linh811

31 on mine.

is4me2

My paperwork says 10 miles.

zup13

Anyone have an oppinion on taking a car on the dealers lot with 45 miles. I have my choice of the car in the color and configuration that I want which is in stock, or ordering the car and waiting around 30 days. Same price either way.

The miles bug me since I know several people had to test drive the car. But in reality could it realy make a difference to the overall longevity and performance of the car. What do you guys think.

Thanks

Lupin5

If it's gonna be on your mind constantly I would suggest that you pass. If you dont care then go for it. It's under warranty and the car probably has less actual miles cause when it comes from the factory, it usually has some miles on the car already. Mine came with 13 miles on the OD. If you want the car right away and can't wait then get it. There is no gurantee that you will get the car in 30 days, might be 60.

x986

The owner's manual has no break in instructions. You don't need to baby it for 1,000-2000 miles. Actualy many people say that the best way to break in a car is to "drive it like you stole it".

You "shoud" be able to get a little bit off of a car that the dealership has to "floor", but even if you can't, I wouldn't worry about a few testing miles.

My ordered car came with 14 miles.

mkivbadger

My special ordered IS350 was delivered to me with 30 miles on it! Not really a big deal....as mentioned, its under warranty and if you see no obvious exterior finish issues, I wouldn't wait.

zup13

Thanks. I did not realize there was no breakin period in the manual. I always have this picture in my mind of this guy (who looks alot like me) driving the sh!! out of the car on a test drive.

mcfly

Another person who didn't bother to read this section of the manual:

Breaking in your new Lexus

To extend the life of your vehicle, the following precautions are recommended to observe:

• For the first 186 miles:
  - Avoid sudden stops.
• For the first 621 miles:
  - Do not drive at extremely high speeds.
  - Avoid sudden acceleration.
  - Do not drive continuously in the low gears.
  - Do not drive at a constant speed for extended periods.

casey225

45 miles is nothing in the grand scheme of things. However, if you just have to have a virgin car, 30 days isn't so bad. How many other vehicles have you purchased with 0 miles on it? Unless you special order, probably not going to happen. I have only had one car which had 0 when we bought it, but the dealer had to drive it a couple miles for it to pass their "inspection" before letting me have it (i.e. brakes work, gas pedal doesn't stick, etc.). I would bet the manager or one of the salesman probably drove it a few times for "local advertising".

dfw350

first 1000 kilometers is the break in period (do not do crazy stuff)

PeteV

Here is an interesting read...

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

Although many of the tests here are for motorcycles, the same would apply. Basically, it totally negates the need to "go easy" during the break in period. Quite the opposite, in fact. I plan to do this break in method when I get my next new car.

bb6lude

one car that i bought had ~40mi on it when i got it as it was transferred from one dealer to the one that sold it to me. it didn't bother me, but if it'll always be in the back of your mind, then wait for 30 days

ricky

Edison_Chen

One car I purcahsed a Toyota Yaris, it had almost 5x miles..
The Lexus only had 20 miles

Turkoman

I agree with others who say that it is not a big deal. Having said that, if you plan to baby it for the first 1000 miles, chances are this one wasn't babied for the first 45. I drove it like I stole it when I test drove the IS 250 and 350, clearly not compliant with the owner's manual suggestion. Is the car I drove a damaged good? Of course not. Have you really heard someone say they drove their car so hard during the break in that they now are 1 second slower on the quarter mile or had to chnage engines?

Lexus really builds solid cars and the worst thing to the engine is probably the car sitting idle when the dealer is showing stuff to customers and not when you are flooring it during the test drive.

If they had the car I wanted on the lot with 50 miles on it, I would take it home now.

Lexustom

I've bought new cars with a bunch of miles on 'em (over 100). And I've bought cars with fewer than 10. 45 on a Lexus? Buy it and enjoy it. It won't be long and you'll not even remember what the odometer read when you picked it up. IMHO