Did you test drive your R before purchasing?

[garysan]

It does seem to be a peculiar North American/Canada thing that dealerships don't allow test drives.... Alien to me here in the UK to be honest. I was actually a bit put out that a salesman insisted on coming with me when I test drove a Type-R here as that's the first time in about 10 years that I'd had an accompanied test drive. Usually at BMW they just make me sign something, give me the keys and ask that I'm back before they close... That above MSRP thing in the States is also all kinds of hoooky <shakes head>

I test drove the Type-R three times before pulling the trigger - twice from the dealer I bought mine from and in-between I also had a go in another dealers' demonstrator to make sure they both felt the same, sounded the same, etc. and then got 'best and final prices' from both before the last test. I think my first test drive was well over an hour long.

Hey, you have to be sure right? ??

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[WhatThePuck]

I did not test drive before purchasing. ??‍ I was ok with that ?

 

[RepyT]

At least his first name isn't Seymour.

Tiny,
Worse than Seymour, Mansoor Is pronounced man-sore... butz. Why would his parents (Harry & Sharee Butts) do this?

 

[RepyT]

Got fit for protective mask since going for routine service next week. No telling where those wrenches have been. Don’t want to catch Car-owner-19 virus!

 

[tinyman392]

Tiny,
Worse than Seymour, Mansoor Is pronounced man-sore... butz. Why would his parents (Harry & Sharee Butts) do this?

It's sadistic... I have a friend named Richard Long...

Got fit for protective mask since going for routine service next week. No telling where those wrenches have been. Don’t want to catch Car-owner-19 virus!

LOL. Something-something-heat issues

 

[RepyT]

It does seem to be a peculiar North American/Canada thing that dealerships don't allow test drives.... Alien to me here in the UK to be honest. I was actually a bit put out that a salesman insisted on coming with me when I test drove a Type-R here as that's the first time in about 10 years that I'd had an accompanied test drive. Usually at BMW they just make me sign something, give me the keys and ask that I'm back before they close... That above MSRP thing in the States is also all kinds of hoooky <shakes head>

I test drove the Type-R three times before pulling the trigger - twice from the dealer I bought mine from and in-between I also had a go in another dealers' demonstrator to make sure they both felt the same, sounded the same, etc. and then got 'best and final prices' from both before the last test. I think my first test drive was well over an hour long.

Hey, you have to be sure right? ??

Interesting how customs and expectations differ in UK. Imagine after test drive #2 their eyes rolled when you came back.

My dealer made a statement that is true based on not allowing test drives before financing approved but I didn’t know their rules at the time.

They said no one that ever took a Type R on a test drive DIDN’T buy it. I like the negativity in this case rather than saying everyone that drove it, bought it.

 

[BABY NSX]

I got to test drive but it just so happened the car they used for test drives was a general managers car. It was for sale as well, used with 15k miles. I actually was looking for an Accord Sport but test drove it. Wife and I liked it and bought it. I tested omg thing is all their Type Rs had about 62 miles on them, they had 3 at the time. Weird. Dunno if all their Honda’s had that mileage. I was like whatever. If it was joyrides I think it would be really coincidental they all had the same mileage.

 

[garysan]

Interesting how customs and expectations differ in UK. Imagine after test drive #2 their eyes rolled when you came back.

Ah but as I said, different dealers. One test drive at one, one test drive at another a couple of weeks later - requested best offers from both based on spec I had chosen. There was a bait of a wait IIRC as I had some financial stuff to work out and then a final, shorter test drive from chosen/winning dealer just to make sure I'd covered everything I wanted to before signing - not just hurtling about in +R mode which the salesman seemed eager I try but rather "could I daily this?", "would it be comfortable enough for longer trips?", etc. - the #becauseracecar bit is a given ??

(I was coming from a BMW M135i). Similar size and no. of doors, seats, etc. but *very* different cars.

 

[19typeRblk]

Got fit for protective mask since going for routine service next week. No telling where those wrenches have been. Don’t want to catch Car-owner-19 virus!

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[darrvao777]

I didn't test drive it. Didn't know how to drive manual transmission at the time. Learned on the Type R after purchase.

 

[19typeRblk]

I got to test drive a used 2017 CTR at a Toyota dealership last year. Went for the drive with the salesman and when we got back we went into the showroom to talk and there were six sales staff with their jaws open! They all said Wow! we're not even allowed to sit in one!! I did end up buying a new 2019 that I found at MSRP in another state

 

[amurciano]

I was able to test drive mine before buying. It was even a floor model so it took them lots of effort to take it out for me to drive. Maybe because they had 3 other type r's in stock but even if they didn't they knew how serious I was of buying so they accommodated me.
Whats funny is a never drove manual car before in my life so I was learning on the test drive. When we got in the car I told the sales guy, " this is my first time driving stick, so bear with me" He kinda gave me a look but was surprised of how well I did.

 

[HondaFan2017]

And this is why dealer don't allow test drives. People just playing. Pretty bad you don't even want the one you test drove. LIke I have said before everyone wants to test drive but then wants a car that hasn't been test driven. People are strange

It's no different in this aspect here in Europe. Only difference is that the dealerships have these demonstrator cars that they assume selling for less after a while. Overall it's not a financial loss because it brings them business. Here buyers are demanding, they won't easily part with $$$. There is even a Bentley/Lambo dealership that has demo cars.

It does seem to be a peculiar North American/Canada thing that dealerships don't allow test drives.... Alien to me here in the UK to be honest. I was actually a bit put out that a salesman insisted on coming with me when I test drove a Type-R here as that's the first time in about 10 years that I'd had an accompanied test drive. Usually at BMW they just make me sign something, give me the keys and ask that I'm back before they close... That above MSRP thing in the States is also all kinds of hoooky <shakes head>

I test drove the Type-R three times before pulling the trigger - twice from the dealer I bought mine from and in-between I also had a go in another dealers' demonstrator to make sure they both felt the same, sounded the same, etc. and then got 'best and final prices' from both before the last test. I think my first test drive was well over an hour long.

Hey, you have to be sure right? ??

The same goes for continental Europe. It can be sometimes that you are accompanied. I prefer so/even demand and tell them to present car functions during test drive. I don't have to figure all myself and waste time. Most of the times I had to sign an agreement with a 5% insurance franchise in case I crash the car.
True, no mark-up games here also. Worst case MSRP, frequently you get a 10%, unless smth rare. But no - this is hyper-limited-ultra-rare car - games. I was never pushed to get optionals, dealing with Bmw, Porsche, Mazda, others. I'd say there is a more tempered capitalism form in Europe. Even cars like Porsche 718, R, GT you get them if the dealership has building slots.

I test drove may cars/multiple times to make sure I spend my money on something in line with my expectations. I don't afford taking losses to change the car every year.

 

[diakonia]

Back in 2017 when the CTR first went on sale in America Honda had one Type-R that they toured from state to state as a test drive car. I test drove it in Richmond, Va. It had 5,000 miles on it in August 2017 which was only a few months after the CTR came to America.

 

[Ouhei]

I wasn't really planning on buying a CTR (was gonna get a 3 series), but a local used dealer had one on the lot so when I went out to test drive a 3 series I stopped by and drove the CTR, and well you see how that turned out.

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