It's really not that much of a concern. 250 miles on a new car is really no big deal. Can guarantee we've got 20 on the lot right now with that much or more.

Never happened to us.

If it's a car outside of the average they're even further off base. Got a 10 year old car with 40,000 miles or a 3 year old car with 100,000 miles? Throw the book away.

Hah, good one. We do it once we've reached a deal everyone is happy with and the customer's one hangup is having more time with the car/showing it to their spouse/seeing if it fits in the garage, etc.

This is a tough one for auto enthusiasts but unfortunately necessary. Cars are such an emotional thing, but you can't let your heart lead the car buying process. Use your brain when you're buying it then use let your heart lead once it's yours.

No need to rush making a purchase on something you'll have to live with for a long time. Take your time and make sure you're getting exactly what you want, at the right price.

Fire off an email to all the local dealers so they know they're competing with each other, which will help narrow it down to a handful who will give you the best deal.

Don't just drive the car around the block once and sign the paperwork – spend time with the car you're about to purchase and try to learn what it'll be like to live with every day. Play with all the functions, pair your phone, take it on some rough roads, and above all, be thorough.

Set up financing in advance with a bank to get lower interest rates and more flexibility in payments.

Don't let a dealer tell you what your trade-in is worth, know what it's worth going in and negotiate accordingly. Often times Carmax will offer more than a typical dealer for a trade, so start shopping there.

You call that an XT?

On the Topaz:

Not sure about other brands, but Chrysler Group vehicles come out of the factory with 1 mile on the odometer. Between movements from factory to holding lot to train to holding lot to truck to dealership they usually pick up another.

It's pronounced "Jeel."

Andrew- I posted a little something today that's very relevant to this topic: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/how-to-job-rat…

My dealer group has a Ford dealership, yes. I sold Rams for 6 years before getting promoted into a corporate-level position, so now I work with all of our brands.

Same here. Our largest store is located in a very well-to-do suburban area. We get people all the time wanting a $40k Wrangler Sahara loaded to the nines because they look cool, then six months later they're trying to get out from under it because it's too rugged. The sad thing is that this information is all over the…

Neutral:

You're totally right. That and it's surprisingly easy to overload a truck. You'd think a truck with, say, a 2000lb payload and 10,000lb towing capacity wouldn't be overloaded if you have four adults plus luggage in the cab/bed and an 8000lb camper behind it. But you'd be wrong. Towing and payload work together, and…