What was your first experience test driving?

Vegitto-kun

I never test drove it.

Oscar135

I was actually in the market for a used 350z when I test drove a 09 370z. The salesman let me take it down a nice windy road and I was able to play with the shift sync. He didn't mind how I test drove it. I ended up buying my Z from a different dealership off the showroom floor without a test drive. I'm so glad I bought new versus used!

Snakes709

I liked my first expeirence in some parts...

The day i first got to test drive it, i just finished dynoing my supercharged cobalt, got off the dyno, pissed off that i didnt hit what i wanted to after sinking alot of money and time. So i went home, jumped on my ZX6R and went for a ride to cool down. Went by a Nissan dealership and seen a few 370z. I pulled up and while i was still sitting on my bike, taking my helmet off. The salesmen comes up and says nice bike, so we talked about my bike for abit. Then he asked what can he help me with. I asked to test drive a 370z. No questions asked or anything, he said sure. I was shocked. Where im from, if a 23 year old guy, that at least isnt driving a nice car or nicely dressed, they dont get to test drive something like that.

So since i was only 23 years old he took it off the lot. He tried to show me some stuff, in the process he burned the hell out of the clutch. We switched spots, i took it, fell in love, got the dealership a photo radar ticket by doing 120kmh in a 60 zone (opps...lol) Went back and started the paper work.

Theres only been 2 times i been treated that good by a dealership, that time and the day i found my truck.

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Red__Zed

First test drive I hated the transmission and thought the car was woefully underpowered. I did enjoy the ride, though.

hdskull

First dealership I went to wouldn't let me drive their only z on the lot.
"Will you be looking at purchasing the car?"
"Yes, I'm going to buy one for sure this weekend."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I've waited for quite awhile."
"We're going to have to check your credit."
"I'm fine with that."
"Are you sure?"
"Are you going to let me test drive the car?"
"We don't want to put a lot of miles on the car, but if you're going to buy it, then yes."
"Um... can I at least look at the car before I commit to buy? I don't want to drive it anymore"

I e-mailed a few dealers online, and when I walked into the dealer, the salesman asked me if I wanted to try out the auto gearbox or convertible to see the difference. I didn't even drive it. I did the paper work and drove it home

VaGntlmn

Scheduled a test drive for my wife and myself. Showed up at the dealership, did the required drivers license / proof of insurance, they gave us the keys, and they let us go.
First impressions - visibility - omg!!
Limited the top speed to 70 or 80 just to see how it handled (tight - nice!!)
And that did it.
Had them start looking for the Z with the options that I wanted.

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LunaZ

I would also like to add that the first dealership I visited denied me a test drive.
Needless to say, they lost the sale.

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Snakes709

sucks to be them huh. When i was in the market for a new car/truck when i was selling my 370z, i went and looked at a SRT-10. Dealership wouldnt let me test drive it. I told the guy that its bs but oh well. 3 months later i went back to that dealership with another SRT-10 that i bought. Needed to speak to a Viper Tech and that dealership was the nearest. Talked to the sales guy that denied me the test drive and i said to him "well i really did like the yellow fever one you guys have....and still have. If you had let me test drive it, you would have sold it...but you didnt so i bought this one...."

His co-workers laughed at him as he was getting pissed off...lol.

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vgd

Why would they deny a test drive?
I like to call ahead first before I come and make sure I can drive one.

My dealership is connected to ~20 banks. Is it a good idea to ask them to find the APR % from those banks? Do you think it's rigged?

LunaZ

My guess is that punk-a** twenty-something didn't like what he saw when I rolled up and decided to flex his power like some kind of mall cop and deny me.

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Red__Zed

A lot of dealers have a no-test-drive policy on cars like the Z now. They're often able to sell them without offering rides, and it's not worth the risk.

Snakes709

the excuse they gave me is "we dont let anyone test drive our pride and joy" i laughed at him and i said "really? a 05 SRT-10 Ram with 60,000km on it is your pride and joy of the dealership? the truck is a fine truck, but not that fine"

But i know for a fact its all how you dress and what you drive. He didnt see the Z i was driving and i was dressed in casual clothes.

Same thing happend to my boss at my old work. The owner of the company owned a 94 Viper. The Co-Owner owned a KIA and wanted to go test drive a porche, he got some info about the car he wanted to drive but the dealership said no you cant test drive it. So he called the owner up and got the Viper for the day, went back to the dealership and said "heres my other car that i dont normally drive" dealership then said "ok lets go for a rip in the car you want" my boss said "nah, i changed my mind, im going to go by a 09 Viper ACR"

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ProfessorDave

First I couldn't figure out how to adjust the touring seats.

Then I stalled it.

They must have had a good laugh about that at the dealership. But then our new puppy peed in their lobby. So everything turned out fine.

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spearfish25

When I bought my Z in 2009, they saw my hospital ID and let me test drive the car once with the salesman and then again with just my wife. The sales guy was freaking out saying "whoa whoa whoa" when I got on the throttle a bit. No balls. My wife was just rolling her eyes. Likes to bust balls.

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b1adesofcha0s

Wow, I've always had the opposite experience. All the salesman always try to force me into a test drive even if I don't want to go on one. I'm 21, but I usually have one of my parents with me so they're cool with it.

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