03-17-2016, 08:12 AM
As far as test drives go, I feel the person out. I had a guy in his late 50's come to check out a Miata with his wife. After going through the car I had no problem letting them take the car out alone. I just asked for his car keys until they returned. For others, I have no problem telling them to slow the hell down if things even start to get out of hand. That being said, there has to be reasonable expectations during the test drive. When I test drive, I am going to run the car through the RPM range, I'm going to stomp on the brakes and I'm also going to feel out the suspension to see if any issues are present. I expect other people to do the same and I've actually told people to feel free to do the car I'm selling. But if they seem like they have no idea what they are doing, they get reeled in very quickly. If someone shows up sketchy, I'll drive the car and they can ride. If they are really interested after that, if they have cash, they can take the car out.