Refused test drive

Contessa

I had the opposite experience a few years ago. I went to a Honda dealer as i was interested in a Jazz. The salesman showed me one and quickly told me something about it then took me on to look at a Civic. He waxed lyrical about it. and the "good offers" on at that time and suggested a test drive. I wasn't that keen as it was winter and already dark but I like cars and maybe I should consider the Civic. A long test drive and the car was OK but I still wanted to try a Jazz so came back the next morning for a test drive. So I had a shorter test drive in a second hand one. In fairness I liked it less than the Civic. I really should have left then ( even better the previous night). I don't know why the salesman thought I would buy a Civic as I told him I didn't like the poor rear visibility. He insisted on giving me the keys so that I could have the car for the afternoon. After a short drive I returned it and said I still didn't like it!
But it didn't end there! By this time the finance chappy had appeared-but they wouldn't give me a part-ex price for my car until I said I would buy the Civic.
So that's why I still drive around in my old car!

johnfarquhar74

Relentless01 wrote: »

As for the comments there is something wrong with the car is madness! They can not knowingly sell a faulty car and it has to be checked prior to going on the forecourt.

I'll agree with others and say not ALL 'salesman' are at it/would sell their granny, but just because you say they 'cannot' does not mean they don't!
Maybe it was a one off, a one in a million occurrence, but I traded in my '05 plate Renault for a new car last year, I made the salesman aware of every fault on the car, and being a Renault there was a few(electrical), that car hit their forecourt after a wash and was sold after a few weeks. Later on in the year I got a letter from the buyer, he apparently traced me through the 'registered keepers' document. The new buyer wanted to know what was failed when I owned the car as he was in dispute with the garage.
Like I said though, it may not happen all the time, but when it happens to you it wouldn't surprise me if it left you with a tarnished view of salesmen!