Out of town when my car should arrive

[wstcoaster07]

According to the 6-9 week time frame given to me by the dealer, there is a very good chance I will be out of town when the car gets in (up to two weeks after its arrival!) Anyway, my question was if dealers allow people to test drive cars that were ordered for other people (since I haven't actually signed financing yet, only placed my deposit). If they arent allowed to, should I expect 0mi on my car when I turn it on or more like 0-10mi?

[jeff_h]

According to the 6-9 week time frame given to me by the dealer, there is a very good chance I will be out of town when the car gets in (up to two weeks after its arrival!) Anyway, my question was if dealers allow people to test drive cars that were ordered for other people (since I haven't actually signed financing yet, only placed my deposit). If they arent allowed to, should I expect 0mi on my car when I turn it on or more like 0-10mi?

 

When I checked the online inventory for my local dealer, the one I ordered never showed up in the inventory, so I guess it may be flagged in the inventory system. But I would talk with the salesman and/or sales manager and tell them that the only driving that should be done on YOUR car (you put money down on it, nobody else did) is the guy who takes it off the truck or the guy that does PDI (if necessary), and that's it.

 

That's actually the main reason why I prefer to order cars rather than take what is on the lot -- I don't want others test driving it and getting down the road and hammering the gas to "see what it can do"... some will say this doesn't have any effect, but I still don't do it with a new engine, and sure wouldn't want others doing it to my new car.

[Oman]

As far as I understand it you have to give permission for the dealer to demo your car. It is your car if you ordered it. In fact having more miles than necessary for initial check-out is one reason you can back out of the order. Just to make it clear to the dealer you can tell them you do not want it test-driven.

 

Jon

 

 

When I checked the online inventory for my local dealer, the one I ordered never showed up in the inventory, so I guess it may be flagged in the inventory system. But I would talk with the salesman and/or sales manager and tell them that the only driving that should be done on YOUR car (you put money down on it, nobody else did) is the guy who takes it off the truck or the guy that does PDI (if necessary), and that's it.

 

That's actually the main reason why I prefer to order cars rather than take what is on the lot -- I don't want others test driving it and getting down the road and hammering the gas to "see what it can do"... some will say this doesn't have any effect, but I still don't do it with a new engine, and sure wouldn't want others doing it to my new car.

[rfruth]

In shopping around for my FFH I ran across a few Escape's with hand written "sold no test drive" signs dangling from their rear view mirrors - how effective I don't know