Test drove the RS6 saturday

[Isoproturon1]

steelej said:

Greg_D said:

thanks for your opinion. but it is nothing that an evo road test wouldn't have given.

That said, i bet the audi sales people love messers like you (unless you are seriously considering buying one - which going by the tone of your closing comments i suspect not!)

Greg

Is that the most useful thing you could think of to write Greg, someone comes to the forum and gives their thoughts and opinions of a new car they've driven and this is the response they get, poor show.

John.

+1

[DamoLLb]

chris_w666 said:

TonyHetherington said:

Go easy on Carlos - he had the opportunity to drive an RS6, and told us about it?! That's what's great about PH!

I'm very jealous

I agree with Tony on this, stop sgging people for telling us what they have driven, I am also jealous but would never criticise the OP for test driving something.

Has no-one here ever killed some free time by visiting stealers and taking the test drives if offered?

I intend to do it at the motorshow this week! WOHOO!

[R39S1]

DamoLLb said:

chris_w666 said:

TonyHetherington said:

Go easy on Carlos - he had the opportunity to drive an RS6, and told us about it?! That's what's great about PH!

I'm very jealous

I agree with Tony on this, stop sgging people for telling us what they have driven, I am also jealous but would never criticise the OP for test driving something.

Has no-one here ever killed some free time by visiting stealers and taking the test drives if offered?

I intend to do it at the motorshow this week! WOHOO!

I think it's great when someone who's had the chance to drive an interesting car takes the time to tell us about it. The muttering rotters tend to get a bit jaded about some of the stuff they get to drive and it's good to get a real world, this is what i drove an what I thought, review.

[Rofly Lollers]

shoestring7 said:

dxb335d said:

The thing stops on a 2 pence piece literally.

Literally, they won't.

SS7

Correct. It would take approximately £5.36 to stop this beast.

[Greg_D]

Isoproturon1 said:

steelej said:

Greg_D said:

thanks for your opinion. but it is nothing that an evo road test wouldn't have given.

That said, i bet the audi sales people love messers like you (unless you are seriously considering buying one - which going by the tone of your closing comments i suspect not!)

Greg

Is that the most useful thing you could think of to write Greg, someone comes to the forum and gives their thoughts and opinions of a new car they've driven and this is the response they get, poor show.

John.

+1

-2

Maybe i should have padded out my initial response a bit more but i am busy atm.

my sentiments are the same, it is a personal bugbear of mine when people test pilot cars they have no intention of buying and as stated previously, the sales staff must get royally hacked off with it.

If he had driven a mates car and reported back on it here then brilliant and i would have been all ears (ie. if the owner was cool about the test drive) but messing salesmen around is just not on and smacks of desperation/ego boosting.

To answer a couple of comments.
a) no, i am most certainly not jealous.
b) no, i never have test driven a car for the hell of it, nor would i dream of it.

Greg

[dxb335d]

TonyHetherington said:

Go easy on Carlos - he had the opportunity to drive an RS6, and told us about it?! That's what's great about PH!

I'm very jealous

Thanks Tony!

King of d sofa said:

OT- dxb335d i saw your car in Fast car or redline, impressive car

CHeers mate!!!!

R39S1 said:

DamoLLb said:

chris_w666 said:

TonyHetherington said:

Go easy on Carlos - he had the opportunity to drive an RS6, and told us about it?! That's what's great about PH!

I'm very jealous

I agree with Tony on this, stop sgging people for telling us what they have driven, I am also jealous but would never criticise the OP for test driving something.

Has no-one here ever killed some free time by visiting stealers and taking the test drives if offered?

I intend to do it at the motorshow this week! WOHOO!

I think it's great when someone who's had the chance to drive an interesting car takes the time to tell us about it. The muttering rotters tend to get a bit jaded about some of the stuff they get to drive and it's good to get a real world, this is what i drove an what I thought, review.

My point exactly, i drove it, enjoyed it and wanted to tell my fellow enthusiasts on the biggest car enthusiast site in the UK!

Greg_D said:

Isoproturon1 said:

steelej said:

Greg_D said:

thanks for your opinion. but it is nothing that an evo road test wouldn't have given.

That said, i bet the audi sales people love messers like you (unless you are seriously considering buying one - which going by the tone of your closing comments i suspect not!)

