What's the story when a car dealer is selling a "used" 2016 car with 600 miles on it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Full disclosure, I already bought the car (a 2016 Mazda CX5 touring model with 600 miles on it for $22k, not including tags and taxes), so i hope it's not a lemon! But I do find myself wondering about the previous owner. The dealer says the previous owner (an individual, not a company) bought the car March 1st and that he traded it in around April 9th. I am just being nosy!

What kind of warranty did you get and what was the dealer invoice? There appears to have been an updated 2016.5 model released in January.

[Anonymous]

Occasionally someone buys a car and trades it in almost immediately - moves, didn't test it and didn't realize they couldn't fit car seats in it, loses a job, finds out they're expecting twins, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Full disclosure, I already bought the car (a 2016 Mazda CX5 touring model with 600 miles on it for $22k, not including tags and taxes), so i hope it's not a lemon! But I do find myself wondering about the previous owner. The dealer says the previous owner (an individual, not a company) bought the car March 1st and that he traded it in around April 9th. I am just being nosy!

What kind of warranty did you get and what was the dealer invoice? There appears to have been an updated 2016.5 model released in January.

OP again. This is a 2016.5 model, and it came with the factory warranty (3 yrs/36k miles; 5 years/60k miles powertrain), which kicked in March 1, when the original owner purchased the car.

[Anonymous]

Show/demo car. Floor model.

[Anonymous]

I got a repo Honda Pilot- love it even after ten years!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Full disclosure, I already bought the car (a 2016 Mazda CX5 touring model with 600 miles on it for $22k, not including tags and taxes), so i hope it's not a lemon! But I do find myself wondering about the previous owner. The dealer says the previous owner (an individual, not a company) bought the car March 1st and that he traded it in around April 9th. I am just being nosy!

What kind of warranty did you get and what was the dealer invoice? There appears to have been an updated 2016.5 model released in January.

How do you know what the dealer invoice was?

[Anonymous]

I got a 2014 model at a big discount in Sept 2014 with 1000 miles and a tiny scratch (we park in lots so that didn't bother me). Dealer said it was repoed. It has been great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He says it's a trade in, but who trades in a car after only 600 miles? Can anyone explain?

The dealer can. Just ask?

[Anonymous]

there is no blood stain, right?

[Anonymous]

I say it could have been repossessed from someone who couldn't afford the monthly car payment.
If that is truly the case, have the vehicle inspected by a trustworthy mechanic to make sure no intentional damage was done to it.

[Anonymous]

Maybe the former owner died?

[Anonymous]

I bought a car with 1200 miles on it. Used...hadn't even been titled to a person previously. The company used it for executives.

[Anonymous]

Heard from a dealer in California that it'll they have to repainted s car, it's no longer considered new.

[Anonymous]

My DH just bought one with 1700 miles on it that had been the dealers loaner car. It's basically brand new and cost $10k less than if brand spamming new

[Anonymous]

Op, I don't think you would know a car was a lemon by 600 miles. It would likely take longer and more driving to figure that out. So you are probably ok.