11th Nov 2011, 14:08
The dealers you don't go back to can only thank you. If you are abusing their products and breaking laws with them under the dealer's insurance, you should be ashamed. If you need to do a race course to find out if a street car is good enough for you, then consider taking the bus for the sake of everyone's safety. It is very irresponsible and unrealistic for you to do this on public roads with vehicles that don't belong to you.
Most dealers won't even let people take cars alone around here anymore, because of people like you that take advantage and abuse their vehicles. Insurance regulations have become strict, and therefore a company representative has to be in their car at all times while it is being driven. After all, who is responsible when you kill someone? Yes, the dealer, as it is their insurance coverage and vehicle. So don't act like they are losing anything if you walk out on them. To lose the sale of one car and avoid potential lawsuits in the $millions would be favorable to ANY dealer I have worked at. Sorry, but you are wrong in this case, and there is no argument for this behavior.
12th Nov 2011, 04:43
10th Nov 2011, 23:07 What I find interesting is that people think they have the right to treat a car in the way you describe (especially a car they don't own), and to drive at 100mph is just plain irresponsible.
I had a guy start beating the heck out of my meticulously maintained and babied Saab 9-3 Convertible on a "test drive" on a private sale with me in the back seat.
I told him to knock it off - and that he was treating MY car in a manner I had never treated it in all of the years I had owned it.
He gave me the same lame excuse - "Well I've got to see it at its limits.."
I replied "not with my car you don't".
He bought the car - but honestly to this day I'm still angry that he treated my car in that manner.
As far as driving any car like that - the next time you take a dealer's car out and drive it at 100mph, I hope there is a big old mean state trooper waiting just around the corner, one with NO sense of humor and who hasn't had his morning coffee yet. In my opinion, if you really and truly drive as you describe, you have no business being on the roads.
19th May 2014, 21:26
I am in total agreement... a capital purchase second only to a home for most. You find out so much more when you take a car for a day... I would never spend thousands after a few minutes in a car.
30th May 2014, 10:51
I don't believe a 2.4L Accord will normally go up to 100mph. I do know that this should NEVER be attempted. The V6 model can, though the very idea is ridiculous and unwise. This is a family sedan, not a sports car!
11th Nov 2011, 12:25
Explore nice aftermarket touring seats, not necessarily race seats. And keep your stock set. The most comfortable seats I ever sat in were aftermarket Corvette Seats at the "Corvettes For Chip" show in West Chester Pa last weekend. One of the vendors had a upscale pair at 6 grand a pair! Maybe you can find something in between. I found some seats thin padding and short, which cuts the circulation in your legs. The worst seats I ever felt were in my son's 2003 Honda Civic EX. I couldn't wait to get out of it on a 30 mile trip.