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DanG
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I got a company car delivered with 21 miles once and was certain that it had been taken for a drive as it was a new engine / gearbox combo that I bet they hadnt played with before.

I complained and got some freebies but as it was a company car I wasn't really that bothered, if it was mine it would have been a different story.

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When I used to visit the car factories, some years ago, brand new cars would be wheeled off the line with 5-50 Km/Miles on the clock even though the car had never turned a wheel before. Honestly, what does it matter, it's just a number and doesn't mean anything.

Exactly. It's no big deal is it? Anyway, Audi can reset the mileage once back to zero as long as it had not exceeded 100 miles.

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I am not too worried...

Just somewhat disapointing that someone, or several different people, take 'your' car for a spin / thrash before you get it.

This is the brand new S-Line 3.0TDI A6 Avant with all the toys, one of the first in the country I believe, so sure the dealership have been driving it about, hence the plates....

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I don't think i've ever had a new car with less than 15 miles on it. It wouldn't bother me unless it had over say 25. Many compounds are a good 5 miles away from forecourts and they just get driven between the two. I'm sure there's more damage done by frequent cold starting moving the car at the docks and on and off transporters than a few miles the dealer may do. Just enjoy

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Exactly......

The test drive I had when I bought the A4 was clearly in a customers car with 3 miles on the clock etc as was the test drive my (ageing) old man took when he bought his last car.

Very nervous salesman in the later drive....

So it would seem this is very common practice. Will be interesting to see how many miles on the clock on Saturday when it's collected.

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It'll come back with 40 miles on the clock - it needs to be driven to the IVA test centre in Gillingham...

It's going to be driven to the centre where they'll check to see if it's roadworthy :confused:

I take it that's after the pre-flight checks by Caterham then. Do you get their results first?

I also completely agree that there should never be any test drives in someone's new car. Disgusting. TBH, I'd even find it distasteful if they did test drives in a second hand car if a sale had already been agreed on it.

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I'd be pissed if someone else had been driving my new car. The dealerships should have cars specifically for the purpose of providing test drives, they can then sell them on as demonstrators.

This thread goes along the same lines of another recent one where someones car had been taken out for the weekend on a golf trip with the kids when it should have been at the garage being repaired!!

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It's going to be driven to the centre where they'll check to see if it's roadworthy :confused:

Yep :uhoh: It's the only (?) situation where you can drive an unregistered car without trade plates. You're strongly advised to, in fact. It beds the brakes in and shows a degree of confidence to the tester...

I take it that's after the pre-flight checks by Caterham then. Do you get their results first?

Yes, and the estimate! Plenty of niggling bits, mainly to tidy the wiring in the engine bay and it seems I missed out some spacers on the front brakes. Apparently the IVA testers are strict on the cable routing. It looked ok to me, but I haven't got quarterly sales targets to meet, ooops I mean "experience of the likely IVA failure points".

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