200 miles on clock is it still classed as new?

toocan

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

if you are in doubt find another

not that easy unless i want to wait 14 weeks for a factory order...

lincroft1710

Back in early 1960s my uncle worked for a Ford dealer in Cumbria. He would get train down to Dagenham, then drive brand new car or van on trade plates all way up to Cumbria, stopping off at my parents (one third of journey) to spend night. The customer would then have a brand new Ford with almost 300 miles on the clock. Sometimes we had a ride in the car as well!

Brooker_Dave

toocan wrote: »

my local VW car dealer was saying that deliver milage is anything from 50 - 300 miles. is this correct? is it classed as a new car still? or is he trying to pass off a pre registered car as new?

It's a new car.

Hintza

toocan wrote: »

not that easy unless i want to wait 14 weeks for a factory order...

There's your answer. You pays your money and takes your choice.

Premier_2

I've known cars with upto 1200 miles on the clock be sold as new!

Dealer transfers, delivery, etc... the miles soon add up

Mark_Hewitt

Well if you aren't happy negotiate a lower price to take into account the increased milage. Otherwise, get your factory order.

Lemonade_Pockets

I was always told delivery mileage for the UK is up to the distance between John O grotes and Lands end what ever that is 800 and something i think.

Whether that still qualifies it as being new or not depends on your personal opinion.
I don't know of any new cars that are delivered to customers with 0 on the clock.

However a car could still be "new" i.e. not registered yet with 1000's of miles on. You just couldn't describe it as delivery mileage.

In short the VW man probably has a new car to sell u.

Mark_Hewitt

Lemonade_Pockets wrote: »

I was always told delivery mileage for the UK is up to the distance between John O grotes and Lands end what ever that is 800 and something i think.

Nonense. Nobody drives a new car from one end of the country to another. They are put on transporters.

Premier_2

Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

Nonense. Nobody drives a new car from one end of the country to another. They are put on transporters.

Not always they're not.

Have you never seen guys with Trade Plates stood by the side of the road looking for a lift? They've often just delivered (or are on their way to collect) a new car.

It may be 800+ miles from Lands end to John O'Groats, but if the selling dealer is located in JO'G and the vehicle is in LL, then there's 800 miles. If the buyer requires delivery in LL, then that's another 800 miles back.
If the seller rejects the vehicle originally e.g. because of an incorrect radio fitted, then that's another 1600 miles return journey.

Ok, that may be an extreme, but take an example of a car located in Newcastle, bought from a dealer in Leeds and requires delivery to a customer in Southampton.

Lemonade_Pockets

Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

Nonense. Nobody drives a new car from one end of the country to another. They are put on transporters.

I suggest you research your facts a little more before brandishing something nonsense.

People frequently drive new car's long distances on trade plates. Hence the OP's original question.