What To Bring For Your Next Test Drive

When you’re car shopping, one of the first steps is to get out there and take a spin in whatever vehicle options are available to you. A car has a large number of parts that need to work together perfectly to make for an exceptional driving experience, and a test drive can help you to find out if a car is the right fit for your preferences and lifestyle. So, we’ll give you tips for what to bring for your next test drive! Read on.

Five Tips for Test Driving New Cars

Making a big purchase adds stress to our lives, and a new car is certainly a large purchase. While we are often pressured to make a quick decision when buying a car, we want to make sure that you find the right car for you. Here are our best tips for how to successfully test drive a potential vehicle, and ensure that you drive home in something you’ll love.

Make an Appointment: Before you head to the car dealership, make an appointment with the sales team to test drive the vehicle you are interested in. It gives you a purpose and a direction to head in once you arrive at the dealership, and will ensure you get behind the wheel more quickly once you arrive.
Bring Your Drivers License: In order to get into a new car and take it for a test drive, the dealership will ask to see your drivers license (or even make a photo copy). It’s important for them to verify that you are a legal driver, and to ensure that you will be help responsible for any damages to the vehicle you are test driving.
Bring Your “Must-Have’s”: If you have cargo, or even a car seat that you keep in your vehicle, it’s important to make sure that it will fit into your new car. Bring it along for the test drive

Bring a Notepad: This is an important thing to do if you are test driving multiple vehicles. When you’ve been behind the wheel of more than 2 cars, the features and the things you liked and didn’t like can start to blend together. In order to avoid this, write down some of the highlights and lowlights from each vehicle so you have a place to start when you go back to compare.
Take Some Pictures: They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and when it comes to test driving vehicles, a picture of the interior can help a lot. Take a few pics with your phone to remember things like the cup holders or the infotainment system for when you compare your options after test driving.
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