Test rides?
#1
Test rides?
I went to look at a KFX700 today and I asked the salesman if I could test ride it. He said that they don't do test rides. He went on to explain that they used to do that but stopped because of the liability issues. He went on to explain that few dealers here (Rochester, NY) allow test rides for the same reason.
Is this normal practice or no? It seems to me that most people would want to try out a $6000 ATV before buying it.
Is this normal practice or no? It seems to me that most people would want to try out a $6000 ATV before buying it.
#2
Test rides?
I was going to bring this up but you beat me to it.
In my neck of the woods you could not find a dealer to give you a test ride if you begged him and gave him $100 for a 5 minute ride.
The fire marshal gets cranky if he finds quads in the show room with gas in them around here.
No need to test ride the V. EVERYBODY likes them!!! JK [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
In my neck of the woods you could not find a dealer to give you a test ride if you begged him and gave him $100 for a 5 minute ride.
The fire marshal gets cranky if he finds quads in the show room with gas in them around here.
No need to test ride the V. EVERYBODY likes them!!! JK [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by: reconranger
Never! Where you going to ride it, around in the paved parking lot??? What's that going to tell you about how it will handle in the dirt??? It is virtually useless to you the buyer and means great liability for the dealership.
Never! Where you going to ride it, around in the paved parking lot??? What's that going to tell you about how it will handle in the dirt??? It is virtually useless to you the buyer and means great liability for the dealership.
According to this salesman there is only one dealership in the area that allows test rides, and it's nearly an hour away. I would have no prolblem driving that far to take a test ride. But they sell Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, and Polaris. In other words they are the "not Kawasaki" dealer. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] I guess I will be buying without a test ride, I just thought that was part of the normal buying process. It sounds like it's not though.
#7
Test rides?
Originally posted by: reconranger
Never! Where you going to ride it, around in the paved parking lot??? What's that going to tell you about how it will handle in the dirt??? It is virtually useless to you the buyer and means great liability for the dealership.
Never! Where you going to ride it, around in the paved parking lot??? What's that going to tell you about how it will handle in the dirt??? It is virtually useless to you the buyer and means great liability for the dealership.
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#8
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Almost all the dealerships in WI and MN will allow short rides. Im not sure about the inner city, urban dealerships, but the small town ones do. Some even have 4x4 test tracks, with hill climbs and challenge areas.
But then , theres this thing called reality, which right or wrong, is gonna control the decision. If youre 18, good luck finding a test drive, but if youre 50, theres no problem. Its kind of like buying a new car, once you get to a certain age, they just toss you the keys and say, have fun...but when i was younger, they always had to drive along.
It may be one of the only benifits to getting older.
But then , theres this thing called reality, which right or wrong, is gonna control the decision. If youre 18, good luck finding a test drive, but if youre 50, theres no problem. Its kind of like buying a new car, once you get to a certain age, they just toss you the keys and say, have fun...but when i was younger, they always had to drive along.
It may be one of the only benifits to getting older.
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Test rides?
I actually did find a dealership about 20 minutes away that has a small test area and allows test rides. I just went there tonight and after riding a KFX700 signed the papers on it tonight.
If anyone is in the Rochester, NY area, and looking to test ride a Kawasaki, head out to Soper Powersports in Farmington.
If anyone is in the Rochester, NY area, and looking to test ride a Kawasaki, head out to Soper Powersports in Farmington.