Hi MB world

I am buying a new 2019 C43 AMG. The dealer found a car with the options I wanted. However, the car has 130 miles on it. I found it on MBUSA website listed as new. Should I be concerned about the miles on the new car? I didn’t get a straight answer why the car has miles on it. Just looking for some expert opinions if the car could be roughed around?

Thanks

it's fine - probably test drove. Hard break in is fine

Yeah you're fine. Mine had 67 on it before my test drive, then they let me have an extended test drive Saturday-Monday morning.

Just test drives, I'm sure they didn't baby it by any means during those drives if that's a deciding factor for you, but it'll have the new warranty either way. Enjoy! .

That's a lot of miles. I wouldn't want it unless it had a reasonable explanation. Some cars are driven for a dealer to dealer transfer, which is reasonable as it's part of the process of procuring the car. But 130 miles is a lot. When you buy a new car in Canada, almost all manufacturers state that the car will be delivered to you with under 90km as part of the standard contract. This car is at about 210km. Unless the dealer is cutting you a really wicked deal, or the car is your dream spec, I'd say better to avoid.

Did you agree to a purchase price before you knew about the 130 miles? If so, I'd say it would be reasonable to ask them to get you a car with only normal pre-delivery miles (15-20?), or to adjust the price downward about $500 to compensate. While the car itself is probably fine, the 130 miles certainly reduces its value somewhat.

That's really not a lot of miles, a few test drives, you can tell from the window sticker if the car was originally delivered to that dealer originally. I've taken cars on extended test drives and put that many miles on them, some I ended up buying and others I didn't. And I never abused them, maybe drove hard because that's what I do, but not abused. Yes you lost those miles from the 48,000 mile warranty but that's not worth haggling over. If it's equipped the way you want then a few miles is not worth not getting the car in my opinion.

Most dealers here would not let a test driver push the car hard. They know it has to be sold.

You’re curious as to whether or not an AMG car was roughed around within those 130 miles? That question answers itself. Like someone else mentioned above, you’ll still be getting the full warranty, so I don’t see the point of losing sleep over 130 miles.

Most smart dealers will let you push an AMG car as hard as you desire, the cars are made for that very reason. If they know it has to be sold then their best bet in selling the car during a test drive is to let the driver actually experience the car.

Truthfully speaking, the second a dealer let’s you get behind the wheel of the car, the test drive is entirely in your hands. The dealer is helpless in that regard.