Greg

Is that the most useful thing you could think of to write Greg, someone comes to the forum and gives their thoughts and opinions of a new car they've driven and this is the response they get, poor show.

John.

+1

-2

Maybe i should have padded out my initial response a bit more but i am busy atm.

my sentiments are the same, it is a personal bugbear of mine when people test pilot cars they have no intention of buying and as stated previously, the sales staff must get royally hacked off with it.

If he had driven a mates car and reported back on it here then brilliant and i would have been all ears (ie. if the owner was cool about the test drive) but messing salesmen around is just not on and smacks of desperation/ego boosting.

To answer a couple of comments.
a) no, i am most certainly not jealous.
b) no, i never have test driven a car for the hell of it, nor would i dream of it.

Greg

Sorry mate, i aint wasted no bodies time. I have been dating my GF for many years. Her father has always been in sales and invites me, yes INVITES me to drive these wonderful cars.

Edited by dxb335d on Monday 21st July 15:27

Edited by dxb335d on Monday 21st July 15:28

[davidcharles]

-2

Maybe i should have padded out my initial response a bit more but i am busy atm.

my sentiments are the same, it is a personal bugbear of mine when people test pilot cars they have no intention of buying and as stated previously, the sales staff must get royally hacked off with it.

If he had driven a mates car and reported back on it here then brilliant and i would have been all ears (ie. if the owner was cool about the test drive) but messing salesmen around is just not on and smacks of desperation/ego boosting.

To answer a couple of comments.
a) no, i am most certainly not jealous.
b) no, i never have test driven a car for the hell of it, nor would i dream of it.

Greg
[/quote]


....there's nothing wrong with taking an interest in cars and taking one for a spin if the dealer will let you. I test drove a 350z and mazda rx8 in 2003 just to see what they were like. On what i could remember and on what my wife also liked, 1 year later we bought an RX8 ......the test drives were useful.

[Greg_D]

dxb335d said:

Sorry mate, i aint wasted no bodies time. I have been dating my GF for many years. Her father has always been in sales and invites me, yes INVITES me to drive these wonderful cars.

in which case, good for you, i am glad you enjoyed it. and thank you for the report.

Greg

[J111]

Please don't be put off, dxb335d, I'm sure I'm not the only person who reads PH not least for other people's impression of their (or their borrowed) cars

[Funk]

LongLiveTazio said:

Is that Eastbourne?

Looks like it could be actually. I deal with Patrick in there; nice chap.

[[TW]Fox]

Nothing wrong with test driving cars you are not currently in a position to buy. Who knows where it may lead in the future?

I once 'wasted' my local BMW dealers time by taking for a test drive a car I couldn't possibly afford to buy but simply wanted a go in. I loved the car.

Since then, I've purchased my own BMW and the local dealer has pocketed more than £10k worth of warranty/servicing/repair work from me. I suspect the margin on service is such that it's generated them more profit than had I bought my car brand new from them.

Bet they don't regret letting me test pilot for half an hour now, do they?

How do you know what you wish to buy next or aspire to own if you've not tried it?

[Trommel]

[TW]Fox said:

Nothing wrong with test driving cars you are not currently in a position to buy. Who knows where it may lead in the future?

Timewasters are timewaters.

[[TW]Fox]

Trommel said:

[TW]Fox said:

Nothing wrong with test driving cars you are not currently in a position to buy. Who knows where it may lead in the future?

Timewasters are timewaters.

Introducing people to the brand and demonstrating the quality of the products and the levels of service they can offer can never be a bad thing. Why do banks try and get the custom of kids? Becuase in 20 years time, they might be able to flog them a mortgage..

It's the same principle.

The test drove I took introduced me to how great BMW's are. There are now 3 in the household, all serviced at that dealer, and I suspect my next car will be sourced through them as an AUC..

Ok, arguably I might still have arrived at the same position had I not test driven one years ago, but either way..

Edited by [TW]Fox on Monday 21st July 15:45

[Neil_H]

Obviously an absolute monster of a car performance-wise but I'm also thinking it's a bit of a monster on the looks side as well. I thought the previous model had a bit more integrity, the new one looks a bit cheesey in comparison. I don't think the colour helps.

[Greg_D]

[TW]Fox said:

Nothing wrong with test driving cars you are not currently in a position to buy. Who knows where it may lead in the future?

I once 'wasted' my local BMW dealers time by taking for a test drive a car I couldn't possibly afford to buy but simply wanted a go in. I loved the car.

