Delivery Miles

[SIRandyraven]

I have bought a few new cars in the past and they come with delivery mileage.
Both times it has been 10 miles approx.
So the car does those miles where ?
It can't be 10 miles from end of production line to car transporter.
Are they miles where they test every car post production at the factory ?
Just curious

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.perrys.co.uk/car-news/buyers-guides/delivery-mileage-mean/

[Buenchico]

I used to deliver cars and vans around the country, including brand new ones. Obviously, if I was going to drive it, say, 100 miles to the customer's home, the 'delivery mileage' would end up being far greater than the 10 miles which you quote.

However the vehicles I picked up usually already had several miles on the clock already. That's because they'd been driven from the production line to a storage area (which could be nearly a mile away), then later driven back to the main plant to have 'optional extras' (according to a customer's requirements) fitted and then driven back to the on-site storage area. They'd then be driven across the site to be loaded onto a transporter and taken to an off-site storage facility, where they'd be driven further to get to their designated bay.

Further, imported vehicles would already have undergone such moves before arriving at somewhere like Sheerness:
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/in-this-aerial-photo-imported-cars-are-stored-at-sheerness-open-car-picture-id83146776
Simply getting from the ship to a parking bay there can add quite some distance to the odometer!

[Tuvok]

There was a programme on BBC where James May and some others spent 3 days broadcasting live from a car factory.

One of the things they showed was the new cars being tested on a multi surface track, with the driver listening for any rattles etc.

If any were found, the car was driven back inside, fixed and then retested!

[Tuvok]

The programmes are not available now but there are still some clips

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p033zfvw

[SIRandyraven]

Thanks for the answers.
I guess it all adds up when taken into consideration.
Just checked photos of my new cars ;
Honda CRV has 11 on clock when I picked it up.
Honda CRV number 2 had 7 miles on clock on pick up at dealers.
Nissan X Trail had 12 miles on clock.
Nissan Qashqai at dealers at the moment has 5 miles on clock.

My car in Switzerland Skoda Yeti had 17 km on clock on pickup.

[ToraToraTora]

you must be loaded, I've never had a new car!