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Miles on Car at Pick-up?

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by vintagebob, Mar 16, 2012.

  1. vintagebob

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    How many miles did your car have on it when you picked it up?
     
  2. SimiPrius

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    I would have complained :)

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  5. vintagebob

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    Watching them drive on and off of the boats I thought it would be more than 1.
     
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    3 for me.
     
  7. inventor00

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    2 - takes that much to get up and down from Dianne's 3 floor parking garage...
     
  8. smokiejoe

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    1 mile when I first Test Drove the vehicle, 4 miles when I picked up the vehicle 3 days later. Extra mileage I am sure was from going to get gas. I usually seek out very low miles on the vehicles sitting on the lot before purchasing them. I the vehicle has a few hundred miles on it, then it could have been a dealer trade, or one that was test driven quite a bit.
    You can tell a dealer trade from the Sticker, it would list another dealers name.
     
  9. Tracksyde

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    1 when I bought it, 2 after leather installation
     
  10. stream

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    My 2010 had 2 miles on it (after PDI and trip to fill up gas). I'd "ordered" the car a year before and was very clear with the salesman that I didn't want anybody but the PDI tech driving the car (mine was the 2nd Gen III delivered by the dealer, so I didn't want any curious types taking it for any joy rides).

    I've ordered many cars and they typically have under 5 miles on them, except Porsches, which are taken on a test drive as part of the factory quality process (so they typically have 8 - 10 miles on them).
     
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    2 miles according to the odometer, but 3 miles according to the paperwork.
     
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    6 - After seeing the video of loading cars on ships I can understand how the cars have a few miles from transportation.
     
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    3 miles here as well. Looks like all the Nor Cal people have ~3 miles on it - probably because all of our cars were delivered to the same port.
     
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    mine was 1.2. After 2 test drives about 34.


     
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    When I signed the paperwork 7 miles, but then again I did a test drive. Not sure of the mileage of the test drive, but it seems on track with the 2 miles being talked about of a fresh Prius.
     
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    2 on the odometer at the point of doing the paperwork.

    3 on the odometer when it was parked in my driveway upon delivery.

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    2 on mine and 2 on my fathers.
     
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    1.8 on my car when it was first shown to me. The salesman always makes a point of having me drive the one I want with him to make sure I understand the car (after 50 years of driving!). So when it was delivered it had 33 miles on it.