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Originally Posted by Byrns
Well if any salesman demands a deposit before a test drive won't get a sale from me. (unless I'm buying a Ferrari)
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I have never demanded a deposit for a test drive, ever. Even when I was working a a Porsche dealer, where did I say that? I have however declined test drives to people when my gut has told me I was dealing with a test pilot. In some cases I may have lost a deal over it, but I cannot recall how many times the alarm bell went off, and I just went anyway, negotiated a deal, only to find out the guy couldn't finance a ham sandwich, let alone the mayo on it. However, is some guy is making an offer to buy something, I am going to ask him to back his offer with a commitment
if it is accepted. That is standard business practice in many businesses besides the car industry.