Originally Posted by
JerrySTL
I did buy a $20,000 minivan without a test ride. I was in England and wanted a family hauler waiting for me when we got back to the States. The van fit me just fine.

I bought my first mini cooper without a test ride. We didn't have a dealership in our city when they first came out. I ordered one over the phone from a town 200 miles away. It worked out fine.