Sun 5 Dec 2004 21:42 Delivery mileage? - tyre tread

Can someone tell me if there is an industry or legal definition of what is acceptable as delivery mileage on a new vehicle? Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Sun 5 Dec 2004 22:07 Delivery mileage? - blue_haddock

i personally would say that delivery mileage should be less than 20. I think there was a similar thread not so long ago about this. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Sun 5 Dec 2004 23:27 Delivery mileage? - BobbyG

See www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=26365 Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 6 Dec 2004 00:49 Delivery mileage? - Blue {P}

I suppose it depends where the car has been sourced from, I would say less than 50 ideally. Although I do know of one customer at Honda who refused to wait for his new Accord so insisted on it been personally collected and driven up from London by a driver, his new car had over 200 miles on it when handed over. Still, at least the engine wasn't on for long though, I think the lad managed to get it back from London in record time, I was doing 80ish all the way back and he lost me in no time at all. :-) Blue Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 6 Dec 2004 06:51 Delivery mileage? - L'escargot

Obviously depends mainly on whether it's delivered on a transporter or whether it's driven on the road. Most common makes will be delivered by transporter, but I imagine a few obscure makes may be driven. -- L\'escargot by name, but not by nature. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 6 Dec 2004 14:01 Delivery mileage? - smokie

Might depend of it's through a leasing company? Ours, based in Scotland, used to take initial delivery up there, then drive them to the user. In my case, Berkshire. Do you have a specific issue? Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 7 Dec 2004 22:52 Delivery mileage? - tyre tread

Just FYI, I picked the car up today & it had 14 miles on it. I'd like to put that down to road test but if they did a road test why didn't they pick up the loud induction whistle as soon as the turbo comes in? - Rhetorical question obviously. Thanks to all who answered and I did look an the other related thread before I colleted the car. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 7 Dec 2004 23:27 Delivery mileage? - Welliesorter

Mine had about 46 miles on the clock. I thought this rather a lot but then read (possibly here or in another forum) that it's easy to rewind to zero when under a hundred miles. No special equipment is needed. If the dealer had done this, I'd have been the wiser. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 7 Dec 2004 23:34 Delivery mileage? - Hugo {P}

It depends on how far it has been driven to deliver it. I used to drive cars around the country for a Vauxhall Dealership in Leicester. 300 miles was not uncommon for it to be swapped between dealers then delivered to the customer. The real question is IMO, is it REALLY delivery mileage or, has the dealer had it out as a demonstrater on the sly? A 100 mile car that has been tried by 4 different people is perhaps not delivery mileage, whereas a 100 mile car that has been driven from Exeter to Truro specifically for a buying customer perhaps is. Hugo Reply | Report as offensive | Link