Should I or shouldnt I go for a test drive of a

If you were to do it, I think you should tell the salesperson that you have absolutely no intention of buying the car. Then see if he wants to let you drive one. If he values your future business, he'll let you do it.

Car salesmen are paid by commission only. If you are wasting their time, that's time they could be using to make money and feed their family.

How much are you going to learn in a 5-10 minute drive anyway? All new cars drive pretty well. You know the car is fast. I'm not sure what kind of "thrill" you're looking for. Chances are on a car of that nature, the salesperson will go with you (in Montreal the salesperson ALWAYS goes with you). With the salesperson in the car, you are not going to give the car the real life thrashing that you want to give it.

If someone gave me the opportunity to drive an exotic or other desirable car, I'd certainly take it, but I wouldn't go out of my way to have one.

i've given up test driving cars i'm not going to buy. it's just teasing myself.

last year i signed up for a mini test drive in toronto at an unused airbase. i was all excited thinking i'd be set free on the asphalt. nope. a go-kart track was laid out with pylons, and it was designed so that it was driven in 3rd gear (manual). we're talking less than 40 km/h! they said it was more to test the handling, but ANY car could handle those curves going that slow! it was a major disapointment. and it was very closely supervised, so there was no way to hammer on it and go for a real drive.

what made it worth it was wailing on my own car across the large strips of asphalt leading to the test site! whohoo! now THAT'S a test drive!

i doubt a dealer will throw you the keys to a GTO to take on your own. and tooling around town with a grumpy salesman (who knows you're wasting his time) isn't my idea of fun. but enjoy the ride if you do go!

well I went on my adventure today, and I stopped by to snap a few shots with my new digi. I didnt get to drive either the CTSV or the GTO. Both cars, as you will see, was not inside the dealer.










The CTSV was still sweet like the last time I saw it.
The GTO is my third, and they still look very cool up close. One of the guys at the Pontiac dealer came up to me and was like "shes fast." I said "Can I see how fast she is?" He laughed and walked away!! Bad salesman, bad. I looked like a prospective buyer too, but I guess not enough. It was sitting right off the road(last shot was taken by me in the road) The GTO had 15 miles on her. She was dusty, and the tires look like they have been given a little burn out action. Im still hoping to see the Barbados Blue one by my gf. Maybe later this week if its still there.