[Scott Douglas]

When I bought our '02 Accord, I test drove it with only 0.5 miles on it. I told them I wouldn't accept it with more than 3 miles showing on the odo as I knew they'd take it down the block to fill it with gas and to go thru the new car prep. It had all of 2.5 miles showing.
Our CR-V was bought off the truck as it was delivered the morning we bought it. My wife actually saw it up on top of the delivery truck and was struck by the color in the sun. It had less than 5 miles on it as they moved it around that day and the gas station was further away.
To me, a new car means I get to break in the engine the way I want, not some lot jockey seeing how fast it'll go for fun. The '02 was one of the best cars I've ever owned. Had it for 9 years and 153k miles before the trans leaked so much from the case gaskets my wife was worried it'd leave us stranded some day so she consented to me getting a new commuter.