24h test - fuel light on, flame suit ready :)

[numtumfutunch]

I popped into my local aspirational prestige car dealer for old people earlier this week and whilst chatting was offered a 2+h test drive

I've just picked up the car and within half a mile of leaving the dealer the fuel light illuminated

Now call me tight fisted by all means but by comparison bmw gave me a 5 series last month with a full tank (of which I used less than a quarter)

Comments?

[loose cannon]

I should imagine if you had taken it with a full tank you would have to return it with a full tank,
I can’t see many dealers giving you free fuel on top of a 24 hour test drive unless it’s funded via the manufacturer as a promotion

[No ideas for a name]

As long as there is enough fuel to get to the nearest fuel station, what is the issue?
You either fill it now, or before you return it.

[JeremyH5]

Er, why are you miffed about spending £20 for some petrol when the dealer has given you a free car for you to try for two hours?

[No ideas for a name]

JeremyH5 said:

Er, why are you miffed about spending £20 for some petrol when the dealer has given you a free car for you to try for two hours?

I think he meant 24h, the 2+ was a typo.

[Nickp82]

You are, indeed, tight-fisted

[RaineyDays]

You expect the dealer to fork out £60 a day for ‘potential’ customers to try out their car

[anonymous-user]

If I had any fuel I’d set light to your flame suit.

[Dave.]

Snowflake

[Butter Face]

We don’t normally expect customers to put fuel in demos but we don’t lend them out for more than an hour at a time really.

I think for 24 hour test drives you should rightly be expected to supply your own fuel.

[loose cannon]

Butter lend me a meg 280 and I will gladly fill it up twice maybe in 24 hours I might even want to buy it then

[hooblah]

Go back and threaten them with legal action.

[TheJimi]

Butter Face said:

I think for 24 hour test drives you should rightly be expected to supply your own fuel.

Aye, only fair, I reckon.

[DoubleD]

Tighter than a nuns.....

[Mexman]

Blame the last person who drove it on a 2 hour jolly and was also too tight to put fuel in it.
What is the motor trade, some kind of charity?

[SidewaysSi]

Have you got any intention of actually buying these cars or are you wasting their time?

[jeremyh1]

You go into dealers expecting things for free
If you came to my business expecting things for free
I would tell you to suck my septic stump
Tosser !

[Mexman]

numtumfutunch said:

I popped into my local aspirational prestige car dealer for old people earlier this week and whilst chatting was offered a 2+h test drive

I've just picked up the car and within half a mile of leaving the dealer the fuel light illuminated

Now call me tight fisted by all means but by comparison bmw gave me a 5 series last month with a full tank (of which I used less than a quarter)

Comments?

So you used £25 quids worth of fuel on a BMW test drive, presumably didn't buy it and didn't refuel it either.
So the next person does the same, and then the next person, and then the next person, see where I am going with this?
Before you know it, fuel tank is empty.
Dealer probably tipped a can of fuel in it when he was expecting you in to test drive as I dare say the last driver probably bought it back completely empty (as is typically usual)
The last time I looked, I don't remember seeing fuel stations on site at most car dealerships.
Certainly where I work, due to safety rules, we are only allowed to keep around 80 litres of fuel in containers on site.
And that is too keep over 150 cars fuelled and ready to drive on demo or to tip into a sold car to remove the lit fuel light.

[Butter Face]

loose cannon said:

Butter lend me a meg 280 and I will gladly fill it up twice maybe in 24 hours I might even want to buy it then

Yeah no worries

[numtumfutunch]

Yep, it's going pretty much the way I thought

Fact is I've now driven it for an hour (fuel cost approx £6) and realised the seat squab doesn't tilt adjust and is horribly uncomfortable as I have long legs - and a tight fist

Must be a local thing, dealers always volunteer to take the car solo for the afternoon with no pressure. If I'd had this one for a ten minute lap of the block I'd be clueless that I can't get comfortable.

But ultimately they offered the 24h test without prompting, I wasn't blagging

Cheers