Went to test drive a Speed 3 today...

[yobrigidey]

And they wouldn't let me take it out!

Their excuses:
"The people who buy these cars want no miles on them"
"We let someone take out one and they wrapped it around a pole, now our insurance company won't let us do it anymore."
"People come in and purchase them without test driving them all the time"
"This is a special edition car, there are only 4,000 made, and we have 5 of them"

And my favorite:
"we don't want people just coming in to test drive them who aren't serious about purchasing one. We do the same thing with our vipers and Z06's"

Just a warning for anyone in the Wichita, Kansas area, stay away from Davis Moore Mazda. Funny thing is I was going to go test drive the Caliber SRT-4 afterwards to compare (at the Davis Moore Dodge) Instead, I just went straight home.

I also explained to them that I had already test driven a new Cobalt SS turbo. The dealership didn't have any left, so I drove the Gen. Manager's car. (A dealership that wants to sell cars...what a concept!)

What a joke.... Now I'll have to go give my business to a different dealership the next time I am in Kansas City.

 

[TreFlip999]

Damn...When I went a was just walking around the white MS3 that i was eyeballing and some dude came walking up and threw the keys at me...Awesome dealership

 

[MTuning]

my dealer gave me 2 test drives in 2 different ones to help me decide...but refused to give one to another local car forum member i know. How old are you/do you look btw? its true, there are only limited made.

 

[CWPspeed3]

I was told they would only let me test drive after I put a down payment of $500 on one. I ordered one and didn't drive one until the day my car came in and I drove it off the lot, strangely enough everyone at that dealer found it very strange that I never test drove the car.

 

[controlo]

And they wouldn't let me take it out!

Their excuses:
"The people who buy these cars want no miles on them"
"We let someone take out one and they wrapped it around a pole, now our insurance company won't let us do it anymore."
"People come in and purchase them without test driving them all the time"
"This is a special edition car, there are only 4,000 made, and we have 5 of them"

And my favorite:
"we don't want people just coming in to test drive them who aren't serious about purchasing one. We do the same thing with our vipers and Z06's"

Just a warning for anyone in the Wichita, Kansas area, stay away from Davis Moore Mazda. Funny thing is I was going to go test drive the Caliber SRT-4 afterwards to compare (at the Davis Moore Dodge) Instead, I just went straight home.

I also explained to them that I had already test driven a new Cobalt SS turbo. The dealership didn't have any left, so I drove the Gen. Manager's car. (A dealership that wants to sell cars...what a concept!)

What a joke.... Now I'll have to go give my business to a different dealership the next time I am in Kansas City.

that's just how some dealers are man. they act like its a ******* lambo or something.

i wish i just had a briefcase full of money and when they act like i'm not serious, open that s***. it's true that it kind of sucks buying a car that has a lot of miles on them but how do they expect people to buy a car that they have no idea how it feels to drive? i bought my car with 13 miles on it. :/ more than i wanted but that's ok.

 

[yobrigidey]

Well, I am 22 years old. I got there after work, so I was still in my business attire. I drove in my 2006 G6 GTP coupe (which retailed for more than any MS3 they had on the lot) Which I had just finished cleaning in preparation of an appraisal.

I told the dealer that I understand that they don't want to sell cars with many miles, which is why they should have one MS3 that they allow people to test drive and then sell all the others on the lot. I mean hell, they had one sitting on the showroom floor inside!

 

[MSLou]

they didnt let me test drive mine the first time i went to the dealer so they let me test drive a used ms6 they had on the lot i went in the next day and said i want the ms3 let me test drive and after bugging them enough they let me

 

[robin2660]

Well, I am 22 years old. I got there after work, so I was still in my business attire. I drove in my 2006 G6 GTP coupe (which retailed for more than any MS3 they had on the lot) Which I had just finished cleaning in preparation of an appraisal.

I told the dealer that I understand that they don't want to sell cars with many miles, which is why they should have one MS3 that they allow people to test drive and then sell all the others on the lot. I mean hell, they had one sitting on the showroom floor inside!

Ask to speak to the sales manager. You can also try the general manager or the owner.

