Have you ever bought a brand new car without test driving it?

[CVT]

Kung wala kang ma-test drive, magbasa ka sa reviews tungkol sa brand/model(variant) ng kukunin mong sasakyan. Medyo tsambahan din na available ang eksatong variant ng sasakyan na gusto mong bilhin... Normally, nasa high-end ang mga test drive vehicles para ma-engganyo kang iyon na lang ang bilhin mo dahil kaunti na lang ang diperensiya ng presyo.

At least maupo ka lang sa driver's seat and assess kung ayos sa iyo ang taas ng upuan at comfortable ka sa posisyon ng instrument panel et al...

Yup, bought a couple of vehicles in the past na walang test drive-test drive (wala kasing variant na ganuon na test drive vehicle)... No regrets naman dahil maganda naman ang reviews sa kanila at ito ang naging basis ng aking purchase....

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[meledson]

Twice. Avanza and Innova.

Suwerte naman na hindi Lemons.

[Syuryuken]

Kung wala kang ma-test drive, magbasa ka sa reviews tungkol sa brand/model(variant) ng kukunin mong sasakyan. Medyo tsambahan din na available ang eksatong variant ng sasakyan na gusto mong bilhin... Normally, nasa high-end ang mga test drive vehicles para ma-engganyo kang iyon na lang ang bilhin mo dahil kaunti na lang ang diperensiya ng presyo.

At least maupo ka lang sa driver's seat and assess kung ayos sa iyo ang taas ng upuan at comfortable ka sa posisyon ng instrument panel et al...

Yup, bought a couple of vehicles in the past na walang test drive-test drive (wala kasing variant na ganuon na test drive vehicle)... No regrets naman dahil maganda naman ang reviews sa kanila at ito ang naging basis ng aking purchase....

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yaman ni ninong. lapit ng pasko yung regalo ko ninong ha.

[CVT]

^^^ Bro.syur,- nandito ka ba sa Pinas?

Dayuhin ka namin sa norte(tama ba?), at doon kami mamamasko....

Puro run-of-the-mill variants lang kasi ang kaya kong bilhin, kaya walang available na unit for test drive.... :hysterical:

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[Noel Salisipan]

Thanks guys! My preferences are really the CX-5 and Sportage, but they're so hard to get test drives for. At least I know some of you didn't test drive before you purchased. The only thing you'll get nga out of a test drive here in the Philippines is a feel for the "hatak" and ride of the car, but not much else.

I also feel that since I was able to test the Tucson, I've pretty much test driven the Sportage as well...

Sa mga bagong car lalo na walang issue ang handling at comfort, ok lang na walang test drive. Importante makaupo ka driver's seat para maramdaman mo kung compatible ka sa upuan, steering, accessories...

Sa akin, mostly test drive bago ireceive yung car o bago ko iaabot ang check.

Pero sa case ng CX5 at sportage, I doubt na hindi mo magugustuhan ang handling after the test drive. Pwede mo ring I-PM yung mga owner sa thread nila para malaman mo mga pro & cons sa mga actual owner.

[ghosthunter]

Thanks guys! My preferences are really the CX-5 and Sportage, but they're so hard to get test drives for. At least I know some of you didn't test drive before you purchased. The only thing you'll get nga out of a test drive here in the Philippines is a feel for the "hatak" and ride of the car, but not much else.

I also feel that since I was able to test the Tucson, I've pretty much test driven the Sportage as well...

The CX-5 is a good car, having been able to test-drive it over a stormy weekend.

LINK: http://www.kotse.com/home/index.php/...-6mt-testdrive

[_Qwerty_]

yes, kasi di nag o offer nang test drive noon sa Avanza.. kaya basa basa lang.. then hintay nang ilang months bago bumili baka may mga lumabas na problema..

[baludoy]

dalawang beses na din siguro

the first instance was when we bought our '06 honda civic (fd) 2.0 s-l. pero todo research naman sa net at tanong-tanong albeit it was a relatively brand new release back then and units for this variant were kind of sparse.

the second was just recently when we purchased a montero gls-v. but i did test the ride of my tennis buddy's 2010 or 2011 montero (not sure) a few days before placing an order and paying for the unit so i guess technically it was a test drive in a round-about-sort-of-wayish

swerte naman at ok din kinalabasan

[IMm29]

Good question. Actually, come to think of it, of the cars that were purchased and passed thru me, I had only test driven one. And that test drive was not even c/o the casa, but via a good friend lending me his ride for about an hour while he was on a date. Hehehe!

So, my suggestion would be, look for a friend with that unit, or befriend someone with one. Hahaha!

The other cars did not have test drive units. Di pa uso at the time ang test drive units. Hehehe! Age showing. So research was mainly via visiting showrooms and riding inside them, buying imported car magazines (since the internet was not up and extensive yet), trying to talk to the random car owner at a gas station, accessories shop, driver's lounge, etc. When the internet was up and running, it took away the need for buying imported magazines. The rest, was a leap of faith.

Chose the Toyotas because of their reliability, in my experience. Chose the Ford for its heft and machismo, regretted its American reliability. Enjoyed the leaps and bounds improvement of the Grand Starex from previous models, but am feeling the more jarring ride. Hehehe! Oh well.

The Mazda Pasong Tamo branch has a CX5 test drive unit ready for use. A friend and I just walked in and got a test drive within 10 minutes. Try looking at other dealers as well. It might be farther or more out of the way, but if you really want it, you'll have to stretch out a bit.

[userfriendly]

Yung Innova namin di ko na test drive. I got the J model. 100% driver driven naman at wala akong balak i drive kaya inisip ko ok lang wag na mag test drive. At saka may innova ang sister ko so alam ko na rin ang performance at ride quality.