Getting test drives at dealers

Getting test drives at dealers

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jaydogsmith

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171 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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This might be a bit of a random question but I see people quite regularly saying to test drive many cars before you choose.

I'm currently in the market for a new car (330ci, Mk5 R32 DSG/Manual, A3 3.2) and I'm forever being told to try them out as I can't make up my mind. The problem is, not once have I been offered a test drive in any dealers. This seems to happen whether I turn up in an expensive car wearing a suit or just pop along on a weekend. Whenever I hint and trying one out by either saying I can't make up my mind or if I'm genuinely interested, I get asked to prove I'm willing to buy! Lunacy if you ask me.

So how do you guys do it? What's the inside trick to getting all these test drives?