AMV8 Test Drive: any tips or advice

[The Niko]

Dear All,

should be having a test drive of the V8 soon, and wanting to know any wise words or things i should bare in mind before the ride?

tips and advice welcome!

the N

[cytefx]

floor it with the window open...

[Grant3]

Is it a general test drive of their standard demo car, or a specific test drive in a particular used car that you are interested in buying?

[The Niko]

Its their demo car i beleive, in the mind of purchasing a V8 so thought best to try it out before i decide

[bogie]

ask them to remove fuse 22 before the test drive

[Murph7355]

bogie said:

ask them to remove fuse 22 before the test drive

Yup

If they don't, don't be too disturbed about it being quiet.

Also, spend some time trying all the adjustments in the seat and the wheel before driving. Getting a nice driving position is possible, but not necessarily intuitive.

Other than that, enjoy it..,great cars.

[Grant3]

The Niko said:

Its their demo car i beleive, in the mind of purchasing a V8 so thought best to try it out before i decide

If it's a general test drive, then I have no tips aside from asking for a long enough test drive to get used to the car, ensuring you try all aspects of the rev range (mid-range, high revs, low gear etc) to get a real feel for the car at cruise, driven hard (but safe!!) & lazy overtake, try & ensure part of the drive is a B road route to test driving on the twisty stuff, &..... enjoy.

If you do buy used & test drive a specific car that you are interested in then I would suggest testing a few things like the gear change etc, let us know if you go specific!

[JohnG1]

cytefx is spot on. Left turn out of the dealer, floor it and go up the box. By the time I'd hit x mph I was a buyer!