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Can a car with 98 miles on it be considered new?

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Old 03-27-2001, 12:33 PM
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Default Can a car with 98 miles on it be considered new?

Is it normal for a car with 98 miles when delivered?
Old 03-27-2001, 12:36 PM
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IMO...no...that's equivalent of 4 days worth of going to and from work...
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To me, that is...
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wHaT?!?! that's only 6370+ miles a year.
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Is there a legal mileage limit on a NEW car?
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Default There are frequent drives to San Diego to visit my gf and the occasional kk run...

Family in LA...

Plus...I just LOVE driving my car...no matter how mundane...
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He didn't say anything about the 500mi weekends. That's 31k+ =)
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yes, little higher than usual, few test drives. Hell, a 996turbo with 4000 miles sells as new.
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Default Not sure...

Just depends on how you look at it...

For me, I wouldn't take delivery of a car that has 98 miles on it considering the amount of driving I do.

I think that 98 miles on a new car is ridiculous...

Makes me wonder who put those there in the first place...
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haha.. of course! who drives their A4s only to work?


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