Dealer Joy Rides
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Originally posted by donkey@April 27, 2005, 7:49 PM
Had 55 on mine, and it was the first one at the dealership. I am quite confident everyone at the dealer took a turn driving it, and I really don't care - unless it's wrecked you can't hurt anything. I would not want a car that could not survive a porter or a salesman. If I was buying a Ford GT it might be a different story...
Had 55 on mine, and it was the first one at the dealership. I am quite confident everyone at the dealer took a turn driving it, and I really don't care - unless it's wrecked you can't hurt anything. I would not want a car that could not survive a porter or a salesman. If I was buying a Ford GT it might be a different story...
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Mine had 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) at delivery. I understand why no miles is nice but I can't imagine how a technition can do a proper PDI which includes a test drive to check for rattles, vibrations etc and still the car only has 1.2 miles at delivery. Out of the factory, onto the carrier or the rail car and off again will accumulate at least that much.
The easiest check on your low mileage car is to look at the rear tires and see if the little rubber breasts are still intact. Still there? Then nobody's been "lighting 'em up".
The easiest check on your low mileage car is to look at the rear tires and see if the little rubber breasts are still intact. Still there? Then nobody's been "lighting 'em up".
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After dealer techs came back my car had over 5 miles on it.. When I was done with my test drive it had 10 miles on it. 5 of those miles were hard ones during my test drive. I'm sure the techs had fun for 1 or 2 miles.
Over 11000 miles and no real problems yet.
Over 11000 miles and no real problems yet.
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Originally posted by fleasome@April 27, 2005, 4:09 PM
Just curious if anyone knows how many miles or tenths are put on the car as it rolls out of the factory? My car comes in any day now, and I'm working so won't be able to pick it up till late. I have visions of the Ferris Bueller's Day Off car attendants now working at the Ford Dealership and taking my new baby for a wild ride or worse yet, letting customers in my baby to test drive it before I get there.
Call me paranoid but I've been screwed over at just about every turn with this group and I wouldn't put it past them to do this since they have no GT's otherwise on the lot for people to test drive.
Just curious if anyone knows how many miles or tenths are put on the car as it rolls out of the factory? My car comes in any day now, and I'm working so won't be able to pick it up till late. I have visions of the Ferris Bueller's Day Off car attendants now working at the Ford Dealership and taking my new baby for a wild ride or worse yet, letting customers in my baby to test drive it before I get there.
Call me paranoid but I've been screwed over at just about every turn with this group and I wouldn't put it past them to do this since they have no GT's otherwise on the lot for people to test drive.
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i just got in mine and drove it away... by the time i thought about it, and figured out how to get the odometer to show up on the info center, car already had 60 miles on it... so i really can't say!! lol. 
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I got to the dealership shortly after my car was driven off the trailer. The salesman swiped the keys before the PDI guy could take it away, so I could see it before it got prepped.
When I started it up, it had 2.1 miles on the odometer. Just a baby!
When I started it up, it had 2.1 miles on the odometer. Just a baby!
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From: Glendora CA
I was at work when I got the call that the car had arrived at the dealer (about 10:30am), and went strait from work to the dealer when I got off work (3:30pm).
When I got to the dealership my car had allready been prepped and was parked in front of the showroom...and yes, it was locked.
I don't know how many miles were on the car when it arrived, but when I took delivery it had 14 miles on it.
When I got to the dealership my car had allready been prepped and was parked in front of the showroom...and yes, it was locked.
I don't know how many miles were on the car when it arrived, but when I took delivery it had 14 miles on it.
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Originally posted by ukfiveo@April 27, 2005, 11:33 PM
7.1 miles after being shipped from Long island to Brooklyn & then 4000 miles across the Atlantic to England, not bad I thought!
7.1 miles after being shipped from Long island to Brooklyn & then 4000 miles across the Atlantic to England, not bad I thought!
Bet you hold the record for good gas mileage
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Originally Posted by wild stray,April 27, 2005, 11:39 PM
RELAX, WE'RE PROFESSIONALS
Same with Evil Knievel and I didn't want him driving my new baby either.
6.7 miles
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Better yet............Joey Chitwood. Does anyone know if he is still alive?