breaking cars in ... (RAV4) ..

Hi all,

The RAV4 I want is 250 miles away and will involve a dealer trade in, so by the
time the car gets to me it will have 250 miles on it .. should I worry about this?

Will this affect the break-in of the car?

If even so, wouldn't the person driving it presumably be aware of this?
(not that they might care since it's not their car).

Me thinks I'm worrying too much, yes??

Presumably the next time I post here, I will have the car, assuming all
goes well :-)

eb

"EB" <ebonakDUH_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ltSZg.5684$Dg5.5165@trndny09...[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> The RAV4 I want is 250 miles away and will involve a dealer trade in, so
> by the
> time the car gets to me it will have 250 miles on it .. should I worry
> about this?[/color]

No.
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> Will this affect the break-in of the car?[/color]

No. When you pick up your new car, you can just get in and drive. I would
avoid towing anything for the first 1,000 miles or so but otherwise, just
enjoy your new ride!
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>
> If even so, wouldn't the person driving it presumably be aware of this?
> (not that they might care since it's not their car).
>
> Me thinks I'm worrying too much, yes??
>
> Presumably the next time I post here, I will have the car, assuming all
> goes well :-)
>
> eb[/color]


--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

The car buying advise books I've read recommend NOT trading like this.
However, I got my RAV4 from a dealer trade almost 300 miles away and had no
problems. Just make sure you have the right to refuse the car if its wrong
or damaged. As far as break in goes I guess these engines are fairly immune
to moderate abuse. I got the V6 and its got a lot of excess power so its
hard to overwork it! They like to hire retirees for drivers so I suspect
they tend to take it easy.

rj


"EB" <ebonakDUH_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ltSZg.5684$Dg5.5165@trndny09...[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> The RAV4 I want is 250 miles away and will involve a dealer trade in, so
> by the
> time the car gets to me it will have 250 miles on it .. should I worry
> about this?
>
> Will this affect the break-in of the car?
>
> If even so, wouldn't the person driving it presumably be aware of this?
> (not that they might care since it's not their car).
>
> Me thinks I'm worrying too much, yes??
>
> Presumably the next time I post here, I will have the car, assuming all
> goes well :-)
>
> eb[/color]

[toyomoho]

It should be fine. Dealers move cars around for all kinds of reasons including to 3rd party service shops for installing non-dealer options requested by the customer. Most drivers get paid by the hour, and have their driving records checked often. Your car is just one of many in their day or week.

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:53:21 +0000, EB wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> The RAV4 I want is 250 miles away and will involve a dealer trade in, so by the
> time the car gets to me it will have 250 miles on it .. should I worry about this?
>
> Will this affect the break-in of the car?
>
> If even so, wouldn't the person driving it presumably be aware of this?
> (not that they might care since it's not their car).
>
> Me thinks I'm worrying too much, yes??
>
> Presumably the next time I post here, I will have the car, assuming all
> goes well :-)
>
> eb[/color]


Man, you don't want to HEAR about some of the things that were done to
cars at the dealer I worked at.

Hachiroku wrote:[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>> Me thinks I'm worrying too much, yes??
>>
>> Presumably the next time I post here, I will have the car, assuming all
>> goes well :-)
>>
>> eb[/color]
>
>
> Man, you don't want to HEAR about some of the things that were done to
> cars at the dealer I worked at.[/color]


How is this in any way helpful?

If someone at the dealership wants to screw with the car they
don't need to drive 250 miles, they can do it right there. I guess
I'll be naive and assume people will do he right thing, esp if there
is zero reason to do otherwise.

To everyone else who posted, thank you.

eb

On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:49:56 +0000, EB wrote:
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> Hachiroku wrote:[color=green]
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Me thinks I'm worrying too much, yes??
> >>
> >> Presumably the next time I post here, I will have the car, assuming all
> >> goes well :-)
> >>
> >> eb[/color]
> >
> >
> > Man, you don't want to HEAR about some of the things that were done to
> > cars at the dealer I worked at.[/color]
>
>
> How is this in any way helpful?
>
> If someone at the dealership wants to screw with the car they
> don't need to drive 250 miles, they can do it right there. I guess
> I'll be naive and assume people will do he right thing, esp if there
> is zero reason to do otherwise.
>
> To everyone else who posted, thank you.
>
> eb[/color]


I once bought a VW Jetta (mistake #1) and wanted a red 2 door with a
5-speed. The nearest one was in New Jersey (mistake #2) It was the WORST
car I ever owned.

