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I confused as to why the feel of a car driven at road speeds isn’t a “real”/valuable/relevant selling point in road cars. That’s a huge factor in my car purchas
by DiggyJohnson 4y ago
I confused as to why the feel of a car driven at road speeds isn’t a “real”/valuable/relevant selling point in road cars. That’s a huge factor in my car purchases, and it’s the thing I remember most about my old cars.
- dotancohen 4y agoBecause that's not something that is typically checking in "test drives" nowadays. I was once yelled at by the Renault saleswoman for braking too hard during a test drive, even though I told here that I'm about to perform an emergency stop. She had us return to the dealership. I happily bought a Focus instead, the very next day, after a proper test drive. But don't get me started on them providing a rear-disc-brake Focus for the test drive even though the trim level I was interested in had rear drums. Had I driven the drum model, I would not have bought it. But I acknowledge that I'm an outlier, who actually cares about how the vehicle handles and accelerates and brakes and takes potholes and how noisy it is at highway speeds and how it fares in a cross wind. The common, typical "test drive" doesn't cover any of those aspects anymore.
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoI appreciate this comment, and read the entire thing in Dwight Shrute’s voice.