How Many Kms is Acceptable in a Brand New Car?

[sambit_mech]

Depends! But listen to the explanations of run from different dealers in your locality. If you are buying Maruti Cars, the Odo is within 20 in Kolkata (my Alto had 18 on Odo when I bought it). For Tata it's 50+ or 200+ in Kolkata. All the dealers in Kolkata and Subarban areas said the same thing like Tata Motors unload the cars either at Kharagpur or at Singur. If Kharagpur, it will be taken to Singur which is around 170. If it is Singur, it will be 0. This is at the time of first PDI @ Singur. But when I will be taking the delivery from Kolkata showroom, the car has to be driven another 50 from Singur. I know these are quite unacceptable figures, but that's how Tata VFM cars are sold! Due to my tight budget and realtively wide ASS network, I have agreed to this.

 

[NishaSahay]

I think for new car drive limit should be up to 20-30 kilometres.

 

[govenderruf]

gents
I think too many worry about the odometer reading thinking that the fewer km's it shows may depict whether the engine is like new or not
I was fortunate to visit our Toyota assembly plant here in south Africa some time back.
all vehicles are tested prior to releasing to dealerships.
the in house test where the vehicle is on a "dyno" will change your minds worrying about the km's.
when the guy has his ear muffs on
engine at maximum revs
for longer than one would like.
I see how some do not over-rev their cars and think that they babying it
all what you are afraid to do,,, has already been done
and off course.. most odometers are only connected at the dealership

 

[stanked]

Does anybody have an idea for Honda stockyards in Mumbai?

The dealer in Navi Mumbai says that he has done an exchange with the dealer in Vasai and hence the car is to be driven from Vasai stockyard. I was checking on Maps and its 60 Kms one way. This will easily increase the ODO readings. Should there be any secondary checks that can be also done to ensure its not a vehicle they have used for Test drives.

 

[anshuman8]

Does anybody have an idea for Honda stockyards in Mumbai?

The dealer in Navi Mumbai says that he has done an exchange with the dealer in Vasai and hence the car is to be driven from Vasai stockyard. I was checking on Maps and its 60 Kms one way. This will easily increase the ODO readings. Should there be any secondary checks that can be also done to ensure its not a vehicle they have used for Test drives.

Why Dont you burn some own fuel and pay a visit at the Vasai stockyard. Dealer would be reluctant citing many reasons but you can stand to your ground and do the PDI.

I did so for my recent purchase and yard was 60+ km from my house.

 

[Nairrk]

It depends where the dealer's stock yard asd they need to bring the car's to the show room once it is sold to a customer.

When I took delivery of My Alto K10, the ODO shown as 55 kms (their stock yard is about 38 kms away from the showroom from where I booked the car, and then they had to take the car to the RTO which is around 3kms away from the stock yard etc.).

It happens when dealers stock yard is far away from the showroom and we cannot predict exact running of the car prior delivery.

 

[stanked]

Why Dont you burn some own fuel and pay a visit at the Vasai stockyard. Dealer would be reluctant citing many reasons but you can stand to your ground and do the PDI.

I did so for my recent purchase and yard was 60+ km from my house.

Thanks, yes its 60+ kms from here too.
Yes, I'm planning to visit them and have asked them to not bring my vehicle till rain stops. Due to various thoughts, I have asked the dealer to share the logistics details of the vehicle for the date that it has reached their Vasai stockyard from the factory so that I can cross examine if the VIN matches on the invoice. I was also concerned that they would be driving my vehicle from vasai to navi mumbai in this heavy rain and all sorts of dirt and grime would be on my vehicle but they are assuring me of cleaning and polishing before delivery. I'm not sure though if it is a good idea to get it polished.

It depends where the dealer's stock yard asd they need to bring the car's to the show room once it is sold to a customer.

When I took delivery of My Alto K10, the ODO shown as 55 kms (their stock yard is about 38 kms away from the showroom from where I booked the car, and then they had to take the car to the RTO which is around 3kms away from the stock yard etc.).

It happens when dealers stock yard is far away from the showroom and we cannot predict exact running of the car prior delivery.

Thanks! It's just an apprehension I have as the dealer mentioned they did an internal exchange & I was thinking to be rest assured before the delivery if it actually came from the factory or was already there in the stock.

 

[anshuman8]

Thanks, yes its 60+ kms from here too.
Yes, I'm planning to visit them and have asked them to not bring my vehicle till rain stops. Due to various thoughts, I have asked the dealer to share the logistics details of the vehicle for the date that it has reached their Vasai stockyard from the factory so that I can cross examine if the VIN matches on the invoice. I was also concerned that they would be driving my vehicle from vasai to navi mumbai in this heavy rain and all sorts of dirt and grime would be on my vehicle but they are assuring me of cleaning and polishing before delivery. I'm not sure though if it is a good idea to get it polished.

Make sure you do the PDI after current spell of rains stops. Delay the delivery if required. No a good idea to drive in all dirt and mud post rain for 60 km for new car also.

 

[SilverEyez]

Does anybody have an idea for Honda stockyards in Mumbai?

The dealer in Navi Mumbai says that he has done an exchange with the dealer in Vasai and hence the car is to be driven from Vasai stockyard. I was checking on Maps and its 60 Kms one way. This will easily increase the ODO readings. Should there be any secondary checks that can be also done to ensure its not a vehicle they have used for Test drives.

There is no secondary check to know whether the car was used for TD, except going for PDI at the stockyard itself and cross checking the kms.