2004 model with 200 miles ???

My question is this:

My local dealer has an '04 accord with 200 miles on it. Apparently the car has
been driven under test drive conditions but not sold yet. Should one expect to
get a car like this at invoice price ?? Are the 200 miles on it so tiny that
the car is still considered new ? or do the 200 miles give you more bargaining
power at the table??

 

How long do you expect the car to last?

 

Wow, 200 miles???????? You should be able to get it for $5000 under invoice!




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New is strictly a legal term. If it hasn't yet been titled, it's new.
It can have 5000 miles on it, have been driven by the dealer's daughter,
it's still new.

The 200 miles could be test drives.

The meaning of the 200 miles is between you and the dealer. You can
make whatever you want of it. But the law says an untitled car is new.

As well, a car can have 10 miles on it--but if it's been titled, under
the law it's a used car. The same rule applies: the meaning of "used"
is between you and the seller.

 

A lease return would probably charge 10 cents for each mile over the
limit. You could figure 10 cents a mile which would give you a $2000
discount from Edmunds TMV price.

 

Your math skills amaze me.

 

A lease return would probably charge 10 cents for each mile over the

200 X .10 = 2000?

Um.





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how bad are they pushing the car? would you pay full MSRP for a car with
200 miles on it? if they want full price, get a car with 0 miles.

 

more like 15 cents. 3000 discount.

 

I always order new cars to avoid this, but also recognize that the
warranty will start at 200 miles, not 0. Takes a little of the sting
out of it.

 

You should be able to get Any 04 Accord at or below invoice price
including destination charge this time of the year. 200 miles is
nothing, the car could have been a swap from another dealer.. I just
purchased an 04 CR-V below invoice and could have got an Accord if I
wanted one.. If you want the car put on your bargaining hat and offer
them invoice price. If they don't say yes, walk out and they will call
you back... Guaranteed.

Go out and make it a good day!! "DH"
Tim

 

Some funny replies!

Anyway, as some have said, it is officially new until it has been
titled. Warranty begins at time it is sold, but _I think_, the
warranty miles still end at 36K (if it is still 3/36 @ Honda).

Normally, I'd walk away from such as I buy sporty cars and I
expect test drive miles to be hard ones (cold, full throttle).
But with an Accord that is probably not the case. Unless a 6-cyl
coupe which is driven by many a delinquent. Kidding! (well,
partly).

Generally, I'd expect you can get a small added discount for an
on-the-lot car with a few hundred miles. But I doubt much. It
depends on how hungry that dealership is.

Now I haven't been Accord shopping, but I would imagine these
things normally go for invoice plus a few $ anyway. And throw in
that it is an end-of-year model (probably have already turned the
plant over to '05's) and I'd expect a $1-2K factory incentive to
dealer (if not straight to you). Actually, I see they have
$500-1000 incentives (ref: Automotive News) thru Sept 6, but there
may be more.

Consider choosing next month between a new '04 vs a new '05, both
at near invoice. Then you sell it one, two, three yrs later. The
'05 will bring $1-2K more. So, you should get the '04 for that
much less now. In straight economic terms, it simply has a lower
present value. Otherwise, I'd wait a month and get an '05.

Good luck!

 

A car with 200 miles is usually considered a demonstrator. The warranty is
not yet in effect on it, but you should get a substantial discount. I would
not buy it unless you can get them below invoice by at least a thou.