What? Over 10% Of Buyers Favor Personal Research Over Test Drives When Purchasing Vehicle

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Call them digital test-drivers.

Armed with online research, more than one in 10 new-car shoppers now buy vehicles without taking a test-drive, according to a new study.

A marketing manager in Indianapolis, Andy Thedjoprasetyono, was one of them.

He bought a new 2008 Honda Fit four years ago without taking a test-drive. Before setting foot in the showroom, he researched his purchase on www.Edmunds.com and www.Cars.com and in Motor Trend and Car & Driver magazines.

"Honestly, I hate dealing with car salesmen," he said in an e-mail.



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What? Over 10% Of Buyers Favor Personal Research Over Test Drives When Purchasing Vehicle

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Mercedes

Only a person who doesn't care one bit about a car would ever do this. They don't care how it drives, feels or anything, they want an appliance, yeah that type I could see doing that. I honestly can't see myself ever buying a car with money I have to work for without driving it. Caveat being that if I won a lottery I'd be able to buy a certain Ferraris, Lambos and other exotics without driving one. Regular working people, hell no. A test drive is a must. Different story if you're talking about a Ferrari F12, when there are none to drive and if you don't order now you wont see one for 2 more years.

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Posted on 8/13/2012 6:44:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

ThierryHenry14

Agree... the same person who doesn't need a test drive is the person who believes a car's main purpose is to get from point A to point B, nothing more... Its hard to imagine that as most everyone here are automotive enthusiasts (some more than others), but I suppose its the same thing with every industry...

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Posted on 8/14/2012 4:47:13 PM | | Votes: 1   

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