Your odometer when new - how low can you go?
 

When I ordered my 2011 MCS I spoke to my advisor about how many miles I should expect on the odometer. Although I didn't get a specific answer, I was suprised to see that I had 8 miles on the odometer - is that high? Perhaps anything in the single digits is good? I actually thought it would be lower thinking how far 8 miles is. My M.A. stated that they go fill Minis with premium gas down the street at the corner service station, the factory does a test drive, and there is a bit of driving on/off the port. Hmmm... does a gas fill, test drive at the factory, load/unload on the ship add up to 8 miles?
How low was your odometer when you picked up your new Mini???:popcorn:

Mine had 7 miles on it.

Mine had six miles.
I used to work on an auto carrier, some of the loading ports had cars as far as you could see. The discharge ports were huge too. it depends on how far from the ship your car was parked and where they put it when they unloaded it.

Dave

When I picked mine up it had 29

mine had 9 on it....

4 and they filled it with fuel 6

8 seems normal, no cause for concern but the factory does test the car like mentioned before and the multiple transport transfers adds up on long ships, parking lots, truck rides, getting fuel, etc.

I had 11. They also move it in and around the dealership itself.

Mine had 101!! :eek2:
It's my 1st car so although I was surprised I figured it was typical. Guess not. But it's a 2006 bought in Nov of that year when most people were ordering the next gen. My dealer had to scout around the area to find one with the specs I wanted. Maybe a lot of people test drove it?

Mine had 8 when I picked it up.

I worked for a dealer for a number of years handling our new and used inventory. When a new car comes of the truck it normally had 1-2 miles on it. Part of the process the dealer has to do is run it through the shop and check everything on a list out. Part of the is a road test.

So its normal to have between 8 and 20 miles on a brand new car. Any more and it could be that it was driven by someone at the dealer or the owner. Our owner would take some of the brand new high end models out for a few days.

Mine had 10.

7

5

I've heard 7 miles pretty frequently in the past. I'll report back when I pick mine up tomorrow.

2.6:wink:

Mine had 5 when I first saw it. By the time I took delivery, nearly a week later, it had 12.

had 8 miles on mine with a full tank of gas :)

19 for me, but I had stuff installed at the dealer that would have required test rides to ensure proper installation.

Mine had 8

Just the 1 mile on day of collection. :thumbsup:

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Mine had 7. My dad works at a Honda dealership and said not to buy a car with less than 5 because that meant they didn't properly test it.

Yep, cars with no mileage have not been inspected by the dealer for any issues after delivery. This is part of the normal PDI, Pre-delivery Inspection.

Hell we found one vehicle was missing plugs in the right bank of cylinders one time!! :eek: :mad:

Think mine had 2 miles on it. 3 after they got gas for it.

:lol: :lol: guess im screwed lol

Me too, maybe that explains my cold start rattle, failing hpfp and a new weird howling noise when reversing!