New truck mileage

[phloop]

When getting a new truck, whats a good mileage range to expect? It seems that if a dealer has to get a truck from another dealer he will drive the truck instead of having it hauled. I'm thinking that as I'm spending $40K on a truck I should be getting a truck with no more than 10-15 miles on it.

 

[Pawpaw]

When I bought mine, it had just over 400 miles on it.



It seems the dealer let some jerk drive it for a week before I bought it.



Oh... that was me!



Seriously, it had 11 miles on it when I first took it out.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

My truck - an '02 - had about 70 miles on it when I bought it - but it was a dealer trade, and had come from a neighboring town about 30 miles away...

 

[RobbieH]

hey, look at it this way, they are helping you break it in, and your warranty starts on the mileage at time of delivery, not at 0.

 

[CoastyAV8R]

They should truck it to the dealership. You don't want some ding dong hauling ass in a brand new truck. Mine had 7 miles on it when I bought it. I would make that part of the deal. In the past, my experiences are they truck them in but I would double check your dealership.

 

[DPelletier]

Make sure you ask. Mine had 400 miles on it. They brought it in from a dealership 300 miles away. Made me mad, but since it was the last '03 SLT Dually 6spd in western Canada, I took it anyway.



Dave

 

[klenger]

After 400,000 miles, it won't matter anyway.

 

[Bertram65]

Mine had about 70 miles on it when I picked it up, who knows who drove it or how they drove it. I am not worried about it, I doubt they could hurt it, if that could hurt something then it's pretty fragile.

 

[phloop]

Originally posted by CoastyAV8R

They should truck it to the dealership. You don't want some ding dong hauling ass in a brand new truck. Mine had 7 miles on it when I bought it. I would make that part of the deal. In the past, my experiences are they truck them in but I would double check your dealership.

Coasty nailed it. I do not want some bonehead out tearing up the streets to see what a new Dodge 600 will do in the truck I end up with. I'm kinda stuck in a hard place as I do not have the time to just go order one. I'm beginning to see that a PDI or whatever it's called will add miles but after that I do not want the extra miles.

 

[Udaloy]

Yeah, but it's the idea of it all. I'm paying for a brand new vehicle, but I'm getting something with 400 miles on it?? I don't think so. I'm with Coasty, I don't want some ding dong driving MY truck. Of course, I've ordered both of my vehicles, so they came in with like 3/10 of a mile on 'em. The worst part is there's a Mexican ding dong driving it off the line...

 

[JRMora]

I bought a new vehicle once that had . 8 (yes, 8/10's) miles on it. It had lots of problems and I am pretty sure I was the only one to drive it. I'm sure it was just enough miles to run it on the boat, off the boat, on a truck, and off again.



This truck had about 100 miles on it, but I think I put 50 on it myself before I bought it.



It has 16k now (only anther 1/2 million or so to go).



Juan

 

[Mercam]

My Rig had 3 Miles on it when i test drove it and a total of 8 miles when i drove over the curb. Send me a PM about your Sammy .

 

[Jengle]

Mine had 21, and that was from Tomeygun having taken it to the Line-X dealer to get that installed. Generally 200 miles is what we consider a used vehicle.

 

[JEgan]

When I pay 40K for a new truck, that means "new". My truck had 9 miles on it. I would not accept a "new" truck with more than 15 or so miles. I want to be the one who breaks this truck in, not some moron who has no intention of buying it. My . 02

 

[phloop]

Originally posted by Mercam

My Rig had 3 Miles on it when i test drove it and a total of 8 miles when i drove over the curb. Send me a PM about your Sammy .

You got the mileage like what I'm looking for, I don't think a truck should get any more than a mile or so just moving it around the factory lots and transport area's. How many miles can you really put on a rig in a parking lot anyway?



By the way I sent you a quick PM.