[QUOTE]Originally posted by SJSHARKS
A new car which has 50 "demo" miles on the opometer, has for all intents and purpose been taken to the track and raced 50 miles.

 

Always assume the worse but hope for the best...

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ngoldberg

 

you want a car that dosen't tocuh pavement untill its payed for? try an exotc. not a honda. geat real people. 41 miles is just fine.

imsure those 41 miles got on their from the 17 year old mechanic they got, taking it out for test drives, keeping it in first, driving around town at 9000rpm non stop.

maybe the dealer gave the keys to a 16 year old kid as a test drive and let him go out solo.

maybe...




post edited to remove argumentative and potentially insulting content.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Barry WY Silver/Black '01
It's a car, not a virgin!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Is there anyone on this forum that bought a new car that had a little mileage on it and the engine was messed up? I haven't heard of one.

 

Mine had 240+ miles when I took delivery. My dealer had to go get it from another dealer over 200 miles away. They offered for me to go along and drive it back with their guy in the passenger seat. I had no problem with their guy driving it back, putting the first miles on the car. It's a car, it is built to be driven. Do I know if it was VTEC'd before I got it? No, I don't, nor do I really care. Break-in procedures are debatable - I have seen absolutely zero evidence that VTEC before 600 miles hurts anything anyway. Some say break-in an engine like you'll use it - I've heard old drag racers say that's the way on a new engine. Others say baby the thing until exactly 600.00 miles, then let it bounce off the limiter risk-free, as if something magical happens at 600 miles. I don't see that much difference. 41 miles is nothing, buy the car if you like it. Do you really think none of these engines are run above 6000 RPM at the factory?

 

Drag race engines are re-built after every run.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 6sigma
Mine had 240+ miles when I took delivery.

 

I like the heckle suggestion. Had 87 miles on mine at purchase; the guy took me out on a test drive and had me VTEC, absolutely begged me to, during the drive figuring it would remove all doubt for me to buy the car. Of course, I pointed it out (if you have me VTEC the car already, what else has this car been through?) and I used that against him on the final price. It was worth another $1k at the table and the "gamble" with mechanical probs, I'm happy to report, has not happened. S is just fine.