I have NEVER bought a car with 1 mile on the clock, until today.

ONE MILE! How could they drive it off the line, on to a truck, around the port, on and off the ship, around the VPC and off the truck again and be only a mile?!?

Unfortunately, I don't think I have ever bought a car without bringing my camera, until today

Actually, I think when the cars are made there are even less than a mile on them. When the odometer rolls at the mile mark the trip odometer already has that mile PLUS 2/10th of a mile more on it!

But, I guess that lack of milage would explain the forgetting to program the daytime running lights... the car wasn't used enough for anyone to notice.

 

Our's also had one mile on it, even the dealer was surprised.

 

They don't set the computer until it gets to the dealership. The 2 miles is dealer miles.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong?

I was in mine right off the truck with plastic on the seats and it said 0 miles. Not even a 2/10ths.

 

In 2nd gen MINI, you set daytime running lights (and most other programmable options) yourself. Look for it in your owner's manual.

I remember your photos from the far north with the cabrio. Congratulations on the Clubman!

 

Dang mine had 7 it was used

 

Hmmm,,, when I picked ours up it had 8 miles on the odometer. And the OBC said it was averaging 5mpg. I had assumed that the dealer would not use pre-ordered cars for test drives; maybe I was incorrect

 

Mine had 7, too. I'm not losing sleep over it.

 

Remember, if it sits stationary and idles, the mileage goes down.

Our car had 5 miles on it. Dang, worn out before we got it. )

Terry

 

Odometers are started when the car is built, not at the dealer.

 

I have seen new cars with miles between 3 and 16 miles brand new.

 

1) I noticed that reading the book tonight, and already did it.

2) Thanks! Now that I commute all of 11 miles round trip daily I am going to have to find another way to put miles on the car (My wife has 12k on her Clubman, March delivery!) I figure with the Landy in the driveway for fun and rough weather drives I might do 3000 miles, a year, on this S!

I sense another road trip coming. Want to come, or is that another thread?

 

So you just reset it at the dealer? Why do all delivered cars say 0 miles if you check them before they are hooked up to OBC?

 

My car had 5 miles on it.

Which cars had 0 at the dealer? Do dealer practices vary?

 

Mine had 1.2 on it. Maybe they drove mine around the pole(in the MINIUSA.com video) an extra time looking for squeaks.

 

Seems like a dealer being able to reset mileage under any circumstances would be...illegal? Do we have another urban legend starting up here?

 

illegal is a good description...

 

I don't it's that they are "resetting" the mileage so to speak- I believe it has something to do with the MINI's computer not recognizing the mileage until "something" (I'm not sure what) is done at the dealership. So, you may see your car immediately as it rolls off the truck at the dealership, and it may have 0 miles on the odo. But, when they "program", or whatever, the computer before delivery, the actual mileage will show.

That's how I understand it, however, it is not uncommon for me to be wrong.

 

Mine had 8 miles, with a gas station right across the street from the dealer (came with a full tank of gas). Mine did have to get a scratch fixed at the port however so that may have added a couple to it moving it around there.

 

Our dealer is sooooo good. After the "orientation" the salesperson (I refuse to use the term MA) rides with you to the local gas station and lets you fill it up on their card...that's good stuff, free gas and a test ride so to speak. The wife (it's her car) was impressed and it kinda took the edge off of driving it the first time.

 

Ding Ding Ding! That's what I meant earlier, but the MA above said that wasn't true. I got in my car, it said 0.0. Later when it had been "prepped" it said 1.2 or something like that.

 

Three here.


(running up my post count)

 

There is no way a car could have 0 miles at time of delivery. The cars arrive from port with like a gallon of gas. If the dealer fills the tank thats at least .5 miles and then the tech has to drive the car for a touch to make sure everything is running smoothly. The dealer cannot reset the mileage to 0 when it arrives. Are you sure you guys are looking at the actual odometer and not the trip meter?

 

Read up in the thread:



I sat in my car right off the truck. It had 0 on the odometer, yes I know the difference between the odometer and the trip. Yes I know what a zero looks like in Arabic numerals.

 

Hey wampa...you didn't need to edit the post.

 

You saw that?