Lowest number of miles I've seen on new R3 in Philly are is 25. I know that is low. But every sports car I have bought new has had 10 or less miles.

The other thing is since these cars are started and stopped frequently how do u know that they are following the correct warming up before shutting down etc procedures to prevent flooding? Like I was at dealership in July and he stars car, does not warm up and when we are done just shuts off. So I ask him about revving to 3-4k and then shutting off and he is totally clueless.

So look I am ready to buy but the ideal one for me would be just off the truck. Since I am going to purchase this week that ain't going to happen. So does all the **** that I mentioned above matter as long as the car has, lets say, less than 60 miles or am I now just being crazy paranoid. LOVE this car!

 

don't sweat over it unless the car has hundreds or thousands of miles on it......the car will not be broken or on its way to death in 25 miles of test driving.

Sad that the idea of the 8s reliability has come to this.....

you don't really need to rev to 4k to shut it off, maybe back in 04 with the bad starters and what not but not anymore. You can drive it cold as long as you don't mash the gas to the floor and rev it high (which I think the 09+ stops you from doing anyway). The whole wait till it warms up junk is just rubbish. it's like any other car, start it and go just be nice with it until it is warmed up.

and yes... you are being WAY to paranoid.

have to remember that stuff you read here is not fact but recommendations. So most likely if you read some odd little tidbit that a mazda sales person is going to have absolutely no clue wtf you are talking about and what you are telling him may or may not really be a good practice.

 

in 07 I test drove a "new" RX8 with 750 miles. I would say 25 isnt that bad.

 

@OP that tells you how much ppl love to drive the 8 compared to other sports cars, get it already

 

I wish mine only had 25 miles on it. I only found one anywhere close to me in the color I wanted and it had 400 when I bought it. I'm not too worried, but I cringe a bit when I think about how that first 400 was put on. (It now has about 2500.)

 

It doesn't matter with Series 2 they are good to go. Just the price is what you push down if it's got demo miles.

 

25? It probably been on 1 test drive. Most cars show up at a dealership with 7 or 8 give/take a couple miles.

Me, I'd never by a new car with over 100 miles on it, thats just me.

 

I think you're good. Go get it and have fun, but still do the break-in.

 

Zoomy had 97 miles on the clock when I bought him off the showroom floor. My wife was upset when she saw the mileage. I felt a little queasy, but had fallen in love and went ahead.

No problems. Actually a little benefit. Because he had taken a few demo drives, they had probably put fresh plugs in him, so they handed me the PDI set as a gift. Because he was on the showroom floor, he was nicely washed and waxed and had door edge guards.

As Cam said, it might just be one test drive. Probably two. Probably less wear and tear than if you valet park it someplace.

Ken

 

My '05 had gone 4.3 miles before I drove it off the dealer's lot. More than I would have liked.

 

Mine had 128 miles when I took hold of her just over 10,000 miles now. She's still as smooth and tight as the 1st time with no probs.

 

my baby was a demo vehicle. she had like 230 miles on her new. they sold the car to us as used, as well as the deals that they were already offering. it was too good to pass up. just the usual issues. recalls etc. no major issues at all

 

i would say up to 500 is ok

 

I work at a dealership. Usually on sports cars, they wont put a lot of miles on it. However for 'normal cars', the highest we go around here is 5000 miles then apply a 'demo discount'. So a handful of our 2011 models have up to 5000 miles on it.

 

wow and I thought when I had bought mine in 05 with 501 miles was a lot....

 

lol yea thats not too bad. We had a 2010 Camaro SS with all the factory goodies (upgraded wheels, ground effects, etc, etc) that had over 3000 miles on it (and they were still asking sticker). This was back when the Camaros first came out, the GM had to take one as a demo

 

when i got my camaro it had 7 miles on it lol i made sure noone drove it i actually waited for the truck n watched em drive it off

 

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lol, they PDI'd it right? (Pre Delivery Inspection). That would require a tech to drive it and inspect the vehilce...

Not being a smartass, just making sure they did that for you

 

I bought a car that I watched come off the delivery truck yesterday.

The 2011 Nissan Rogue. It's not even on Nissan's website yet. I am the only one to ever drive it outside of the manufacturer/delivery employees.

0.9 miles on it when I took ownership lol.

 

^ how did you buy it without any reviews or test drives from peers? Seems too risky.

 

i bought my 04 demo with 2300 miles on it. I got a discount for mileage. They must have broken it in right cus it runs great with 43k miles on it now.

 

\/ This many "Dealership Employee Records Himself Beating On A Corvette ZR1"

http://jalopnik.com/5624541/dealersh...a-corvette-zr1

 

I know thoughts vary, but anything more than 100 miles would make me DEMAND a discount, unless they wanted me to walk. My Speed3 had 112 miles and that was FAR too many for me with any kind of performance car. It's not like people are test driving it just to see the interior. They want to see what it does. I could live with some miles on it, but they're going to make me want to buy it!

 

Hate to say it, but any miles on a sports car are usually hard driven miles. As a dealership employee and enthusiast, Ive even hopped in a New Challenger or Camaro, 350Z (back in 07 when I worked for Nissan), etc, and gave it a spirited run to see what it can do.

I am one of those people that respects that property doesnt belong to me, however Ive seen douchebag people beat the living hell out of cars on the lot or customers that act irresponsibly then just say 'nah not interested' and run off.

Its a roll of the dice, unfortunately.