Hi Guys,
I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what is required for taking a pre owned car for a test drive at a dealership.
The last couple of months I have been saving up and toying with the idea of getting a diesel. Mainly an E90 320d. I am honest upfront with salesmen and tell them immediately that my parents will handle the finance. Mom and Dad both work in the week so I usually go alone. Ive learnt quite a lot from my grandad about cars so I know what to look and listen for.
In each case I let the dealer do the evaluation on my car and negotiated a good trade in and the dealer obtained my settlement information. But every time I have asked for a test drive, they denied my request telling me my parents need to be pre approved for the finance.
Is this really so as I dont want to waste my parents time by having them fill out all those papers only to find out the car isnt worth buying.
And just to be clear, 4 out of 5 dealerships I visited last week were BMW dealerships in the Randburg and surrounding areas.
I am currently 21, and got my lince in June 2011 with no accidents up to date. I test drove the Nissan Juke 1.6turbo in July 2011 without any hassles and took a used 2007 120i out in August 2011.
I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what is required for taking a pre owned car for a test drive at a dealership.
The last couple of months I have been saving up and toying with the idea of getting a diesel. Mainly an E90 320d. I am honest upfront with salesmen and tell them immediately that my parents will handle the finance. Mom and Dad both work in the week so I usually go alone. Ive learnt quite a lot from my grandad about cars so I know what to look and listen for.
In each case I let the dealer do the evaluation on my car and negotiated a good trade in and the dealer obtained my settlement information. But every time I have asked for a test drive, they denied my request telling me my parents need to be pre approved for the finance.
Is this really so as I dont want to waste my parents time by having them fill out all those papers only to find out the car isnt worth buying.
And just to be clear, 4 out of 5 dealerships I visited last week were BMW dealerships in the Randburg and surrounding areas.
I am currently 21, and got my lince in June 2011 with no accidents up to date. I test drove the Nissan Juke 1.6turbo in July 2011 without any hassles and took a used 2007 120i out in August 2011.