Test Drive Offers and Incentives

They Pay You For That??!!

Test Drive Offers.

Did you know, that you can go in and test drive a new car, and they will PAY you for it??

No, this is not mystery shopping.

You don't have to fill out a survey, or have your credit report checked.

Heck, most of the time you don't even have to drive the car!

How?


Well, many auto manufacturers send out Test Drive Offers, or Test Drive Incentives, to potential customers.

These offers can be received by email, postal mail, or are sometimes advertised locally on a radio or TV station or in the newspaper.

The offers vary; they can be anything from a baseball cap, to a $100 gift certificate to a particular retailer.

The most common offers are $50 either in a prepaid Visa or MasterCard, or $50 in your choice of gift certificate at select retailers.

Sound interesting?

It is. In order to receive the test drive offers, you need to be on their mailing list.



The easiest way to do this is to go to each manufacturers website, and request a brochure on one of their newer vehicles. Do this every 6 months or so.

If you’re married, request a brochure for a different vehicle for your husband, and use his email address.

Here is a list of USA Websites for the companies who give out the most offers:

• Buick
• Chrysler
• Dodge
• Ford
• GMC
• Honda
• Hyundai
• Infiniti
• Jeep
• Land Rover
• Lexus
• Maserati
• Mazda
• Nissan
• Saturn
• Suzuki
• Toyota
• Volkswagen

You will want to go onto their websites and request a brochure of one or more of their vehicles.

Make sure that you put both your email and mailing address in, don't put your phone number, and ask that a brochure be mailed to you, not emailed.

It may take a few months, but check your email and mail box for smaller pamphlets from manufacturers. The test drive offers usually look like an ad, or a postcard. There will be instructions inside on how to get your prize.

The test drive incentives are usually one per person, not per household, so sometimes if you and your husband both get the offers, you can get two prizes.

Once you receive an offer, you take it to your local dealer and hand them the card. They will need to fill it out for you, stating that you took the test drive.

I always let the dealer know that I will not be purchasing a vehicle today, but got the offer in the mail (or email) and decided to stop in for the prize.

Nine out of ten times, the dealer just signs the card for me and I don't have to drive the car.

This works out for the dealer, as they are not wasting time on you instead of trying to sell a car to another customer.

Once your card is filled out, mail it in to the address provided, and you will be mailed (or emailed) your prize.

Make a copy of the offer before you submit it, so that if for some reason you do not receive your prize, you can call and ask about it. This has only happened to me once.

Sometimes you can find offers on the Internet. These offers are not sent to a preselected list, but are available for anyone (with a valid drivers license) to do. 

There is a great FREE website that I drop in on weekly that has postings of these offers. Sometimes, you won't see a good offer for weeks, or even months, but other times there are 4 or 5 available at the same time.

Fun Place Forums

Over the years I've gotten the following from test drive offers:

• Free Steak Dinners
• $100 Gift Certificate to Dean and Deluca
• $50 Gift Certificate to Cabela's
• Countless $40-50 Visa Gift Cards
• Many $50 Amazon Gift Certificates
• Gas Cards
• Strange Gift Boxes with Things Like DVDs
• Movie Cash (lots of this)
• Other Gift Certificates

It’s a fun, occasional, hobby. I like to store up my prizes for Christmas or birthday presents for my extended family (like the gift certificates) or vacation for my immediate family (all the Visa gift cards).