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Originally Posted by blw2
50 mile test drive?
wow, that's a good test!
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Sure was. I test drove on the Interstate, on a state highway and within a suburban area. In the suburban area I also located an empty high school parking lot to test maneuverability and backing. I was quite confident in my knowledge of most of the handling characteristics of the coach before making the final offer to purchase.
The only things that were unknown at the time of purchase were handling in a cross wind on a bridge, in the mountains and while towing my car.
The only objection from my dealer was they wanted me to test drive another Challenger but when I refused and got in the car to leave they relented and moved three other coaches to get mine off the line for the test drive. The dealer wanted me to test drive a 37GT with 242 inch wheelbase and I was interested in the 37ND with the 252 inch wheelbase. There is a large difference in cornering, tail swing and pivot points.