Micra Arrives in Edmonton

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Is it normal for a dealership to require a deposit and a credit check before taking a vehicle for a test drive? The one dealer I talked to in Edmonton so far said you'd have to put a $500 refundable deposit down to take the Micra for a spin, and that they would limit the credit check to one bank, rather then shotgunning to multiple banks and affecting your credit score. Even if they run it only past one bank, getting that past my missus will be difficult; she's murder on privacy and convincing her to allow a credit check for a test drive will be like pulling teeth


Edit:

Ok, the Dine and Dash requires the 24 test drive, and the credit check is only required for the 24 hour test drive. You can take it for a drive with no deposit (though they'll photo copy your credit card in case you get a photo radar ticket, or in case you wander off with the vehicle and don't return), and they won't do a credit check if you're taking it out for an hour. I might be able to swing that with the missus