dyhppy

we hear of people from time to time saying that dealers just toss walk in customers keys to s2ks and they just go drive it by themselves for an hour. WTF. we're lucky to get a jaunt around the block in socal. what gives?

Saki GT

Maybe the dealer is hoping the driver won't come back and they'll get full msrp from the insurance co?

ladius

I dont' know man. I got a guided tour when I test drove an '04 back then and it really was a drive around the block and that was it. They held on to my registration and everything to try to make a sale... that's woodland hills honda btw

TheDonEffect

If you test drive a used car, they tend to be a lot more willing to let you go out on your own for as long as you want, new car different story, would you buy a new car with three digits on the odo?

Richardh123

The dealership I went to didn't even have the s2000s set up in a way where they could be test driven. But we were allowed to sit in them and start em up though. Btw this was in socal and I can agree that the dealers are probably less likely to give test drives of s2ks here.

Shinigami

Depends a lot on the dealership over here... I've had two hours long test drives in a Ferrari, and 5 minute drives in a second hand 1991 Mazda Miata... haha

Mark_is300

Same thing happened to me at Woodland Hills Honda back in 2002. It took a couple hours until they let me go.

IwantanS

Well I remember back in '78 or '79 I was 18 years old and a Chevy dealer let me take home a very clean '77 Camaro Z28 to "show dad." I was gone for hours.
And no, dad did not buy me the car.

dyhppy

what ferrari!!!!!!!?

switchcars

heck no! The deductibles are INSANE. Also, the premiums go through the roof as soon as you have a loss.