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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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bought mine and drove it out the door myself....75 miles on it...no problemo, it was the color and deal i wanted. since purchase i am satisfied to the max...no oil use and no returns to the dealer for anything, do my own oil changes. i was lucky, you can be too.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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Bought mine off the floor too. It was the color I wanted, had 9 miles on the odo and was the right deal. Don't think mine had been there very long. No fingerprints, no swirls, nothing missing. The car was easy enough to check out on the floor.

I was most interested in no demo miles. The demo I did drive had about 150 miles on it. When the sales guy was briefing me for the test drive I asked him what the rev limit was. He said don't worry about it, drive as hard as you like... and he didn't come with me.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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It is a Honda ya know. That whole reliability thing.....remember?
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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I bought my car off the showroom floor. The carpet was quite dirty as were the seats. The leather on the steering wheel was scratched at the "bottom" of the steering wheel rim. The dealer cleaned the carpet and seats before I to took her home. Luckily, I noticed the scar on the steering wheel as I was leaving the dealer and immediately took it back. They replaced the steering wheel a few days later. In retrospect, I would never do it again. The next time I buy a car this "special" I will wait until I can see her coming off the truck like others here have stated. My car sat at the dealer quite a while. There was all sorts of garbage imbedded in the paint. It had 70 miles on it too.

The mileage doesn't worry me as these cars are more than reliable and the paint was fine after I had the car detailed ($300 later) by a pro.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by achtung6,Nov 5 2006, 07:03 PM
I bought my car off the showroom floor. The carpet was quite dirty as were the seats. The leather on the steering wheel was scratched at the "bottom" of the steering wheel rim. The dealer cleaned the carpet and seats before I to took her home. Luckily, I noticed the scar on the steering wheel as I was leaving the dealer and immediately took it back. They replaced the steering wheel a few days later. In retrospect, I would never do it again. The next time I buy a car this "special" I will wait until I can see her coming off the truck like others here have stated. My car sat at the dealer quite a while. There was all sorts of garbage imbedded in the paint. It had 70 miles on it too.

The mileage doesn't worry me as these cars are more than reliable and the paint was fine after I had the car detailed ($300 later) by a pro.
You might be quite surprised at what some cars look like coming off the truck. Worked at a dealership once. You would be amazed at what is done to make them look right. Couldn't believe it myself at first. New cars getting paintless dent removal. Unbelievable.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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I got mine out of the showroom w/ 12 miles on it.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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Got mine off the showroom w/ 4 miles on it. Was only in the showroom for 3 days. A little girl around 4 years old was pretending to drive it when I was signing the papers. I told the mom if she wants an S she will have to settle for the Suzuka Blue outside....lol. The parents were getting an Odyssey and the little girl kept saying why not this one? LOL
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