Why do dealers "punch the clock" ?

[Mosman]

Greetings,

I'm in the process of buying an X5 from Crevier (I would't buy from them again, more on that after I receive the car), it's supposed to go on a truck tomorrow to be transported to me in Seattle.

back to the conversation, I received the paperwork yesterday and there was a warranty declaration page that showed a warranty start date of 11/30, and the vehicle listed as a Demo. I figured I knew the reason for this, and the sales guy (if he's truthful) confirmed it. They move vehicles in to their demo fleet so that they can order more cars/get more allocation. It's a way of manipulting inventory.

Why I'm not concerned: The vehicle only has 16 miles on it, and the warranty end date is 2/28/2015 and 55,000 miles.

BMW tacks an extra 3 months and 5,000 miles on the warranty when it goes in the demo fleet.

Of course I'll verify this when I get the vehicle up here and take it to my local dealer, and if it doesn't pan out, all heck will break loose.

But for now, I'm not concerned.

Mosman