Since then, I've purchased my own BMW and the local dealer has pocketed more than £10k worth of warranty/servicing/repair work from me. I suspect the margin on service is such that it's generated them more profit than had I bought my car brand new from them.

Bet they don't regret letting me test pilot for half an hour now, do they?

How do you know what you wish to buy next or aspire to own if you've not tried it?

fair comment,

but for every 1 of you, i am sure that there are 20 dreamers who shuffle off back round the corner to their 10 year old corsa full of stories to tell their mates about their half hour in an M3.

test drives are appropriate of the last 2 or 3 cars on your shortlist to get a feel for them, i struggle to see how the drive of a car other than the exact model you would like to purchase is in any way illuminating. except, possibly, at a push, a little bit if they didn't have the exact combo in stock so you drove the engine in 1 range and the chassis and interior of another. That i could understand.

It just boggles the mind that people spend their free time driving cars that they are not going to buy. just out of nosyness. It reminds me about the thread where renault were giving 24 hour test drives on laguna's and all the idiots were reporting back here how they were taking them out for a drive??????? why!

Maybe it is just me.

Greg

[nail_it]

chris_w666 said:

TonyHetherington said:

Go easy on Carlos - he had the opportunity to drive an RS6, and told us about it?! That's what's great about PH!

I'm very jealous

I agree with Tony on this, stop sgging people for telling us what they have driven, I am also jealous but would never criticise the OP for test driving something

Ho, have an offer to test drive it too.
Better keep stum or some spoilsport will condemn me as well

Edited by nail_it on Monday 21st July 15:57

[[TW]Fox]

I had a Laguna for the weekend as well. Why? I like cars. Driving them is enjoyable, and driving many cars increases you appreciation for the better ones. It isn't always good for the manufacturers - unfortunately as a result of the Renault weekend I now know my next car won't be a Renault. Nor the one after that.

I see so many people on this forum and people I talk to that buy cars, keep them 5 minutes and change them becuase they've no idea what they want. As a result of making sure I get a drive in the sorts of cars I feel I may be interested in, when I do buy, I buy something I genuinelly like, genuinelly suits me, and can be kept for a number of years.

Driving lots of cars gives you a far better appreciation of what is good and what is bad about cars and makes picking the absolute right car for you far easier. How many people buy a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 and love it, even though its a hateful box of ****? Lots. Why? Becuase they've driven sod all else. If you walked everywhere and somebody said 'Try this cheap Chinese monkeybike' you'd think that was awesome, too...

I get people 'waste my time' at work as well (I also work in sales) and frankly it doesn't bother me. So they take up half an hour of my time asking inane stupid questions then clear off and don't buy something. Never mind, the next guy might, or in 2 years time they might remember how helpful I am and come back and buy from the company..

It's a long term thing. Unfortunately, many are rather too short sighted to appreciate it.

Edited by [TW]Fox on Monday 21st July 15:59

[Wigeon Incognito]

Greg_D said:

It reminds me about the thread where renault were giving 24 hour test drives on laguna's and all the idiots were reporting back here how they were taking them out for a drive??????? why!

Agreed about the rest, but in that case it was Renault itself offering the cars.

None of the dealers time was wasted as far as I know, so they weren't interrupted from earning a crust.

The Laguna thing was an upscale equivalent to taking free samples in a supermarket IMO.

[bales]

Greg_D said:

It just boggles the mind that people spend their free time driving cars that they are not going to buy. just out of nosyness. It reminds me about the thread where renault were giving 24 hour test drives on laguna's and all the idiots were reporting back here how they were taking them out for a drive??????? why!

Maybe it is just me.

Greg

So your saying that if you are truly passionate about cars and you had the chance to drive lets say a lambo or ferrari for the sake of argument, that you would turn down a test drive for sake of offending the salesman!!

Sod that! It might be the only chance to drive a car of that calibre and it would make me very very very happy, if thats terrible then so be it I will be going to hell! but at least I would have enjoyed myself.

If I had the chance to drive cars of that sort of standard I would jump at the chance and feel bad for the salesman later....

[[TW]Fox]

I must admit I've never actually test driven something so ridiculously out of reach there is no chance of me being in a position of owning one within the next few years.

Perhaps thats why I think 'test drives' are acceptable and others don't?

I've never tried it on a local Ferrari dealership for example.