15 miles on the odometer of a brand new car?

[cantdrv55]

Originally Posted by stevej37

I keep coming back to this thread in the hope that the OP states what kind of car he is getting.

I bought a 2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD. The combined incentives, discounted price, customer referral discount and 0% financing made buying new vs used a no-brainer. By the way, the paperwork said there’s 15 miles on the ODO. Turns out that Tesla uses that figure as a placeholder. The actual mileage was only 0.

[stevej37]

^^^ That's great!
The incentives really bring the price down. I wish Honda would do the same.

[Rusty Heap]

but did you fart in the seat yet?

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Thanks...I've always been curious about that. I'm guessing you don't flunk many cars...

We write up little things all the time from gaps in trim pieces to ac compressor pressure not being up to spec. Every vehicle that has an issue goes straight to the repair area specific to the issue.

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[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Rusty Heap

but did you fart in the seat yet?

How old are you ... thirteen?

Of course he did

[Sooner or later]

Tesla’s extensive fart menu
In addition to deciding what seat will be the perpetrator in your vehicle, Tesla offers an impressive menu of fart noises of varying lengths and decibels. The current lineup includes six different sounds, as well as a randomizer option. Here’s how the poots are lined up:

Not a Fart – Similar to the “Not a Flamethrower” previously touted by The Boring Company
Short Shorts Ripper – A rip right to the face of all of those Tesla short sellers
Falcon Heavy – A not so subtle shoutout to SpaceX
Ludicrous Fart – A reference to Tesla’s Ludicrous mode. Perhaps we see a speedy Plaid fart soon?
Neurastink – Could this someday be the follow-up to Neuralink? Think smell-o-vision…
Boring Fart – Once again referencing the not-so-boring, Boring Company
I’m So Random – It’s like Russian roulette, but with unnervingly realistic fart noises

[recycled sixtie]

Interesting topic. Well it was till the flatulence comments. I am attempting to revive this thread to keep it on the rails(seat?).

Yesterday I went looking at a used Lexus NX300 but just before that I sat in a new 2025 Lexus NX250. The latter has a normally aspirated 2.5 liter engine which uses regular gas and gets decent mileage. The salesman let me drive it to the used car lot. The mileage was only one kilometer or about half a mile on the display. I thought to myself that they have not given it a decent test drive at the factory. Most new vehicles here have about fifty miles on them. So the one kilometer was quite a surprise.

Have a great day,
Guy.

[Scott Douglas]

It should be noted that the '02 Accord I bought with only 0.5 miles showing when I first sat in it, was one of the last Accords to come off the assembly line that had been building that model car for 9 years. They really perfected how to screw them together and it was one of the best cars I've ever owned.

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

Interesting topic. Well it was till the flatulence comments. I am attempting to revive this thread to keep it on the rails(seat?).

Yesterday I went looking at a used Lexus NX300 but just before that I sat in a new 2025 Lexus NX250. The latter has a normally aspirated 2.5 liter engine which uses regular gas and gets decent mileage. The salesman let me drive it to the used car lot. The mileage was only one kilometer or about half a mile on the display. I thought to myself that they have not given it a decent test drive at the factory. Most new vehicles here have about fifty miles on them. So the one kilometer was quite a surprise.

Have a great day,
Guy.

Yeah, when I finish driving the vehicle, it usually has about 2 or 3 miles on it. Maybe they reset the trip-ometer?

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[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

It should be noted that the '02 Accord I bought with only 0.5 miles showing when I first sat in it, was one of the last Accords to come off the assembly line that had been building that model car for 9 years. They really perfected how to screw them together and it was one of the best cars I've ever owned.

Way back in about 2002 my wife and I looked at a 2002 Toyota Camry, a 2002 Honda Accord and a 2002 VW Jetta. They were all new and the most fun to drive was the Jetta, next was the Accord and the least fun was the Camry. We went for the Camry but would have been happy with any one of the three. Meanwhile 70k kms or 40k miles it has no rust and has been very reliable.

[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

Yeah, when I finish driving the vehicle, it usually has about 2 or 3 miles on it. Maybe they reset the trip-ometer?

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Yes the suv was spotless. Yes the odometer could have been reset but unlikely with this dealership. Having said that it won't take long for a new car to become a demo.

[Sooner or later]

They can't risk turning back an odometer by any amount.

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

Yes the suv was spotless. Yes the odometer could have been reset but unlikely with this dealership. Having said that it won't take long for a new car to become a demo.

Not the odometer, the tripometer or "trip meter". There's a difference.

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[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by Sooner or later

They can't risk turning back an odometer by any amount.

Tripometer, or "trip meter", not odometer.

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[speeder]

I went with a friend to buy a new Honda Civic Type R yesterday on a spur-of-the-moment NY eve purchase. As he sat in it, he asked the salesman and manager, "any test drives on this one?"

They misunderstood the question and said, "um, yeah, we can probably let you drive it."
We responded, "no, we don't want to drive it...has anyone else test driven it?" The answer was no and my buddy bought the car. It had 3 miles showing and was like a newborn baby with the plastic still on the seats and adhesive film on the outside, etc.

[Steve Carlton]

Black one? What kind of deal did he get?

[Arizona_928]

My Cummins had 12 miles on it when i picked it up. Special order and picked up same day as arriving. 2 miles of that was the salesman filling her up at the local gas station while i signed the paperwork.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Congrats on the new Tesla! Also considering the demographic for many Type R owners, I would want a “virgin” one too.

Oddly enough a car is considered “new” until it is titled by the first owner. I’ve seen dealer demo/loaner/shuttle cars that are 3 years old and have 30k on them that are still being sold as “new”. Legal but deceptive at best.

[pmax]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

...The EV 9 weighs about 7,000 pounds, and it will really get up and go. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Lol.

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[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by pmax

Wow, I'm glad they weren't built at my plant, but mostly, glad they caught the issue. Seat bolts get checked religiously at my plant by several stations on the assembly line. In fact, I used to perform that process on the lefthand side checking seat bolts in the 2nd and 3rd rows. As a test track driver, I have had rattles from under the 3rd row seats that turn out to be extra bolts that were dropped by mistake.

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