Test Driving A Car

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Have any of you ever test driven a car for the sake of it, just because you wanted to drive it, knowing you’ve got no intention of buying the car?

I’d like to test drive the Hyundai Ionic 5. I am going to buy one, but not until next year at the earliest. But I want to drive it NOW to see if I like it or not. :-)

What’s a good excuse to fend off an eager sales person after the test drive apart from sorry I don’t like it? :-(
 
jrb said:
Have any of you ever test driven a car for the sake of it, just because you wanted to drive it, knowing you’ve got no intention of buying the car?

I’d like to test drive the Hyundai Ionic 5. I am going to buy one, but not until next year at the earliest. But I want to drive it NOW to see if I like it or not. :-)

What’s a good excuse to fend off an eager sales person after the test drive apart from sorry I don’t like it? :-(
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When you take it back tell him you've got an identical one at home that needs new tyres and a battery.
 
for 20 odd years I got a new company car on lease every 3 years. Never test drove a one of them. I based choice on kit inside v what I wanted for my contribution. They all had a steering wheel in front of me - 3 pedals and a manual gearstick. Not really sure of the benefit of a test drive unless I was moving to an auto or an EV ( had an auto Navarra for 2 months once and hated it ) - just seems an odd waste of time.

What if you try and want the 3 litre 6 cyl GTXLRSXT Blackline edition and your budget gets you the 1.2 litre boggo standard? Bit of a disappointment
 
bluethrunthru said:
for 20 odd years I got a new company car on lease every 3 years. Never test drove a one of them. I based choice on kit inside v what I wanted for my contribution. They all had a steering wheel in front of me - 3 pedals and a manual gearstick. Not really sure of the benefit of a test drive unless I was moving to an auto or an EV ( had an auto Navarra for 2 months once and hated it ) - just seems an odd waste of time.

What if you try and want the 3 litre 6 cyl GTXLRSXT Blackline edition and your budget gets you the 1.2 litre boggo standard? Bit of a disappointment
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I’ve only test driven a car once. A Skoda Octavia. I ended up buying it. A few weeks later the engine management light came on. It stayed on, even after different garages investigated the problem. I part exchanged the car in the end to get rid of it. TBH I hated the car. And to this day I still don’t know why I bought it.

With the Ionic 5 it’s more about the running costs, service costs, which are cheaper, and I really like its looks. The local Hyundai dealer offered me a 5 year general warranty on the car, and any remaining 10 year warranty on the battery, as long as the used car was less than 3 years old, which I thought was a good deal, and offered piece of mind.
 
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I’ve only test driven a car once. A Skoda Octavia. I ended up buying it. A few weeks later the engine management light came on. It stayed on, even after different garages investigated the problem. I part exchanged the car in the end to get rid of it. TBH aI hated the car. And to this day I still don’t know why I bought it.

With the Ionic 5 it’s more about the running costs, service costs, which are cheaper, and I really like its looks. The local Hyundai dealer offered me a 5 year general warranty on the car, and any remaining 10 year warranty on the battery, as long as the used car was less than 3 years old, which I thought was a good deal, and offered piece of mind.
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To me it only makes sense if the car you are looking at has a tiller in the place of a steering wheel - lights that you operate by means of buttons and the door and an odometer that reads out in the back of the drivers headrest ............... they are all more or less the same and there have been no really crap new cars for at least 30 years
 
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Have any of you ever test driven a car for the sake of it, just because you wanted to drive it, knowing you’ve got no intention of buying the car?

I’d like to test drive the Hyundai Ionic 5. I am going to buy one, but not until next year at the earliest. But I want to drive it NOW to see if I like it or not. :-)

What’s a good excuse to fend off an eager sales person after the test drive apart from sorry I don’t like it? :-(
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Just do it and then say "I find the seat uncomfortable"
 
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bluethrunthru said:
for 20 odd years I got a new company car on lease every 3 years. Never test drove a one of them. I based choice on kit inside v what I wanted for my contribution. They all had a steering wheel in front of me - 3 pedals and a manual gearstick. Not really sure of the benefit of a test drive unless I was moving to an auto or an EV ( had an auto Navarra for 2 months once and hated it ) - just seems an odd waste of time.

What if you try and want the 3 litre 6 cyl GTXLRSXT Blackline edition and your budget gets you the 1.2 litre boggo standard? Bit of a disappointment
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Waste of time?

A lot of cars have really shit driving positions. Or have rather poor interior build quality. Or don't feel right. There's a myriad of reasons to test drive a car.
 
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Waste of time?

A lot of cars have really shit driving positions. Or have rather poor interior build quality. Or don't feel right. There's a myriad of reasons to test drive a car.
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Not had one yet that disappoints - just set your expectations accordingly.
 
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Have any of you ever shagged a girl for the sake of it, just because you wanted to shag her, knowing you’ve got no intention of going out with her?

I’d like to shag a high class call girl, I am going to buy one, but not until next year at the earliest. But I want to shag one NOW to see if I like it or not. :-)

What’s a good excuse to fend off an eager girl after you've shagged her, apart from sorry I don’t like it? :-(
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Not had one yet that disappoints - just set your expectations accordingly.
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Depends how long you spend in a car each day. At one stage of my career I was doing over 700 miles a week, just to and from the office. Spent more time sat in my car than on my sofa, when you do that, comfort, driving position and the ergonomics become very important.
 
Be honest. Go to the dealership and say you're looking at buying one next year and would they mind if you sat in one, looked at the boot size and a few features, just so you know a little more.

Go at a quiet time and tell the salesman that you aren't ready to buy and therefore wouldn't want to waste his time with a test drive.

You might get offered a drive anyway and ask to be put on their mailing list etc ..
 
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I don’t drive but would surely want to test it first. I wouldn’t buy a pair of jeans without trying them on.
 
It's worth testing a used car just in case the previous owner has messed something up.
The seats might be fucked if a 30 stone lard arse has been using them regularly.
 
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