[jmflukeiii]

Originally Posted by Sean Alexander

Yes, you have to be, LIKE, 65 or something.

I've been test driving and buying Corvettes, 911s and M3s since 1995, when I was 26. The trick is to be respectful, professional and not seeming desperate to take a ride in something. Ask relevant questions, discuss a couple options / color selections, etc... then casually ask if you and the salesperson could take a ride in one. Sounding and acting like a real buyer goes a loooong way. Driving up in a nice car, wearing decent clothes and perhaps having a nice watch on your wrist do help a bit, but can only take you so-far. Your mouth and eyes have to do the rest.

I didn't even have to ask, in fact I wasn't even planning on taking a drive. The salesman was the one who suggested it and it was more than a suggestion, it was more of "we are going to go do a test drive now". I'm 26 now, but run my own business and act as such; Rolex, LV shoes, and nice clothes probably help as well. Also, Its their job to judge whether the person in front of them is an actual buyer or not. Maybe it was just too easy to tell that I was definitely going to buy the car.