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How aggressive are you during test drives?

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bentwookie

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I plan on doing some test drives soon..The dealership I am going to has a normal route all the salesman go..
first down a bumpy country road, then onto a freeway.
I plan on flooring it on the freeway(at least on the onramp) and slamming on the brakes on the country road...is this considered acceptable test procedures?
 
I'll drive it like I normally drive.

Test threshold braking, shifting, overall acceleration, body roll, etc.

So pretty much to the limits.
 
Drive the car how would on a daily basis

Do you really think there is going to be a problem with the braking?

If you're looking for safety, look up the site with the government's ratings
 
I've never taken a car out for a test drive seeing how I've never purchased a new car, but I imagine I'd drive it like I normally drive, maybe a tad bit more aggressively, just to see how it does. I don't drive very aggressively (fast turns, etc.) to begin with, but if I was buying a new car, I'd put it through its paces.
 
the last time i took a car for a test drive the dealer made me drive through heavy traffic, through a construction zone, and back to the lot, not much of a test in other words. Was nice to sit in traffic though and feel one of the cars idle a bit, cause one was really shaky and loud. Thats what i was going to be driving the car in too though so i didn't mind the somewhat crippled test...it was only on the highway that i ended up being surprized by the way the transmission reacted.
 
I'd think it'd be nice to ask the saleman how hard you can drive it. The salesmen told me when I was test driving the Mazda3 to punch it. I red lined it too, in the speed-shift mode 😀

He didn't mind at all.
 
I drive it hard, but not abusive. The same way I drive my own car (though I don't drive that way all the time).

If it's a stick shift, then I'm letting it run out in 1st and 2nd, testing the reaction to flooring the throttle with the engine in 3rd at 20-25 mph, looking for brake fade, seeing how the car handles rapid transitions, finding out how it reacts to hard acceleration out of a corner (this is particularly important for FWD cars with open differentials because they generally suck at it), seeing how well the pedals are set up for heel-and-toe downshifts, and seeing how well the engine can be "blipped" during double-clutching (some modern cars do not close the throttle plate quickly which is good for emissions, but terrible for double-clutching because you want the engine to return to idle _right now_ when you take your foot off the accelerator).

What I am not trying to do: Spin the tires in any way, shape, or form; dump the clutch; speed-shift, or anything else that is damaging to the mechanicals of the car. It's perfectly possible to drive a car fast and hard without causing undue stress to the componants.

ZV
 
Pretty aggressively.

I often end up slapping the car dealer around a little. Gets me a better deal, and easier to do when he's strapped into his seatbelt.
 
I drive it hard since I flog my car around when I get the chance. The last car I test drove and powerslid around a corner. Salesman didn't flinch😀
 
To do list:

It needs to bounce off the rev limiter at least once.

You need to have at least two wheels screeching

Find the limit of oversteer & understeer.

Test the brakes cold & warm.


You never know, you could adviod accidents if you know what the limits of your driving and the limits of the car are.

If the car is above your limits - great go have fun and learn
If the car is below your limits - you are more likely to have an accident 'cos you want the car to do more than it is capable of.
 
I just flogged the living piss out of the Escort like half an hour ago, and then spent 5 minutes trying to figure out why I couldn't get the key out of the ignition. Since when is accessory power in FRONT of OFF?
 
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