# Too many miles for a new car? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** golf, volkswagen\ **Created:** [January 11, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-many-miles-for-a-new-car/42312 "2010-01-11T22:57:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sheilaandthekittens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@sheilaandthekittens](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sheilaandthekittens)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-many-miles-for-a-new-car/42312/1 "2010-01-11T22:57:40Z")
How many miles are too many for a dealership to sell a car as brand new? How many miles are acceptable for a dealership to sell a car as brand new? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-many-miles-for-a-new-car/42312/2 "2010-01-11T23:16:04Z")
It depends on the state. Each state has their own standard. Personally I wouldn’t buy a new car with more then a couple hundred miles on it. After that I consider it used and negotiate as such. Not the mileage either. I’ve seen cars sitting in show rooms that were 3years old…Less then 10 miles on them…being sold as new. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-many-miles-for-a-new-car/42312/3 "2010-01-11T23:23:59Z")
Depends on price sold for. Eg you cannot sell a “brand new” car for MSRP typically with 500+ miles on it. Expect a better discount for more mileage. It is irrelevant as the warranty starts from the delivery date not zero. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-many-miles-for-a-new-car/42312/4 "2010-01-12T00:31:47Z")
An untitled car is usually a dealer demo and discounts apply relative to mileage. What discounts are you seeing ? It could be highly acceptable to buy a demo. ( my 79 chevy pickup was a demo. Nice discounts to get it off the lot as the next model year was rolling into the dealer…I still own it ! ) ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-many-miles-for-a-new-car/42312/5 "2010-01-12T01:52:42Z")
I had one dealership try to sell me a left over 08(in 09) that he said could be titled as new. Thing had almost 20 THOUSAND miles on it, salesman told me it was a demo car, never titled. Needless to say, I never talked with them again. Even my insurance agent couldn’t understand how they could do title it as brand new with that many miles on it. ---
**Author:** ![psanzone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@psanzone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/psanzone)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-many-miles-for-a-new-car/42312/6 "2010-01-12T02:49:26Z")
So give us the actual mileage, year, make, and model and we can be we can be more definate with you. More details, please! ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-many-miles-for-a-new-car/42312/7 "2010-01-12T03:13:59Z")
A dealer demo is technically a used car and the warranty period starts on the day the car was put into service as a demo. Most new cars have 5 to 10 miles on them at most. If this car has a 100 or whatever then it’s a demo. If you feel there’s a problem with the phrase “new car” then you need to clarify that with the dealer. It’s quite possible that a salesman, especially someone new to the field, may not even be aware that a demo is a used car.