i learned that when i got my new Z delivered to the dealership and it had like 300 miles on it it meant someone had fun with my car first. i should have realized this but i was so excited when i first got it that it didn't even really register. well all i can do is hope they didn't beat on it. i've had it for 6 months now and it needs to go into the shop cus the engine's making a knocking noise like there are rocks in the cylinders when it drops rpm while idling.

anyone else have a similar experience?

 

+1

 

hmmm. i had 30miles coming from another dealer. my car idles when i put it on neutural, going to 2nd gear, pushing the clutch, maybe 60-70 percent of the time it idles. youll get use to it. knocking on engine didnt hear that and i hope never. the dealer should tell you how much miles it has and has to be writen on your contract. well mine did

 

mine had 17 miles on the clock. If you were sold a 'new' car with 300 miles on the clock it probably would have been wise to reject the car...but hind-sight is a wonderful thing

 

+1

 

Damn...how many test drives did this car have?? I would've turned dat Z down without a second thought.

 

mine had 142 on the clock.. but... it had 3 when i began to test drive it... i took it over night and signed the papers the next day

 

9 here. I would get your problem checked out by your dealer.

 

It is safe to say that when people do test drive cars today the sales person usually rides along{usually} so the car probably was'nt hammered on. Good luck.

 

2 miles.
got it right off the truck.

 

42, it came from another dealer

**is it normal for the vq for have loud lifters?**

 

It may have been driven from another dealership after that specific one with all your options was located.

 

56, from another dealer. They initially wanted to sell me a demo, with about 7,000. Yeah, no dice.

 

dealership out here has a policy if you dont like it you can return within 200 mi of buying it no questions asked. If you have that same policy up there then it is possible someone may have beaten the car a bit much and taken it back after he learned to drive stick and then got a different color.

 

I worked at a dealer.. had access to all the cars at all times. I will admit I took my fair share of cars out and wasn't exactly fragile with them no matter what the mileage.

 

that's what they said, that they needed to drive it from another dealership. But 300 miles away? I guess it's possible.

 

172, came from a dealer in connecticut up to me in new hampshire

 

10 miles and it still had the plastic on the outside and inside on the seats and door panels. I specifically checked the mileage because I didn't want a car that was driven much before I bought it. I figured 10 miles was as good as I was going to get.

 

If you've been driving your car for the past six months, and are just now taking it into the dealer, then I don't think the first 300 miles have anything to do with your problem.

Good luck.

 

I had 167 miles on mine, it came from another dealer over an hour away...