Can't find anything suitable closer, in a different color?

Ron Jones wrote:[color=blue]
> They like to hire retirees for drivers so I suspect
> they tend to take it easy.[/color]

All car dealers _say_ that. They really do! <G>

I live near a local "car dealer row" where most brands are represented
on one major street. Trust me, they don't drive them how you will.

One time I even turned three brand-new Nissan pickups into the State
Police for racing on I-91.

In article <%_VZg.7061$Z46.6669@trndny05> [email]Trueno@ae86.gts[/email]
"Hachiroku" writes:
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> Can't find anything suitable closer, in a different color?[/color]

Could a new owner arrange to take personal delivery at the remote
dealer's premises, then drive it home carefully? It might save a
few pence/cents too, as a DIY job.
--
Andrew Stephenson

Andrew Stephenson wrote:[color=blue]
> In article <%_VZg.7061$Z46.6669@trndny05> [email]Trueno@ae86.gts[/email]
> "Hachiroku" writes:
>[color=green]
>> Can't find anything suitable closer, in a different color?[/color]
>
> Could a new owner arrange to take personal delivery at the remote
> dealer's premises, then drive it home carefully? It might save a
> few pence/cents too, as a DIY job.[/color]

Yes, I am thinking about that option too.

EB

"Andrew Stephenson" <ames@deltrak.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Could a new owner arrange to take personal delivery at the remote
> dealer's premises, then drive it home carefully? It might save a
> few pence/cents too, as a DIY job.
> --[/color]
The problem with this is you would probably have to complete the sale at the
home dealership before picking up (and seeing) the car. This is risky!

rj

On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:53:31 GMT, "Ron Jones"
<ronjones@insight.rr.com> wrote:
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>
>"Andrew Stephenson" <ames@deltrak.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:1161350671snz@deltrak.demon.co.uk...[color=green]
>>
>> Could a new owner arrange to take personal delivery at the remote
>> dealer's premises, then drive it home carefully? It might save a
>> few pence/cents too, as a DIY job.
>> --[/color]
>The problem with this is you would probably have to complete the sale at the
>home dealership before picking up (and seeing) the car. This is risky!
>
>rj
>[/color]



Not at all...just buy it from the remote dealer.

You do not HAVE to buy from the local dealer....

--

Scott in Florida

Just an update, I decided to be more flexible on the
color.

I really was set on silver, but decided to go with the
metallic light green (not sure what the official name is)

It was on the lot with 2 miles on it :-) I'm about to
drive to pick it up (I was there earlier, but needed
some additional paperwork).

Yipiee!!

"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:53:31 GMT, "Ron Jones"
> <ronjones@insight.rr.com> wrote:
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>>
>>"Andrew Stephenson" <ames@deltrak.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:1161350671snz@deltrak.demon.co.uk...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> Could a new owner arrange to take personal delivery at the remote
>>> dealer's premises, then drive it home carefully? It might save a
>>> few pence/cents too, as a DIY job.
>>> --[/color]
>>The problem with this is you would probably have to complete the sale at
>>the
>>home dealership before picking up (and seeing) the car. This is risky!
>>
>>rj[/color][/color]
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> Not at all...just buy it from the remote dealer.
> You do not HAVE to buy from the local dealer....
> Scott in Florida
>[/color]

That's why the local dealer is usually reluctant to tell you exactly the
location of the car being traded. Mine would only tell me "Michigan".

rj

I think it was EB <ebonakDUH_@hotmail.com> who stated:
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>Just an update, I decided to be more flexible on the
>color.
>
>I really was set on silver, but decided to go with the
>metallic light green (not sure what the official name is)[/color]

"Everglade Metallic"[*], maybe?

HOOT! Tha's PURDY!!

Almost as nice as the "Mineral Green"[*] we got on our '05 Camry as a
compromise (I wanted silver; she wanted gold; this color is BETTER).
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>It was on the lot with 2 miles on it :-) I'm about to
>drive to pick it up (I was there earlier, but needed
>some additional paperwork).
>
>Yipiee!![/color]

Exciting, ain't it? Somehow picking up ANY used car, no matter how
desirable, isn't quite the same as NEW.
[*] Who comes up with color names? I remember my daughters
going into hysterics from reading the color names in
the JCPenney catalog when they were little. "Pale Camel"
got them in such a tizzy I thought we'd have to call for
a rubber truck to haul 'em away . . . .

-Don
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