I'm thinking of buying a 2005 s2k and was wondering what an appropriate amount of miles on the odometer would be... I know they don't come with 0. The one I'm looking at has 32, is that too much?

By the time they get to the dealer, how many do they have on them generally?

- Chris

 

i just bought a 2005 and it had 10 miles on it. the other one on the lot had 11 miles.

10 miles or so is about the lowest i think straight off the transporter. anymore and it has been test driven

A

 

If you are buying a brand new MY05 I wouldn't buy one that has been test-driven unless they give you a decent discount on it.

 

I would not worry about 32, while 10-20 might be more normal, Honda does pull some cars for further testing or it might have been a customer testing -- ask the dealership. Either way it would not concern me.

 

Mine had 7 on it when at dealer, 32 isn't very much & shouldn't be a reason not to buy the car.

 

Mine had 15 miles when i picked it up

 

Mine came off the truck with 24 in 1999. My owners manual states that
cars test driven at the factory could have as many as 60.

 

I wrestled with this last year as the car I ordered was involved in a train wreck during transport to the dealer.

The dealer was trying to help me out with locating a vehicle. Most has 50+ miles.

Although 'new', I wouldn't take them.

I was being paranoid yes, but there has been more than one thread on here about 'wild' test drives at the dealer's, (and future owners)expense.

I think the key is not how many miles are on it, but rather how long it has sat at the dealer. More time means more potential for multiple test drives.

The S by it's very nature begs to be driven hard. Those who have not experienced V-Tec want to try it as soon as they are told about it. Plus it's a sports car, not a minivan, and the inclination is to drive it a such.

I've been on many test drives where the salesman(person), hungry for the sale, encouraged me to test the high performance limits of the car. Average test drive about 3-5 miles; there could be 8-12 test drivers on a car with 50 miles on it.

There has also been several threads about 'hidden valve damage' from overreving.
Damage could be done on Tuesday and not show up until a month later.

It seems for the S2000, that "off the truck" means about 10 miles, depending on how much transport is required. Yes damage during a wild ride could occur within that window, but I figure that the odds are much less for that occurence than with a car which has been floorplaned for a while and has milage on it.

Regards,
BD

 

I wouldn't worry about it. The car is meant to be driven hard, and you'll drive it harder than anyone who test drove it. Having under 50 miles is no big deal. If you're so concerned, ask for one with less mileage or have them order one and get it right off the truck.

If someone caused damage in the first few miles of the car's life, then it would show up at some point during the next few days, weeks, months or years...and you'll still have a warranty to fix it. Besides, if the car can't handle a few performance-oriented test drives, how will it stand up to all the drives you'll take?

 

ha its funny, I bought mine when it had 32 miles on it as well, probably from one test drive, that little mileage shouldn't keep you from picking it up like I did.......