Now I was assuming that he would be trucking it over to his dealership but instead he had it driven over. Thats 1 hr and 60 miles with some other person then me driving my 30K purchase. Should i be upset about this or is this a normal thing? Im assuming they are a professional transport service but still, how do i know that those werent 60 miles of hard driving. Let me know what you guys think because its stressing me out.

It's really not that big a deal. You would be very hard pressed to find *any* new car for sale with literally 0 miles on it, especially when it's a model that most dealers only got a few of. They're going to get driven. My FRS had 51 miles on it when I picked it up.

It's unlikely that those are a hard-driven 60 miles, and even if they are who cares? That's what your warranty is for. I'm all for taking good care of your vehicles but people act like these things are Ferraris or something. They are cheap, they are replaceable, they are easy to work on, and I'm guessing that in a few years there will be zillions of them all over the place. There's no point in treating one like a garage queen.

They seem pretty resilient. I daily mine and honestly beat the hell out of it, plus about a dozen autocross weekends since last summer and haven't broken anything yet. I sidestep the clutch at autocross, too, because fuckit/racecar.

[KGFRS86]

I saw a brand new lexus SUV on the 10East 2 weeks ago w/ dealer plates, still had the stickers on it, driven by what was obviously a dealership worker (uniform) in his lower-mid 20's...the guy was gunning it and driving on the side of the road to beat people to the exit. I was disgusted.

[qoncept]

Originally Posted by jstn

I'm all for taking good care of your vehicles but people act like these things are Ferraris or something. They are cheap, they are replaceable, they are easy to work on, and I'm guessing that in a few years there will be zillions of them all over the place. There's no point in treating one like a garage queen.

My ex wife got a new Camry the same day her friend at work bought a 325i. She was really picky about where she parked it and never dove it on gravel. Her friend told her "it's not a Mercedes." 5 years later they sold their cars, and guess whose was worth more?