Auditioning Used Equipment - Am I crazy ?

A minor anecdote:

A good buddy of mine is way into cars (I am as well just not to his degree). So he decides he wants a Dodge Viper and invites me to come along.  We drive a Ferrari Testarossa to the Dodge dealer who has the Viper on the sales floor.  He asks for a test drive and they flatly refuse.  We had just drove up in $225K car and the dealer says no! My buddy says if I damage the car I'll buy it, dealer refuses. This led to many bad words which I found hysterical.

Dealers are ______ in my book.

Regards,

barts

@barts ,

That is f'ing nuts !  You win.  That dealer is a heck of alot dumber than my audio dealer.  A Viper is nice but no way commands that kind of attitude !

@sokogear They are a dealer for the used piece I wanted to audition.  I didn't know if I'd like like it which is why I wanted to audition it.  I Sent a follow-up email asking if they had a new unit in the store that I could audition and I received no response.  Thank u.

Offer to pay for a setup. If you buy, the payment is deposit to the purchase.

@greenngoldcheesehead - I would call them. Some people, especially old time stereo guys are not very responsive on email. I can't imagine that if they are a dealer of the brand you're looking at that they wouldn't have any of their models on display. 

Offer $2K as a unseen item without demo' sale.

That is the value for such a device with the retail history it has, when discovered on sale being offered under such circumstances.

@greenngoldcheesehead I'd be sending a note directly to the manufacturer explaining the details. See what they have to say.