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Originally Posted by CliffHanger A car that appear good during the TD might end up being not exactly the same over a period and the car that falls short of your expectations during a TD might end up being the best thing you have ever bought in your life. In both the cases, how exactly the opinion is getting changed ?
Taking the question a bit further. Is it right to make a purchase decision based on a TD of about 20 to 30mins? If not, how could one better understand a car before buying it? |
I have read lot of Test drive reports on the Team-BHP, and I believe they are written after 150 - 200 Kms of Driving a car. Most of the writeups were so good while reading that it felt as if I myself was Test Driving the car (For ex the FIGO TD by GTO). Hence, I think until you have a strong bias/liking for a certain car the steps below can easily help in finalising it.
1)Read Team-BHP test drive report of a car which you want to purchase.
2)Prepare notes from it in your Diary.
3)Go for a TD yourself, then instead of listening and beliving what the salesman tells you use your notes to identify pros/cons of that car. If you are using your pre-researched notes during a TD of 20-30Kms you will be able to find atleast 90% of good/bad points in that car.
4)Then go Home, use your notes and discuss with your family, wife etc.
5)Check your budget.
6)Listen to what your mind/heart says and decide if you want to buy it or not.
7)Once bought love your car like your own baby and rest will be taken care of by GOD.
For the case where people have a strong liking for certain car/bike, where HEART always rules the MIND, above steps may not hold true. Even after so many bad experiences of SKODA products it still sells.Lot of people on TeamBHP bought it and have written good things about it(Point 7) in this forum. |