Vehicle Test Drives - Not Until You Sign and Pay!! | Motors

tony1963 · 2023-06-11T15:39:00.868000Z

During the 20 years that I had the dealership, I quickly adopted a policy of no test drives. Why? Because people will drive the vehicle in an unsafe manner and also do things that are harmful for the vehicle. Who pays? Me. So, after about a year I adopted a policy that they buyer could ride and observe, but not drive. Never had an issue other than one guy who rubbed me the wrong way the moment he got out of his car anyway. He said that he never bought a car that he couldn't drive and I wished him a good afternoon. He and his "other" did the hoochie-coo and left. I sold that car the next day to someone who was thrilled with it. I was asked before why I adopted the policy and several people would insist that they are insured. I believed that they were, but here's the issue. Your insurance sees you test driving a vehicle. Your insurance (looking to slither out of the claim) takes the position that since the vehicle was being tested, they "feel" like my insurance should be the primary carrier. My insurance disagrees. So, I am stuck in the middle with a damaged vehicle. Solution: You drive it after you sign and pay. Until then, it is my vehicle. Don't like that rule? Go on down the road. Bye.

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