 

[dandydaniel]

Never test drove the car, brought her home with 19 miles on the odo. Thats about 17 miles more than I would have liked...

 

[jbiird317]

i bought mine without even seeing ANY speed3 in person. I read about it online and said to the dealer "i want this car as soon as i can get my hands on it" first one they got off the truck i drove off the lot 2 hours later - no regrets!

 

[UHATEIT]

Funny thing is I was going to go test drive the Caliber SRT-4
I also explained to them that I had already test driven a new Cobalt SS turbo.

That would have been a funny thing if you ACTUALLY wanted to test drive a Caliber.... that car is GHEY.

And um a Cobalt SS... GHEY

Not sure why the speed3 was placed on the same linup of testdrives, might as well have thrown a GHEY civic si in the mix... or even better, a Scion TC turbo... I love sarcasm

 

[Young Roids]

I did not test drive mine either. It's hard to get test drives alot of times. I just hate dealerships in general they are like ultra judgemental zones.

 

[FrequentFlyer]

I wonder what dealers are thinking when they deny test drives in a $22k economy car that happens to be fast.

 

[Rotus8]

I also bought the MS3 without a test drive. I drove a standard 3 with the 2.3 and 5-speed and it was actually quite a nice car, I probably would have been happy with it. But...... I Want More! I told the dealer if the 3 is this good the MS3 must be brilliant, order me one. I was right.

 

[Young Roids]

I wonder what dealers are thinking when they deny test drives in a $22k economy car that happens to be fast.

They like to size you up and they target certain demographics like a married couple for example is a big target demo for them. When they see a single under 30 year old guy red flags go up in their mind.

 

[Silver Ecstasy]

I am sympathetic to your feelings as I was denied a test drive on a 2008 Caliber SRT-4. They said "Trust me, when you drive it, it's gonna be fast". I'm like "how will I know if I will like it or not, when I can't drive it?".

But it's true, why would someone buy a car with a lot of miles on it? I wanted one brand new so I waited for one to be ordered. My gf is buying a MZ3 and instead of buying the Metro Gray Metallic 3 S with 75 miles on it, we're waiting an extra 3 weeks to get one fresh off the truck.

My sales guy let me test drive one of their older ones with alot of miles on it, but I test drove my MS3 twice before I was able to seal the deal. Had to make perfectly sure nothing was up.

 

[controlo]

I am sympathetic to your feelings as I was denied a test drive on a 2008 Caliber SRT-4. They said "Trust me, when you drive it, it's gonna be fast". I'm like "how will I know if I will like it or not, when I can't drive it?".

But it's true, why would someone buy a car with a lot of miles on it? I wanted one brand new so I waited for one to be ordered. My gf is buying a MZ3 and instead of buying the Metro Gray Metallic 3 S with 75 miles on it, we're waiting an extra 3 weeks to get one fresh off the truck.

My sales guy let me test drive one of their older ones with alot of miles on it, but I test drove my MS3 twice before I was able to seal the deal. Had to make perfectly sure nothing was up.

i would have liked to got one off the truck but i live in a city where there aren't any speed dealers.

i pretty much called the nearest few cities to get some rough numbers and what kind of stock they had and just went and picked it up.

when i got my scion tC, it had 1 mile.

i didn't let 12 miles break the deal though. i just wanted it.

 

[GoFast]

that sucks. when i went to the dealer to buy mine i told that i wanted a speed 3 and he asked if i wanted to test drive one first. of course i said yes and he suggested that i pick out the one that i want and test drive a different one so i dont beat up on the one im actually going to buy. lol

 

[Silver Ecstasy]

12 miles is fine though! I had 9 miles on my car when I got it. I couldn't figure out how but I couldn't complain either.

GoFast, I did that without suggestion from my sales guy, but I wasn't going to buy the one I drove anyhow because I was waiting for the alcantara 08.5 refresh.

 

[KaiserSoze]

When my wife and I went to pick up mine, not only did they let us test drive it, it was so fresh off the truck they hadn't gotten around to putting the shift knob on. It was odd shifting with threads in my hand. And my paperwork showed 14 miles on the odometer. Most of which I put on during the test drive.