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How many miles should be on a "new" Jeep? (Factory built)

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Gotta ask...I don't want any pizza runs on my factory order....
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Gotta ask...I don't want any pizza runs on my factory order....
It depends.

There was another thread about this not too long ago, and I replied the same way.

New vehicles need to be driven short distances to get loaded and off-loaded from their transports.

Around here, many dealerships don't keep new vehicles at the showroom location. They are dropped off at a storage yard/facility and need to be driven to the dealership for delivery.

It's not uncommon to see anywhere from 1 to 15 miles (or slightly more) on a new vehicle.
 

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My last vehicle that was a factory order (not a Jeep) had 9 miles on it when I drove it off the lot. I believe they do a quick drive make sure everything is happy, and fill up the tank.
 

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It depends.

There was another thread about this not too long ago, and I replied the same way.

New vehicles need to be driven short distances to get loaded and off-loaded from their transports.

Around here, many dealerships don't keep new vehicles at the showroom location. They are dropped off at a storage yard/facility and need to be driven to the dealership for delivery.

It's not uncommon to see anywhere from 1 to 15 miles (or slightly more) on a new vehicle.
My JLUR I bought a month ago had 13 miles on it and it was a factory order for me, so no other test drives before I drove it before signing paperwork.
 

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11 was on mine.
 

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My JLUR I bought a month ago had 13 miles on it and it was a factory order for me, so no other test drives before I drove it before signing paperwork.
Maybe no test drives at the dealership, but my point is, the 13 miles came from somewhere. This, again, was likely from being driven off the assembly line and transport.
 

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the techs have to do a PDI, Pre-Delivery Inspection. a test drive is part of that.

mine had 10.
 

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I had 12. It's about 5 miles from the rail yard to the dealership.
 

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Mine had 23 miles if I remember right. It did have a sticker from the factory on the drivers window saying it had been test driven for quality control evaluation before going out on delivery....I was surprised to see it. It didn't bother me ..didn't know they did that
 

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I’ve seen quite a few at a dealer who doesn’t seem to do the PDI drive with 2-3 miles on them so I think that is probably the minimum. Other dealers that do the PDI seem to have 7-9 miles on them. Mine had 7.
 

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It was in the single digits, I'm old and don't remember so well, lol :)
 
 



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