Took my Yaris back

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by gman2000

NEVER buy a car that has been "dealer swapped." If you do, ask for a flatbed tow. We all know that engines have a break in period, I can assure you, the guy behind the wheel wasn't a 65 year old man that drives slow. The "kids" that work at these dealerships might think, "This car is as good as sold" so they put it through the paces. Always buy a car that you can see, that's my motto, and never leave a "down payment" and come back for the car later either, if they smack into your car while they are waiting for the rest of your money, and you noticed that your car has been hit before you even bought it, if you back out, they may keep your deposit because you can't prove the car didn't have the damage when you first looked at it.

Would you buy a "new" blender that has been purchased, used to blend a couple of smoothies and God knows what else, then returned to the store and put back on the shelf? Would you purchase a "new" pair of sneakers that have been worn once or twice, returned to the store and now you get to wear them? Not really new is it? 5 miles max, from the assembly plant, onto the truck, then onto the barge, then off the barge, then onto another truck, then onto the dealer lot, that's new.

Actually, most dealer drivers are retirees who are back working part time.

And good luck getting the model, color, features, and everything else you want on the lot with 5 miles or less. That is like winning the lottery.

I've seen many cars even roll off the truck (from the factory) with more than 5 miles on it. Then the dealer is required to road test it and gas it up (PDI) which is another couple of miles. Then, many models are test driven any time a customer is interested in a particular model where the demo won't do. And in my experience, about 25% of our new cars are swapped in with 50-300 miles on them.