Buying a new car is a big deal, so you want to make sure you’ve got the right one.
Typically, that involves looking at various makes and models, trawling sales sites and probably visiting the odd dealership to see what’s out there.
And of course, you’ll usually hit the road for a test drive before finally committing to buying a new whip.
However, there’s a bit of a myth that goes around that you shouldn’t be doing this at a dealership.
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Once you’ve picked one out, you might’ve considered a test drive (Getty Stock Image)
She explained the myth: “Never ever ever test drive a car at a dealership.
“The only reason the dealership wants you to drive that car is so you can fall in love with it and take mental ownership. They want you to form an emotional connection with the car so you’ll be so excited you’ll just say yes to whatever they say.”
But then she went into the ‘fact’ to dispel all this with the reality as Ash said: “The numbers just simply don’t matter if you don’t like the car. So, going over numbers before test driving a car is just backwards.
“The dealership simply wants to make sure the car that you’re looking at fits your wants and needs before moving on to negotiation which could take some time.”
Ash then went on to the ‘myth’ that ‘dealerships make you sit around for hours’ on purpose.
Ash busted the myths (Getty Stock Image)
“They want you to be so mentally exhausted and so drained that you sign on the dotted line simply so you can get out of there,” she joked.
However, the ‘fact’ really is: “Buying a car is a process but the dealership wants things to move as quickly as possible so they can put their time and energy into more cars.”
Ash’s viewers were in agreement of busting the myth, stressing the importance of a test drive.
One wrote: “Test drive the car, leave the dealership, do research on the numbers, call several dealerships negotiate and make them an offer over the phone. If they say no, keep looking.”
Plenty of people are confused by the idea of not doing a test drive as they put: “I’m always willing to walk away, I’ll def test driving it.”
Another commented: “Why would you buy without a test drive?? Nonsense.”
Others pointed out it could lead to regret, saying: “Buying a car without a test drive is a recipe for buyer remorse.
“It’s even worse if you’re trying to buy a used car, the odds of you end up with a junk is much higher without a test drive.”
