I Went To Purchase A New Mini-Excavator And This Happened.....

[TimberFarm]

I’m not speaking for the OP but what caught my eye is the condition of the tracks making it looked used.

Most every machinery dealer I have been to has dirt/gravel parking and storage area. If it rained before they drove it across the lot and loaded it, the tracks will get dirty.

 

[TimberFarm]

When we finished fixing customer equipment (even non-green), hit it with a pressure washer before delivery back to the customer. Always got comments from the customer they were not expected getting clean tractor back.

Worked at small IH dealer for few months before going to Deere dealer. At IH - doing engine overhauls and hydraulic work. When finished pressure wash tractor before delivery back to customer.

This reminds me of when I was looking for a tractor a few years ago. I was originally looking at auctions/used. I would say a good 95% of the ads looked like they drove the tractor across a swamp to get it to the sales lot.
I made a comment about how lazy can a dealer be to not clean off a tractor before putting it up for sale and man...o...man did everybody jump down my case for expecting somebody to actually clean a tractor before taking $45-50,000 for it.

 

[Alan46]

When I sent this post to a friend in Tennessee he said
“Some people would complain about a wet dream”

 

[JRH02]

When I sent this post to a friend in Tennessee he said
“Some people would complain about a wet dream”

You apparently don't change sheets or do laundry.

There ya go! Couldn't resist.

 

[JimR]

7 hours is probably 1/1000 of its useful life. I once bought a 2 yr old rental unit with 1500 hrs on it. It had dents and scratches on every panel. I used it for 14 yrs before downsizing with only a starter and battery repair. I think you just let the machine you wanted get away.
I get it you wanted shiny brand new and you were disappointed. But I think I would have made a deal.

I bought my 2014 Kioti NX4510HST in 2016 as a new leftover. It had 13 or 14 hours on it. The tractor had not been used to do any loader work based on the bucket condition. The salesman told me that they moved it back and forth between their 4 dealerships every few months. I didn’t think anything about the 13 or 14 hours on it. I didn't see any damage to it. It sure was pretty dusty up underneath and under the hood.

 

[vallefarm]

These responses are funny. Some saying it isn't a big deal, others saying you should have accepted it and tried to bargain a price reduction. My two cents, new is new, a demo is used, used is accepting she isn't a virgin anymore. If it's my money I expect what I pay for to be just as I ordered, or someone else can have it as they aren't rare. Would you want a brand new c8 zr1xt with 300 miles on it and obvious tire wear? Not if I am paying 190k plus "expenses". The privilege of losing 40k driving off the lot was I am going to break in the seat, engine and ruin some tires.

 

[Sawguy50]

Instead of getting the one he looked at with the collected quick coupler and bucket, he got another one that had the quick coupler and bucket.....and 7 hrs on the clock.

Just makes sense with the delays and everything, he got a different excavator than the one he saw initially.

 

[4570Man]

These responses are funny. Some saying it isn't a big deal, others saying you should have accepted it and tried to bargain a price reduction. My two cents, new is new, a demo is used, used is accepting she isn't a virgin anymore. If it's my money I expect what I pay for to be just as I ordered, or someone else can have it as they aren't rare. Would you want a brand new c8 zr1xt with 300 miles on it and obvious tire wear? Not if I am paying 190k plus "expenses". The privilege of losing 40k driving off the lot was I am going to break in the seat, engine and ruin some tires.

Do you see any evidence that this machine isn’t new? 7 hours of digging In the dirt and 7 hours of idling on the dealers lot aren’t the same thing.

 

[WM75Guy]

Sounds like poor dealer communications and equipment prep. All of my new tractors had a few hours on them. My 2024 Yukon had almost 100 miles on it when I took delivery. It came out of the factory in Arlington. Instead of waiting a week or more to get vehicles delivered the dealership took 4 guys on a road trip, picked vehicles up at the factory, and drove them back to the dealership. They ask me first if I was OK with that. Warranty is good till 5 years or 100,100 miles on the drivetrain.

 

[Fixastuff]

When something like this ruins your day remember someone is starving somewhere right now. It’ll be ok.