When you sell - do you let them drive?

I'm curious. I don't want to sell my 360 and when I purchased it I didn't drive it. The mechanic at the Indy when I had the PPI done drove it. So, if you were selling your F-car would you let the person purchasing it drive it? Alone?

 

drive it - yes
drive it alone - no

Drive it if I don't know you, and you are a tire kicker - no.

I sold my 360 to the first guy who looked at it. I knew him from here, he'd been to a few cars and coffee Saturdays, and the mechanics at Algar knew him as well. So, I was sure he wasn't a tire kicker, and we went on a VERY controlled test drive.

I keep crazy records on my cars (ask UroTrash when he bought my Dino) so the buyer didn't do a PPI, he simply talked to the mechanic who had worked on the car, read through my service records for the prior three years, and bought the car.

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Most people would say they are interested just because they want a test drive.

Charge him a reimbursable fee subject to that he keeps the car hahaha



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There's NO WAY that I would buy a car without test driving it first so I can't expect to sell mine without someone driving it. However, there would have to be some serious interest demonstrated from the potential buyer before that happens.

 

test drive = no
ride with me in car and demonstrate = yes

 

I'm with Robert on this one... I did not drive mine when I purchased it...

 

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That's my feeling as well.

 

I got a dealer test drive before I got the first 550.


....and I would have bought it anyway, had I not.

 

^^^This

 

I test drove the 360, one ten minute drive was all it took to convince me it had to be mine.

I did not test drive the Dino, it wasn't in running condition when I bought it. I would have bought the dino if it was in 30 cartons on a garage floor. I would not have purchased a 360 without a test drive.

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I bought my 430 without a test drive but I had driven one before and it had a year of warranty left.

 

Agreed.

 

I bought mine without a test drive. Mechanic did a PPI and test drove it. That was enough for me.

If someone wants to pay for a PPI and get the condition, then I know they're serious. Some guy off the street.. yeah no.

 

I was able to test drive mine for as long as I wanted. Dealer even encouraged me to take it on the highway

 

I actually did NOT drive my car before I bought it. He offered....I didn't really need to.
I had him take me for a ride and that was that.

 

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I guess you really wanted that car! "It's so purty!"

I need to know how the car works... for me. I've found some cars that I thought I'd love, but didn't after trying them. The C7 Corvette for example. Conversely I never thought that I'd own a 911... until I tried one.

 

I purchased my car not even without driving it but without actually seen it.
Why?? Because I purchased it here in Fchat.
I will never (well maybe not never) buy a car anywhere else but in a forum, you can track everything that your car has had and how it was repaired by an enthusiast just like yourself.


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I had driven another... and yes, she is purty! )

 

This would be my approach, too.

 

I remember when I was looking for my specific 360. It had to have all of the right stuff. I also was trying to get a great deal so every time a car came up I would try and negotiate even before I saw it. Unfortunately they were always sold before I actually saw one. So, when a car came up in Maryland I decided to negotiate with the guy. He accepted my offer if the PPI would be OK. I also kept increasing my buy price after every car I lost because I was always looking for the "best" deal. (my wife was saying really? That much?).Well the story continues - My grandson was playing 12U ball at Cooperstown and at that time I had a CL600 so I drove to Cooperstown - BTW the CL600 is an amazing vehicle. When we got there I was like a little kid in a candy shop - the car was F'n beautiful! I probably had a little woody going. The Indy kept saying what was right and what was wrong (nothing major) and all I kept doing was beaming from ear-to-ear. Before I knew it I signed the check over to him, never driving the car, and trying to convince my wife to drive the CL600 back to Chicago. She wouldn't. So, we drove back to Cooperstown watched my grandson hit a home run then drove home. 2 weeks later it was delivered and he & I drove the car for the 1st time. I still have the car and still just like looking at it!
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I bought my 360 without a drive... pretty much my choice, I already knew I was going to buy the car but with no records of a cambelt change in the last god knows how long no-one was starting the engine until that was changed... even the workshop I had it trailered to put a big sign on it saying "do not start"

Worked out fine in the end though, I got a <5k mile car for a price that no-one ever believes!

 

I would never buy a car without driving it first. I'm in the process of buying a local private owner 360, and he let me drive it on my own. I do know the owner personally though. But I still wouldn't buy a car without driving it myself. I know that can be a challenge with Ferrari's as a lot of times you have to buy out of state and have them shipped.

 

This is similar to what happened to me in LA about 10 years ago when looking at a 360 spider. To him, I probably looked like a 15 years old dreamer. I don't remember the conversation but I was only allowed a demonstration from the passenger side. This was after many (actual) test drives from other exotics car owners during my car search, so I felt the guy was a bit discriminatory of my age. ie tire kicker. (was in early 20s) Maybe not the case since it seems like the general consensus and smart choice amongst sellers on here. Funny I never have a problem on the sell side..been pretty lucky selling cars.

Or maybe I just take good care of them? ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

Seller didn't seem serious anyway, asking price too high, etc Little did the guy know, I ended up purchasing a brand new 6speed f430 few months later ...