Car salesperson explains important reason why you should never go for a test drive at a dealership

Buying a new car is a big deal, so you want to make sure you’ve got the right one.

Typically, that involves looking at various makes and models, trawling sales sites and probably visiting the odd dealership to see what’s out there.

And of course, you’ll usually hit the road for a test drive before finally committing to buying a new whip.

However, that’s apparently not always a good idea as a car salesperson explained the important reason why you should never go for a test drive at a dealership.

TikToker Ash really advises against it as she shared some tips into the process of testing and buying a new car.

"Never ever ever test drive a car at a dealership," she said.

"The only reason the dealership wants you to drive that car is so you can fall in love with it and take mental ownership. They want you to form an emotional connection with the car so you’ll be so excited you’ll just say yes to whatever they say."

We have to admit, that new car smell is rather intoxicating.

Ash also explained that dealerships make you 'sit around for hours' on purpose.

"The dealership wants to make sure the car you're looking at fits your wants and needs before moving on to negotiations which could take some time," she added.

"Dealerships make you sit around for hours and yes, they do this on purpose.

"They want you to be so mentally exhausted and so drained that you sign on the dotted line simply so you can get out of there.

"Buying a car is a process but the dealership wants things to move as quickly as possible so they can put their time and energy into more cars."

Ash's viewers were divided over the advice, with some disagreeing that test driving the car was a bad idea.

One wrote: "Test drive the car, leave the dealership, do research on the numbers, call several dealerships negotiate and make them an offer over the phone. If they say no, keep looking."

And another added: "Nah, I’ve test driven cars before. You just have to learn to say no and walk away if it’s not what you are after."

While a third said: "I'm always willing to walk away, I'll def test driving it."

And a fourth commented: "Why would you buy without a test drive?? Nonsense."

Meanwhile, someone else said it could lead to regret.

"Buying a car without a test drive is a recipe for buyer remorse," they wrote.

"It’s even worse if you’re trying to buy a used car, the odds of you end up with a junk is much higher without a test drive."

What do you think?