Test-Driving the Buick 24-Hour Test Drive

If you're looking to bop on over to your local participating Buick dealer, grab a new car off the lot and be like, "Peace out! Hasta mañana!" it's not nearly so simple. If your experience is like ours, it's going to take time — like, several hours — and lots of financial scrutiny. We essentially had to trudge through the entire process of buying a car(with Car Dvd Player) at the dealership without actually buying one before we were able to drive a Buick off the lot and be on our way. Buick launched the program, officially called the "24 Hours of Happiness Test Drive," last year, a revival of sorts of a previous and similar GM program from a decade earlier. This latest incarnation of the program is being promoted using a wellness and stress-relief theme complete with specialized New Agey online content featuring motivational messages, yoga, meditation, massage and aromatherapy. TV ads for the program show laid-back Buick test drivers giving their loaner a test wash, taking it "test shopping" and even attending a makeshift drive-in movie in their driveway. To be clear, there's nothing sinister about the offer: If you meet the qualifications of being a licensed driver at least 21 years old, show proof of insurance and agree to common-sense vehicle-use restrictions, you'll be able to drive home in a brand-new Buick that you didn't have to pay for. The whole stress-free-life association might be laying it on a little thick, though. The dealer we got our tester from was polite, presentable and professional — and not overly pushy in terms of the "hard sell" — but jumping through all the hoops ultimately sapped a combined three to four hours from the Friday/Saturday period we took our test drive. CARS.COM — Buick's 24-hour test drive offer sounds like a unique, pressure-free way for shoppers to try out a new car on their own terms. But is this 'round-the-clock loaner program all the fun and freedom it purports to be? To find out, we put Buick's 24-hour test drive to the test at a dealership near Cars.com's downtown Chicago headquarters. What about install an Android Car Gps? Related: We Bought a 2016 Volvo XC90 If you're looking to bop on over to your local participating Buick dealer, grab a new car off the lot and be like, "Peace out! Hasta mañana!" it's not nearly so simple. If your experience is like ours, it's going to take time — like, several hours — and lots of financial scrutiny. We essentially had to trudge through the entire process of buying a car at the dealership without actually buying one before we were able to drive a Buick off the lot and be on our way. Buick launched the program, officially called the "24 Hours of Happiness Test Drive," last year, a revival of sorts of a previous and similar GM program from a decade earlier. This latest incarnation of the program is being promoted using a wellness and stress-relief theme complete with specialized New Agey online content featuring motivational messages, yoga, meditation, massage and aromatherapy. TV ads for the program show laid-back Buick test drivers giving their loaner a test wash, taking it "test shopping" and even attending a makeshift drive-in movie in their driveway. If installing an Android Car Stereo in your car, that would be great!