
Originally Posted by
WopOnTour
I'm not sure of your new car buying experience, but It's not that unusual for new cars to accumulate some miles prior to 1st purchase. Besides transportation movement, and the usual PDI road test, a typical new vehicle sitting on the dealer lot vehicle could have even been test driven numerous times by potential buyers, before it is purchased.
While this is not the case obviously for a special order unit such as your Volt, my point being it is not unusual for a small amount of miles (usually less than 100, but not always the case) to have been accumulated on a new car.
In the case of the Volt, these additional quality control checks might result in additional accumulation than normal. It has been the goal of the Volt team to attempt to prevent no more than 75 miles on the odometer at time of purchase (as outlined in an internal bulletin to the dealers).
But each scenario is unique so there may have been sound rationale for the additional miles (either before shipment of after arriving at the dealer) in order to insure you'll be 100% satisfied with your Volt.
Don't forget, your official "in-service" odometer reading will be recorded at the time of delivery. So your new car warranty commences from this mileage and date.
If you encounter a Volt at pickup with significantly more miles than 75, I suggest you discuss the matter with your dealer.
HTH
WOT
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