Selling My Car

kriss_boy

So the norm is for sellers to let complete strangers in their cars to test drive them?

I would thought it would be common practise to simply take the potential buyer out for a spin to show them what the car is like.

catflea

The only car I've ever bought without a test drive ran out of MOT twenty years earlier and needed full restoration :rotfl:

I even bought a Golf for £100 with a dog end of MOT and Tax and took it for a quick spin around the block

mrscb

kriss_boy wrote: »

So the norm is for sellers to let complete strangers in their cars to test drive them?

I would thought it would be common practise to simply take the potential buyer out for a spin to show them what the car is like.

In a word.... yes (obviously you go with them)

Inactive

kriss_boy wrote: »

So the norm is for sellers to let complete strangers in their cars to test drive them?

I would thought it would be common practise to simply take the potential buyer out for a spin to show them what the car is like.

Yes of course, unless the seller has something to hide.

Obviously the seller will go along with them.

To buy a used car without a test drive would be sheer stupidity.

waynedance

I would never buy a car I could not drive 1st.

How much oil does the car use in how many miles.

jaydeeuk1

We buy any car. We buy any car. We buy any car.
Any. Any. Any....

kriss_boy

Well my car passed its MOT this week with only 2 minors (both nothing to worry about) so I reckon its silly to gamble and try to swap it for something so similar.

If it had had a few problems that needed attention in the short term then I might have been inclined to punt it.

Cool_Username

Thing is letting people test drive the car you're selling is a bit of a necessary evil - I don't think you'll find many prospective buyers willing to part with large amounts of money for a car without even driving a few feet in it.

Watch any program about buying a car or read any website or magazine on the subject - no one offering advice about buying a car would advise someone to buy a car without test driving it first - in fact they advise taking any car out for at least thirty or forty minutes.

Unfortunately I don't think that many people will want to buy a car without test driving it first - whatever the circumstances with the relevant insurance.