How many miles before dealership considers bike not to be new?
#31
08-18-2018, 09:28 PM
Road Captain
Don’t know if it is still true, and don’t know if this applies to motorcycles, but in Colorado 30 year’s ago any vehicle that had more than 100 miles on it couldn’t be sold as new. Ended up getting a Ford Bronco for 30% below wholesale because a dealer tried to pass the Bronco off as new...it had 500 miles on it. The dealer’s gave me a great deal when I threatened to call the dealer licensing bureau. Sold it 4 years later for more than I paid for it...NO DEPRECIATION!!
#33
08-18-2018, 11:06 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
I work for a main brand car dealership in the UK. Here we do have specific demonstrator vehicles which are the sold as used from 3 months onwards. However we can still use “new” vehicles for test drives and up to 200 “delivery” Miles is considered acceptable.
Many of the the new models do have a software system that allows for one reset back to 0 before the clock gets to 100. Once past that point the software turns off. Again this is to allow for delivery between dealerships where a transporter would be uneconomical.
Once past about 150 miles, most dealerships would self-register the car as a “pre-reg” or use it as a demo.
Many of the the new models do have a software system that allows for one reset back to 0 before the clock gets to 100. Once past that point the software turns off. Again this is to allow for delivery between dealerships where a transporter would be uneconomical.
Once past about 150 miles, most dealerships would self-register the car as a “pre-reg” or use it as a demo.
#34
08-19-2018, 02:32 AM
Intermediate
#35
08-19-2018, 09:51 AM
#36
08-19-2018, 11:18 AM
Road Warrior
#37
08-19-2018, 11:21 AM
Road Master
How many miles must be on a motorcycle before a dealer considers the bike *not* to be "new"?
I know they ride the bikes a certain specified amount during setup (8 miles?), and then you have the test drives but is a bike with > 100 miles on it still "new"?
Or must the bike be sold at least once after leaving the factory before it's not considered new anymore?
My dealer has bikes with 20+ miles on them that they say are "new" but just "test driven". It seems guys test drive a color they don't like and then buy a low mileage one.
Maybe I'm too picky, but when I buy something labeled new it should not be ridden by anyone except the tech assembling the bike from the crate.
I know they ride the bikes a certain specified amount during setup (8 miles?), and then you have the test drives but is a bike with > 100 miles on it still "new"?
Or must the bike be sold at least once after leaving the factory before it's not considered new anymore?
My dealer has bikes with 20+ miles on them that they say are "new" but just "test driven". It seems guys test drive a color they don't like and then buy a low mileage one.
Maybe I'm too picky, but when I buy something labeled new it should not be ridden by anyone except the tech assembling the bike from the crate.
#38
08-19-2018, 11:25 AM
Seasoned HDF Member
i still can't believe that that's legal.... i wonder if they have that 'option' here in the states. what is the brand of auto?
is that 200k cumulative? or can you keep zeroing it out before it reaches the 200k mark?
is that 200k cumulative? or can you keep zeroing it out before it reaches the 200k mark?
#39
08-19-2018, 11:41 AM
#40
08-19-2018, 01:48 PM
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