It's crazy how some $1000 electronics, can be demo, test at the store and even can have 30 day change of mind. But for a $100k complicated machinery, you have only 30-60 mins to try and no return or exchange.
Even crazier for a house, but let's not get into that.
Anyway, what do you look for in your test drive?
I just buy sight unseen from off shore oil rig workers
Is this still available?
Your agent collecting as usual?
Yes. I have sent the deposit receipt via my fakebook my messenger account.
@Muzeeb: Oh No! You have sent too much, should I give the difference to the agent or to the driver of the tilt tray doing the collection?
@DashCam AKA Rolts: You seem like a nice person. You can keep it. The bikies tilt tray will be there tomorrow at 6am.
how some $1000 electronics, can be demo, test at the store and even can have 30 day change of mind.
Which electronic supplier does 30 days?
But for a $100k complicated machinery,
Damn, must be nice to drop 100k on a car
what do you look for in your test drive?
Hot sales girl - south east auto style (IYKYK)
drop 100k on a car
High value appreciating asset for those in the Westpac junior ex pathway.
I understood that reference
Officeworks
Amazon do 30 day returns don't they? Apple does 14 days, and up to 66 days for the holiday season.
amazon
I was under the impression if it’s unused and brand new yes
The exact wording is
You may return most unused and unopened items fulfilled by Amazon AU or AmazonGlobal within 30 days of receipt of delivery for a full refund of the price you paid for the item if you change your mind, provided you comply with the conditions below. For change of mind returns, original shipping fees are not refunded. Return shipping fees apply to most change of mind returns.
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Unless otherwise stated in this Change of Mind Return Policy, all items being returned for change of mind must be returned in the same condition in which you received the item. This means that for change of mind returns:
New items must be returned unused, undamaged and unworn;
Items sold in Used and Renewed condition must not have any additional signs of use or damage;
All items must not be damaged, missing parts or in unsellable condition because of customer negligence, misuse or tampering;
All items must not have been resized, damaged or otherwise altered after delivery;
Packaging must be unopened and seals intact (where applicable), except for fashion items, which can be opened; see Clothing, Jewellery, Shoes and Watches section; and
All packaging and documentation (e.g. boxes, manuals, warranty cards, certificates of authenticity etc.) must be included with the item being returned for change of mind.
Amazon AU is not required to accept change of mind returns on items outside the specified return window or change of mind returns of items that do not comply with this Change of Mind Returns Policy.These conditions apply only to change of mind returns and do not apply to items that are returned because they are faulty. Please see our Returning Faulty Items help page for information about returning faulty items and your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
I've had no problems returning anything. I returned a $120 chess clock that I had unsealed, opened, and used. I think I left the batteries in it too. But I've never tried returning a laptop or anything with change of mind.
Most dealers will let you test drive a car overnight/24 hours. I've done this at least 10 times with no issues, this is brand new cars.
Named used dealers (aka used yards at like a VW dealer etc) will have no issue you taking a car for a couple hours, maybe overnight (depends on their insurance). You do needa fend off the hard sell and deposit requests lol.
Private sales, no.
Presumably you have to get insurance for those 24 hours?
Dealers will have you sign paperwork with their own insurance. Normally it's a high excess, but it's pretty clearly laid out.
Most dealers will let you test drive a car overnight/24 hours. I've done this at least 10 times with no issues, this is brand new cars.
Which brands? I've recently test driven Hyundai, Volvo, Tesla, and Toyota within last 3 months and all only allowed 30-60 minutes. Most allow you to drive solo after signing a waiver. Volvo salesman wouldn't even let me do that and sat in passenger seat the whole time.
Depends on how serious you are, Lexus and Merc did. But you get that after your initial 30-60 min test drive.
Tesla won't, but Hyundai certainly will. I got a Kona overnight 2 years ago (hated it lol) and an MG HS (from the same dealer)
We don't have a Volvo dealer in town so can't speak to them, but I've had an Audi Q5 and VW Tiguan before (different dealerships)
what do you look for in your test drive?
That it doesn't disagree with my already gained knowledge of the car I'd researched before hand.
Pretty much every car I've bought I already knew the type/model I wanted, knew how much I was prepared to pay, and thr test drive was just part of the routine to make sure I wasn't missing something.
like you stole it…
Talk to the dealership - if you already have a relationship with them - often times you can get overnight or even full weekend demo period.
If it's a 4wd try taking it up beer 'o' clock hill.
I just go to the toilets in chadstone mall and on the way past put the $132 large down on a polestar. I think her name is Porsha.
Even crazier for a house, but let's not get into that.
Now thinking about how you would choose your life partner….
Definitely need to try before you buy
Test drive only lasted 2 Minutes.
If youve ever driven cars you have a fair idea how they work. Its not too much of a stretch to interpret wether you prefer one over the other about certain features.
Most recent purchase the back seat was improtant. Easy to rule out two models because the seat didnt fit me. The 'brand loyal' option was ruped put becasue i didnt like the driving position , just something off about it. The one I ended up buying just liked driving immediately and it fit other requirements.
Sit in every seat, open and shut everything check the audio etc BEFORE you test drive so you can rule that stuff out and concentrate on driving.
Automation is going to fix these problems soon for cars and houses. Paying a million dollars to live in a shithole in the shithole corner of our cities will seem silly when we'll have robots that will just be building homes all day every day out where land is practically free, and plumbing them and stuff automatically too, slowly laying pipes and roads. And only the rich and enthusiasts will buy cars one day too. Laying down any large amount of money for something you can't return and that devalues by thousands instantly will be a luxury.
Amen
Sounds like you want to live in the matrix.
Plug me in baby. My pod can be in the middle of a nuclear waste dump for all I care, the cheaper the spot the better.
Things getting built by magic robots for free. Right.
Well not free. And some guys would still need to hang around. Wouldn't be cheap, but would be a heck of a lot cheaper than how we do things today. I'd have no problem living in an effectively new settlement out in what used to be nowhere on the outskirts of a larger city. Plenty of people would be willing, I mean compared to prices today we'd have no choice. Not all of us have the kind of wealth to buy an average home.
But for a $100k complicated machinery, you have only 30-60 mins to try and no return or exchange.
You can ask for a extended test drive, some dealers let you have them overnight etc.
Otherwise you can hire the car from many different places and see if you liked it.
I've done the hiring bit before, far cheaper to drop some money for a few days rental than to drop a huge chunk to find you don't like it.
If buying new I rarely test drive. I either want the car or I don't.
I have never purchased a brand new car I'd certainly feel wasteful spending $100,000 on a brand new car when there are plenty of good new cars under $70,000.
Secondhand cars ive just taken for a drive for 5 mins never had a problem maybe ive just been lucky but ive never had a car that didnt last years. 4 cars in 34 years and the first 3 are now on club registration locally by the new owners.
After initial test drives to narrow down to the car that I want, I borrow the car for overnight test so that I can drive it over roads that I am fimiliar with in order to properly assess it against your own car - is it more comfortable, quieter, harsher over bumps, how easy is the info system and controls to use? You also get to assess how the car is for night driving - quality of headlights, are some controls not illumiated at night, how good are the rear/front parking cameras at night, etc
Do a mix of main roads, freeway and local streets. I always take it from the dealership to home and back. Easier to assess differences when you're on your normal route.
For liability, I like to keep the seller in sight. I will typically retain eye contact, and while holding my license up in the air I drive in first, testing the maximum revs. The stereo performance is essential, so I put the volume on full, switched to talk back. Every time an ignorant caller calls in, I hold the horn until the conversation is over.
Depends, you talking new or used cars?