Pay first, test drive later?

[Soya]

so in SG, it's: Saman Faster Die?

[Seansene]

[Wreckwrx]

MI is not too sticky about test driving Rex's. It's the STI that you can't touch. When I was at MI 14mths ago, you could't "test drive" the STI unless you made a booking for the Rex (which is effectively placing a 5K deposit). And mind you, by "test drive" they actually mean "You Sit, They Drive".

[Renegade]

That's interesting - especially when you consider how someone could buy a car like that without actually testing it in the first place....

[Soya]

wouldn't one feel like a noob to be treated that way?

[Renegade]

Well....how should i answer that and not get flamed....

Edited December 29, 2004 by Renegade

[Tea3]

Yeah, next thing you know, must sign all those bank loan form etc

[Soya]

maybe u shld 'outsource' the answer to sean. he's oredi knee-deep in death threats so what's a few more?

[RadX]

Yeah....the death anti-advocate

[Renegade]

Ya hor....hey! Sean!

 

Any Flame-able replies to Soya's posts ?

[Tea3]

My definitely doesn't look like gin-na. If SE mistook my friend for gin-na, I really recommend wearing magnifying glass.

 

Friend has 20 over years of driving experience & choosing between the alfa & opel. Only thing that is stopping friend from buying the alfa 146 is they don't have the color friend wants. Alfa trying to make friend buy a red one but already got 2 red cars at home. Anyway, the Astra turbo is with journalist. Not sure when coming back.

[Renegade]

Yeah. Journalists.

 

Maybe some of us here should go sign on with ST or something, too...

[Tea3]

Yeah, I am sure we can give a "fair-er" opinion about the cars we drive knowing that these journalists are easily biased to say good stuff about whatever they are given to try.

[Acemundo]

like what seanseane says, perhaps its the 2litre version?

 

is the 2 litre version on turbo?

 

if yes, i do understand such a ruling cos some first timers might not be able to handle a turbo car properly

[RadX]

To me that is HOGwash...having tested the S60R, M3 and few udder turbo cars...BAH to the policy that they have

[Lala81]

how can u decide to buy a car without test driving it?!?!?

[Renegade]

Trust me - quite a few people have done that

[RadX]

"....without test driving it?!?!? ..."

 

Exactly, once I wanted to test the RX-8, and the fella said, 'come, I start the engine for u to hear'

 

kns..i retorted...'Eh, I buying car NOT hi-fi hor'

 

and left