Subj : Re: New Mazda
To   : Ogg
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun May 28 2023 17:21:00

-=> Ogg wrote to Nightfox <=-

 Og> Hello Nightfox!

 Ga>> Yeah, that would probably tick me off. I think if they told me that,
 Ga>> I'd insist that they load it on a truck to get it here. I've always had
 Ga>> specific (ahem... wife-induced) details/options requested that requires
 Ga>> them to build it that way and that ensures it comes in with no miles on
 Ga>> it. :-)

 N> I think the lowest mileage of any new car I've seen or heard of was maybe
 N> 5 miles.  When dealerships get a car, it seems it involves some amount of
 N> driving. And if the dealership isn't close to a shipyard where cars come
 N> in, it may involve a bit more driving to get it to the dealership.

 Og> I've never heard of anyone buying a new car with single-digit
 Og> miles on it.  Anyone buying a particular car would take it out
 Og> for a test drive, and surely that would even include a brief
 Og> stint on a highway, no?

That's why you don't buy a "new" car from the inventory on the lot.  You 
customize some options/packages so they have to *BUILD* it that way, and 
the car is ordered for you, and you only.  You pick it up when it comes 
in to the dealership.  Nobody else ever test drives it.



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