I had the same question. I got a 03 Honda Accord with 88 miles on it
already. The manager went $420 below invoice to sell it. Do you
think 88 miles is acceptable, even though it the last of the 03's in
my area? I'm wondering if it makes a difference if the car has a J
VIN (assembled in Japan)??

"-- SilverSting--" <reply@goup.thx> wrote in message news:<bpb4rh$90d$1@dns3.cae.ca>...
> Your new car will never make it out onto a track. The mileage can vary
> quite a bit and different models are manufactured in differenet places.
>
> Accord --> USA
> Civic --> Canada, and USA.
>
> And so forth. Then when your car makes it to the dealer they test drive
> the cars are iron out any bugs and rattling. As for an exact number I can't
> tell you, but anything under a 100 km sounds reasonable.
>
> "Agent Smith" <asmith@matrix.com> wrote in message
> news:6s0irv8o8ngtsc53p4ug10cff874hg284g@4ax.com...
> > Guys,
> >
> >
> > What's a reasonable mileage on a Honda when you buy it brand new from
> > a dealer? How much "handling" does a car get after it comes off the
> > belt in, say, Canada and gets to a dealer here, in the US? Does the
> > manufacturer test every car on a track?
> >
> > I have to admit I know nothing at this point about this whole
> > procedure. Please, enlighten me.
> >
> > Also, how do you know if the dealer used a car as a "demo"?