When buying your 172/182 ...

[Ross M]

did you sit in it / drive it before you actually bought it or put the deposit down on it ??

after reading another thread ive realised/remembered i never actually drove one before i bought it :S

well im not bothered as it was the best choice i made.

 

[Big Iain]

I never seen for two weeks after I bought it, and the first one I never drove as the battery was flat coz it was sitting in the showroom.

 

[chris_m182]

yep i drove mine first

 

[tybo uk]

No, i never took a test drive before buying.....stupid really...but i knew what i was getting.

 

[Neil G]

I brought mine privately so the owner took me out in it...felt very fast in the passenger seat.

I put the deposit down after checking it out thoroughly afterwards

 

[Karen]

I drove a demo model as soon as I found one and got a mate to give it a go too as he drove it a lot harder than me!

 

[Rich]

When I wanted to order mine they didnt have any demo 182's - so they borrowed the sales manager from another branches company car for me to drive, Had a good hours test drive followed by nearly 2 haggling - I was ordering mine!

The guy let me test it on my choice of roads so I had a proper feel for it.

 

[polarbert]

I'd test drove 3 before buying mine. I had an extended test drive, then a year later i booked another couple, only went around the block! was a piss take.

Bought the actual car without driving it, but seeing as it was brand new i didn't have a problem.

 

[Gareth]

never drove a 172 before I picked mine up.

 

[patty]

actually i didnt drive it either :S

 

[Macca172]

I bought mine off my friend without test driving, he'd just received a ban due to being clocked at over 100mph on a dual carriageway in it, needless to say I got it at a bargain price!

 

[nicktrueman]

Took mine out on a test run for about an hour before I brought it.

 

[Lee]

When I bought the 172 I test drove one at my local performance car dealer as they had a 12 month old one in stock, then I went and ordered a new one.

The 182 I ordered without a test drive, they had a demo but I couldn't be bothered to try it out. The Trophy was also ordered without a test drive for obvious reasons, though I did get to take 006 out for a spin the week before mine arrived.

 

[Scott]

lol i'd never buy a car without driving one first, what if you found out you didn't like how it drove afterwards?

 

[seb]

knew what i was getting as i had been out in a few used 172's, 172cup, meg225 and 182.

 

[Ross M]

yeah true, i just went along with all the reviews i had seen and thought it would be perfect .... turned out i was right.

i would def test drive any other car though unless the reviews said the same and i believed it would suit my driving style.

 

[Viv172]

I put about 6k on my 182 (over a year), before it was mine!!

 

[Lee]

lol i'd never buy a car without driving one first, what if you found out you didn't like how it drove afterwards?

Nor me under normal circumstances, but in this case it wasn't going to be any worse than my previous model in terms of handling. Plus someone who's opinion I trust 100% had told me what to expect.

 

[Justin]

i took one look at mine and decided i was buying it, didnt sit in it or drive it!

 

[Englebert]

I was taken out in mine, but didn't drive it.

 

[Iain C]

drove 3 of em before i got mine

 

[Kiev85]

ragged about a silver 172...

then seen the 182 in the showroom and said.."that one please" with the exhaust and wheels...

suprised i even got a test drive at the age of 18...

 

[MarkCup]

I'd been following Evo magazines long term 172 Cup reports and thought "I've got to have one".

So I found an internet broker and ordered, without ever having seen one in the flesh, or even sat in it.

Most irrational thing I've EVER done in my entire life LOL

 

[Ross M]

lol ^

kiev what age are you? i thought u were older !

 

[R20 CWH]

i never drove one before it, i was sposed to be having a test drive of a red 172 on saturday and the idiots didnt bother telling me the finance manager had taken it for the weekend for a wedding.

Felt liek going for it and had read alot of reviews/ comments on here about 3 years ago before finally taking the plunge. I did have a look through one at motorpoint but didnt want an import. Id decided 7months before buying one that id go for it.

Loved the looks and wanted a change from 1.0 corsa :rasp:

will never forget the cruise up from stockport to glasgow to bring it home, 6 days before xmas - what a present :approve:

 

[Scott]

Nor me under normal circumstances, but in this case it wasn't going to be any worse than my previous model in terms of handling. Plus someone who's opinion I trust 100% had told me what to expect.

yeah i can understand with you having the other two before mate, just not those who hadn't had a sport before

 

[nathanH]

had never driven one.... or to be honest seen one properly in the flesh before i bought it. but knew what spec it was. the 30 mile journey home i had the biggest smile on my face... proper cheshire cat like.

 

[Serg]

i bought mine privatly and was taken out rather fast lol then i drove it around a big car park did the whole full lock side to side and in reverse. Bought of ANT(someone) on here. THANX

 

[kully]

test drove the 172 cup , then bought a brand new 1

 

[Frasers Cup]

Test drove a pre reg cup and bought the same one It had only done 16 miles when I bought it though so i didnt mind!

 

[brisa4984]

test drove the 172 then put deposit on same one..

 

[Kiev85]

lol ^

kiev what age are you? i thought u were older !

Im 20...had my 182 since april 04...

nearly due its MOT eh..?


got my 182 as soon as it came out...ditched my trusty authentique...

 

[Ross M]

really ?! s**t your same age as me n i thought u were older ! lol

 

[Leeshez]

No i sat in a 172 at motorpoint ages ago, and i think i saw a silver 182 at motorpoint. Then i bought one with out trying it.

 

[RRTT]

I got to try a cup, the dealer drove the first part of the trip and gave it a blast which was impressive, he then let Me have a go. I drove it like I stole it, which was made easy as i knew the road. I was going to buy it anyway but the look on his face was priceless.:rasp:

 

[I_miss_my_172_Cup!]

Bought mine without even seeing one in the metal! Evo seemed to love it, when they said the 172 Cup was going out of production I just though "B*llocks to it" went to a dealer to test drive one, but they had none in. I left with the £500 deposit on my MasterCard! Was of the opinion that professional motoring journos would be more acurate than a 20min test drive anyway. Bit irrational though - always said I would never own a front wheel drive car. Wouldn't even consider buying 2nd hand without driving, even from a dealer. (Which is why I will be testing a trophy and a 255 next week!!!)

 

[GazCB]

Had a 5 minute granny test drive around the block with the salesman in the back.

 

[Danith]

made sure i drove mine myself before deciding on buyin it from local garage, but was still bit half cut from night b4. bit suspicious of french cars after my pugs but in all fairness renault are without doubt a million times better built than other french cars.
was just lookin out for knocks and any obvious things really. has been trouble free too! (apart from 72k service )

 

[Nicksie]

yeah I drove the cup before i bought it. Knew the dealer so he let me take it on my own, they had to rush a PDI check on it for me to drive it, went back, told them I wanted it picked up the following week!

 

[avstar1]

Test drove the demo car before putting my order on a 182. Never tested the actual car I bought before I drove it off the forecourt. On second hand cars you should always test drive your purchase before making your decision / handing over cash