Locked: Car sales are non-essential = no test drives

cb8888 wrote: ↑ I know that most dealers are offering a return policy ranging from a few days to a week and up to 500km, so to me this seems the only way around the no test driving, but to go through the hassle of buying a car and then returning it because you don't like it just seems silly. It would probably be easier if one paid cash, but if you apply for financing and then return your car, you just hit your credit score for no reason.

I'm currently looking to buy a car but unfortunately I can't because I will not buy without first seeing the car in person and secondly going for a test drive... I think these things are essential (no pun intended) on used cars

konsensei wrote: ↑ No you shouldn't return the car because "you don't like it", whether it is now during the COVID, or at normal times. It would be silly of you to return the car because you don't like it

They give you 500km to do a full drive test, that's a lot of km and a lot of time to figure out if something is wrong with the car, you could then return it.
Even in normal time, if you see the car in person, are going for a test drive, or test drives, you won't be able to return the car as soon as you signed the paper.
Your credit score will be hit for a little bit. But unless you are planning to buy a house in the next 2-3 months, what's there to worry about? And if you are buying a house that soon, should you be making other big purchases now? You are making that many big purchases every month to think about credit score?

I agree paperwork is cumbersome, but time is different.

mxthor3 wrote: ↑ What dealer is asking the OP to pay for a car without driving it? Just picked up a '17 Golf from Pickering VW. Drove the car before any $$$ was exchanged. I don't quite understand what issues the OP is having.

cb8888 wrote: ↑ All dealers as per omvic... not sure how you managed to test drive the car but good for you

https://canada.autonews.com/coronavirus ... -penalties

mxthor3 wrote: ↑ Deposit, test drive, purchase. If the car wasn't what I wanted deposit would be refunded.

Simple stuff.

mxthor3 wrote: ↑ Deposit, test drive, purchase. If the car wasn't what I wanted deposit would be refunded.

Simple stuff.

cb8888 wrote: ↑ Yea then like I said seems you got lucky that the dealer let you go for a test drive because as I just said, most places I called refuse to let me take a car for a drive.

How long ago was this by the way?

cb8888 wrote: ↑ Maybe the "i don't like it" part was misunderstood. I don't buy cars I don't like, I meant don't like as in there is something wrong or I find something hidden on the car which I otherwise would've found when test driving the car or getting a pre purchase inspection at a mechanic.

And why on earth would I sign papers and take a hit on my credit score unnecessarily so I can "test drive" the car and bring it to a mechanic, only to potentially find unwanted things on the car AFTER I already bought it, and then have to go through the hassle of returning it to the dealership, which will probably find any excuse to not take it back... I've worked at dealerships before and have dealt with too many to know how shady they are.

cb8888 wrote: ↑ Yea then like I said seems you got lucky that the dealer let you go for a test drive because as I just said, most places I called refuse to let me take a car for a drive.

How long ago was this by the way?

Xtrema wrote: ↑ Well, now you can take the sale receipt and go to dealer and say give me my $ back and I'm keeping the car OR I'll go to OMVIC to report you.

That said, it won't be the 1st business to defy public health order if you indeed got a car the last few weeks. And it won't be the last.

konsensei wrote: ↑ No you shouldn't return the car because "you don't like it", whether it is now during the COVID, or at normal times. It would be silly of you to return the car because you don't like it

They give you 500km to do a full drive test, that's a lot of km and a lot of time to figure out if something is wrong with the car, you could then return it.
Even in normal time, if you see the car in person, are going for a test drive, or test drives, you won't be able to return the car as soon as you signed the paper.
Your credit score will be hit for a little bit. But unless you are planning to buy a house in the next 2-3 months, what's there to worry about? And if you are buying a house that soon, should you be making other big purchases now? You are making that many big purchases every month to think about credit score?

I agree paperwork is cumbersome, but time is different.

PanchoVilla wrote: ↑ Why not return it if you don't like it? ESPECIALLY during Covid19 where you didn't even get a chance to test drive it before buying it. I'm sorry, but I'm not OK spending $20K - $30K on something I don't even like and I'm stuck driving it for a few years. That's a ridiculous statement.

Rob_EV wrote: ↑ Bought my Tesla without ever seeing it or driving one.........0 regrets.