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Buying new EVO 8 with less than 10 miles..

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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 08:16 AM
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OOPS!
Mine had 3mi "on" it. It was in the showroom. Test drove it which put it up to 5mi. I came back the next morning and bought it with the 5mi still on it.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 08:23 AM
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My dealer had only one on the lot and not what I wanted so I made requests, one of which was a car w/< 10 mi. on it. They found one in Portland that met my specifications with 13 miles, I said ok. It's sweet! Handles like a fu***ng dream and is fast as sh*t! Was it abused in its first days? I'll never know and at this point don't want to/don't care. It's under my sweet, loving care now. Also, I think the potential for abuse goes down as the cars are out longer, for some of the novelty is wearing off. But, the lower the miles the better in my book.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 09:00 AM
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Mine had 8miles on it. It still had the paper floor mats too.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 09:09 AM
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Mine had 8 miles when I picked it up last month.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 09:17 AM
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i picked mine up July 19th - had 2 miles on it.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 09:26 AM
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2 miles ? .. no PDI ? legal issues there
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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hrmmm, PDI? and why only 2 miles = legal issues?

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Ok now i know what a PDI is, pre delivery inspection. what does this actually included? what do they have to do to the car before it reaches the consumer?

i noticed on my paperwork they had put down 10 miles on the odometer, and thought nothing of it at the time of purchase.....

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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 11:47 AM
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Originally posted by voodooutt
hrmmm, PDI? and why only 2 miles = legal issues?

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Ok now i know what a PDI is, pre delivery inspection. what does this actually included? what do they have to do to the car before it reaches the consumer?

i noticed on my paperwork they had put down 10 miles on the odometer, and thought nothing of it at the time of purchase.....
During PDI, the dealer's techs are supposed to drive the car, inspect it for safety and make sure that the car meets factory specs and is in good condition. Given that most cars have to be driven a certain distance at the port + load/unload, it's unlikely that a car with two miles was actually driven by the techs and thus probably had a minimal PDI.

PDI is to ensure that if anything happens to your car (ie lugnuts fall off), the dealer is free from responsibility because they inspected the car before turning the keys over.
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Old Aug 15, 2003 | 09:08 PM
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My Evo8 had 2.1 miles on it when I took delivery. Here's a pic I took on the lot.
Attached Thumbnails Buying new EVO 8 with less than 10 miles..-2miles.jpg  
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Old Aug 15, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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yep, thats the same scenario i got mine too......
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Old Aug 16, 2003 | 06:55 AM
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Originally posted by otaking
My Evo8 had 2.1 miles on it when I took delivery. Here's a pic I took on the lot.

You lucky son of a gun!

I hope I will be able to find my 04' EVO with that kinda milege...
I'll print a copy of this photo and bring it with me to the dealerships when I go EVO shopping...
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Old Aug 16, 2003 | 10:39 AM
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Mine had 13 miles on it when I took delivery, but that's counting the run to the gas station to get it filled up with 93. Over 1200 miles now, and it runs like a dream...getting stronger every day!
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Old Aug 16, 2003 | 04:39 PM
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6 on mine.
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Old Aug 16, 2003 | 04:43 PM
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I don't think it really matters... (But mine had 3 on it)
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Old Aug 16, 2003 | 05:15 PM
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its just a few miles. whats the big deal.by the time you drive it home it wont even matter, and i dont believe they let customers test drive these so its all from delivery and moving it.
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