27/08/2026
Ioniq 5 test drive at Howard’s Hyundai Dorchester… apparently honesty isn’t the best policy! 😂
Today I had my Hyundai i20 booked in at Howard’s Hyundai Dorchester for its MOT. At the same time, I thought I’d take the opportunity to book a test drive in an Ioniq 5. Nobody asked any questions at that point… excellent! 😎
Then, two days before the appointment, I got a phone call from Elliot asking if I could come 1.5 hours earlier because of a cancellation.
“Hell yeah!” was basically my response. 😂
I turned up, had a little chat with Elliot about my budget and what I was looking for. As always, I was completely honest and explained that, although I really like the Ioniq 5, it was actually bottom of my list because of the price compared with my budget.
Elliot recognised that I probably wasn’t going to be buying an Ioniq 5 from them, so because of insurance and risk, he kindly decided not to let me drive it.
And there goes my test drive. 😭😂
I completely understand the reasoning, but I have to admit I was pretty disappointed. Especially because I’d booked the test drive and was genuinely interested in trying the car.
But here’s the funny part…
FOUR DAYS AGO, I hadn’t even booked a test drive for a Tesla Model 3. I walked in, they basically grabbed me, handed me the keys and let me drive it for 20 minutes completely unsupervised! 😂
So apparently:
Tesla: “Here are the keys. Off you go!” 🤣
Hyundai: “What’s your budget?”
Me: “I’m being honest…”
Hyundai: “Right… maybe you’d better not drive it.” 😂
So, apparently, today’s lesson is:
When booking a test drive, honesty might not actually be the best policy! 🤣
Next time I’ll just say: “Money is no object. I’m definitely buying one. I might even take two.” 😂
No hard feelings towards Elliot — he was genuinely very nice and explained the situation. But I’m still disappointed I didn’t get to experience the Ioniq 5.
Moral of the story: apparently being honest about your budget can be more dangerous than walking into a Tesla showroom with no test drive booked! 😂