odometer reading at pickup

[JLfromCA]

19 miles

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[Opus]

Mine had 11 miles when I picked it up from the dealer. Yeah, 73 would have been test drives or someone at the dealership taking it home for the weekend...

 

[alphawolff]

My 24 2-door 6MT JL that I custom ordered got delivered off the truck with 37 miles. The VIN info shows the vehicle was being shuffled around between lots a bit as it got ready to ship, shipping cancelled, then ready to ship. The damn thing had like 3 shipping labels on the window when it finally showed up.

 

[JessicaF]

Hello. I am about to pull the trigger on a new 2024 4xe Rubicon X. It is a new vehicle but the odometer reads 423 miles (!!) The dealer says that it was likely picked for a random quality check at Jeep. I must admit that I am a bit shocked that a random check would result in so many miles. I see this as a red flag of sorts. I wonder what this forum's opinion is on this?

I think they sold the Jeep and someone returned it within 5 days (some dealership offer this). If this is the case, then it has a problem, and I should stay away from it. There is simply no way a new Jeep should have 423 miles on the odometer.

 

[Obi Wan]

Same as many others. 3 miles on pickup.

 

[dstevens]

My 24 2-door 6MT JL that I custom ordered got delivered off the truck with 37 miles. The VIN info shows the vehicle was being shuffled around between lots a bit as it got ready to ship, shipping cancelled, then ready to ship. The damn thing had like 3 shipping labels on the window when it finally showed up.

My 2024 which was also custom ordered had 39 miles on it. It arrived at the dealer and I picked it up immediately so all the miles were from factory / transportation.

 

[NWJeepr]

Hello. I am about to pull the trigger on a new 2024 4xe Rubicon X. It is a new vehicle but the odometer reads 423 miles (!!) The dealer says that it was likely picked for a random quality check at Jeep. I must admit that I am a bit shocked that a random check would result in so many miles. I see this as a red flag of sorts. I wonder what this forum's opinion is on this?

Lots of possible scenarios. It could have been dealer-traded. You can see if this is true by looking at the original window sticker. The original dealer to whom the Jeep was delivered is printed on there.

If that's not it, then it may have been used as a demo vehicle, or just accumulated a lot of test drive miles.

In either case, dealers are allowed to sell these as "new" vehicles. IMO, neither are any issue as long as it's explained. I probably wouldn't prefer one that had been test-driven that much unless there was a decent discount. The warranty does start at the date/mileage you buy, it however, on a new vehicle, so you get the full warranty.

I think they sold the Jeep and someone returned it within 5 days (some dealership offer this). If this is the case, then it has a problem, and I should stay away from it. There is simply no way a new Jeep should have 423 miles on the odometer.

They can't legally sell it as a new vehicle, then. This has to be clearly stated on the paperwork. A previous title application will have been filed for it. The "MCO" will have already been surrendered. MCO = Manufacturer Certificate of Origin. It's a certificate that is given to the DMV that certifies Jeep produced the vehicle, corresponding VIN, and that it is a brand new vehicle.

If it's a used vehicle, there's a whole host of things that could have happened. One of the more likely scenarios is it was purchased on a finance contract, but financing ultimately fell through, and the buyer had to return the vehicle.

 

[Bryce]

The last few vehicles I've purchased have been off the lot and had under 10miles on them before I did any test drives. On my '01 F250, it took me months of working on the dealer to get where we were both happy with the deal and I think I drove it 4 or 5 times before I bought it and put close to 100 miles on it myself. Still have that truck with close to 250,000miles now.

Back in 1996, I got a Ford Ranger 4x4 Extended Cab that was a really sharp truck and it had a label on the window about being a Factory Test vehicle and it had around 180 miles on the odometer. We figured a plant manager thought it was cool truck and took it home for a weekend. Funny thing is after about a week or so, I realized the odometer was recording about 1.3 miles for every mile I drove and the dealer had get that sorted out which included a new gauge cluster with less miles on it.

