Q: I scheduled a test drive at my Houston Texas Chevrolet. How do I know that the car is good by just a few minutes of driving?

A: You have to master the art of test driving, man, and I am the perfect person to tell you since I trade in my car for a new one every year (and owe over around sixty thousand dollars, and will probably be paying for the rest of my life, but I can test drive at any Houston Texas Chevrolet!), so I have a lot of experience with this.

Do your research before you go to your Houston Texas Chevrolet test drive appointment, because if you don’t then you’ll just end up getting all excited about the car and might do something foolish, like buy it without any further questions. This is just what your car salesperson wants, so be stubborn like me and don’t give into it.

Ask yourself some of the following questions once you do make it to your Houston Texas Chevrolet test drive appointment:

• Can you get in the car pretty easily without folding yourself into a napkin to avoid getting hurt?
• Do you feel comfortable in the seat, and can you move it around the way you like it?
• Can you underhand the control panel and find what you need without having to ask what that symbol means?
• Do you have space? Wiggle your legs, turn your neck, move your torso a bit.
• Is your steering wheel positioned comfortably? If not, can you tilt or telescope it?
• How well can you see in your Houston Texas Chevrolet car? Look out the mirrors.
• Can you reach the pedals, and comfortable use them without tiring yourself?

I like it when the salesperson at the Houston Texas Chevrolet will initiate the test drive by taking the car off the lot, only to later turn it over to you. While you’re sitting in shotgun, you can watch what he does and get a feel for your position as a passenger.

Think about how you will be using your car when you take it out on the test drive, and try to meet those conditions to see how it acts. While you’re on your Houston Texas Chevrolet test drive, concentrate specifically on these things:

• Is the engine loud?
• How well does it accelerate?
• Does it downshift fast?
• Does it climb well?
• Brake well?
• Ride well?
• Is it comfortable?
• Steer easily?
• Is it tight on the road?
• Is it spacious?
• Do you hear a lot of wind noise?