I ordered a new EVO and asked that it come "fresh
from the dock" . When it arrived, (plastic wrapping
intact) the odometer had
41 miles on it. The dealer tells me he's never seen
a new car with more than 25 miles from the factory.
In addition, every dealer I've talked to claim their EVOS
have less than 7 miles on them.

Is this something to be concerned about?

Did someone at the dock go for a joyride in it?

Was it a "hanger queen" in Japan that they couldn't get
right and had to put a lot of miles on it to fix something?

Should I just go someplace else and get one with fewer
miles?

Thanks in advance for comments.

 

Tough call, I would probably go somewhere else or ask them to get another one if you're worried about it. You could always see if they would dealer-trade for another one. 41 miles sounds like a lot to be on a brand new car fresh from the dock. Mine had 25 or so when I bought it, and 8 of those were from my test drive.

 

I got my Evo with only 8 miles on it. Then again at the dealer I bought mine from they did not allow any test drives on Evo's. You either bought the car or you didn't. So that was nice.

 

i had 6 miles

 

my evo had 7 on it anymore and i wouldnt have bought it

 

also i bought a showroom model..lol im very picky, hell my evo has only seen rain 1 time

 

Mine had 3, I think.

 

8 on mine, maybe they had to drive it to your dealer??

 

Mine had 13 miles on it...but some of that was from the dealership going to fill the tank...no problems at all so far! The Evo ROCKS!!!

 

I had 38 on mine. But I made them PAY for those extra miles!

You could try that if you wanted. I haven't had any problems with mine so far... but I am only at 1000 miles. It's your call in the end.

 

The car is made to be driven.

Drive it hard and fast. The evo can handle anything you throw at it. Well, maybe not snow with the stock tires.

Flybyevo....

 

mine had 6 miles.... only has 90 miles as of now

 

It does sound like your car was driven to your dealership.

Which is really not a major problem, being 40+ miles...

When I bought mine, my criteria was 50 miles or less

Do a thorough check to make sure everything's intact; if it feels good, look good, then by all means get it.

But it's your money, your call....

 

i had 6 on mine , and it was intact with the plastic wrapping inside the interior. Its funny that the dealer i purchase mine from is all sold out of Evo's.

 

Mine also had about 7-8 miles on it when I bought it. But I suppose it depends on how far you are from the docks and everything. We have a huge shipping dock in New Jersey that's not too far from where I got the car. But I've bought BMW's in the past with like 35-40 miles on them.

Considering how cars are loaded and unloaded, I wouldn't sweat it too bad. They're driven on and off boats, on and off trains (sometimes), and on and off trucks. They're not really driven on the open road as far as I know. Maybe yours made a few detours along the way (bounced around from dealer to dealer or something). Anyway, your dealer should be able to tell you the story. If they don't know, then maybe pass and get a different car.

Emre