 

[JessicaF]

Lots of possible scenarios. It could have been dealer-traded. You can see if this is true by looking at the original window sticker. The original dealer to whom the Jeep was delivered is printed on there.

If that's not it, then it may have been used as a demo vehicle, or just accumulated a lot of test drive miles.

In either case, dealers are allowed to sell these as "new" vehicles. IMO, neither are any issue as long as it's explained. I probably wouldn't prefer one that had been test-driven that much unless there was a decent discount. The warranty does start at the date/mileage you buy, it however, on a new vehicle, so you get the full warranty.

They claim that it got off the truck with this many miles. The Jeep was not dealer traded, based on what they say. They also denied that it was used as a demo / loaner. Let's say I trust them. Then, why a random quality check at the factory resulted in so many miles? Was perhaps something wrong that required the vehicle to be driven so much? It just looks like a red flag to me. BTW, you are right, they confirmed that the warranty starts at the miles when purchased.

 

[NWJeepr]

They claim that it got off the truck with this many miles. The Jeep was not dealer traded, based on what they say. They also denied that it was used as a demo / loaner. Let's say I trust them. Then, why a random quality check at the factory resulted in so many miles? Was perhaps something wrong that required the vehicle to be driven so much? It just looks like a red flag to me. BTW, you are right, they confirmed that the warranty starts at the miles when purchased.

Sounds like the power of walking away may still be in your hands. A Wrangler is not a rare vehicle, and the market for new vehicles is still softening. Without any real explanation, I'd be suspicious too. New vehicles don't just come off of delivery trucks with 400+ miles on them without a valid explanation.

 

[JessicaF]

Sounds like the power of walking away may still be in your hands. A Wrangler is not a rare vehicle, and the market for new vehicles is still softening. Without any real explanation, I'd be suspicious too. New vehicles don't just come off of delivery trucks with 400+ miles on them without a valid explanation.

They are subtracting the federal rebate at purchase after applying the taxes. This is indicative that the rebate has already been applied. In other words, if I was to be the first owner, I would have to get it back from my taxes. The fact that they can just give it to me back at purchase is IMHO a sign that I am technically the 2nd owner. Would you agree?

 

[RAD1]

They claim that it got off the truck with this many miles. The Jeep was not dealer traded, based on what they say. They also denied that it was used as a demo / loaner. Let's say I trust them. Then, why a random quality check at the factory resulted in so many miles? Was perhaps something wrong that required the vehicle to be driven so much? It just looks like a red flag to me. BTW, you are right, they confirmed that the warranty starts at the miles when purchased.

If you didn't order this, why not just find another one? Just picked up my new '24 Willys with 5 miles on it.

 

[JessicaF]

If you didn't order this, why not just find another one? Just picked up my new '24 Willys with 5 miles on it.

The main reason is that they give a decent discount on this 2024 Rubi ($4359 + $3750 for the rebate). But I will probably walk away.

 

[Halxen]

The main reason is that they give a decent discount on this 2024 Rubi ($4359 + $3750 for the rebate). But I will probably walk away.

Look at the preferred dealer list on the forums and find a dealer nearish to you and give them a call. You can find some that will give 7%-8%+ under invoice ordering a Rubicon. Likely better or at least similar to a $4359 discount + $3750 rebate from msrp.

EDIT:
Also, no way would I be taking a "new" Wrangler off the lot with 400+ miles on it already.

 

[JessicaF]

Look at the preferred dealer list on the forums and find a dealer nearish to you and give them a call. You can find some that will give 7%-8%+ under invoice ordering a Rubicon. Likely better or at least similar to a $4359 discount + $3750 rebate from msrp.

EDIT:
Also, no way would I be taking a "new" Wrangler off the lot with 400+ miles on it already.

So, the funny thing is that the dealer IS on this list and seems to be getting positive feedback from the members of this forum.

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