Dealer and test driving already purchased car

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05-24-2012, 10:34 PM

zico

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Dealer and test driving already purchased car

I have purchased factory ordered car. I'm not able to pick it up from the dealer immediately. Is dealer allowed to give my car for test drive to other people?

05-24-2012, 10:48 PM

ImTheDevil

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I don't believe so - if you have a contract on it, it's YOUR car.

05-26-2012, 05:15 PM

aspen79

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I'm not sure if they CAN'T let other people test drive it (other than the tech that does the PDI) but a reputable dealer WOULDN'T allow it.

05-31-2012, 06:02 AM

ben721364

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Quote:

Originally Posted by aspen79

I'm not sure if they CAN'T let other people test drive it (other than the tech that does the PDI) but a reputable dealer WOULDN'T allow it.

Good answer. If you have a deposit down and a purchase contract, a dealership would be ill advised to use the car as a demo.

Why not simply tell the sales person or sales manager that you expect to see only delivery mileage on the odometer and any more miles will kill the deal.