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Old Mar 24, 2012, 5:06 am
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Originally Posted by GGE
Just be careful.. I've heard too many stories of people having their credit report pulled just because they took a car for a test drive and the dealer asked to get a copy of their license first.. (I think this is ridiculous, personally.)

Hard inquiries have a dollar value to some people, so if they do to YOU, be sure you are getting a gift card with a value that makes it worth a possible hard pull.

I have told my husband in the past, regarding other credit issues, "if its only going to save me $100, forget it - it's not worth an Experian pull" ... but YMMV of course!
Most sales people, if you tell them up front that you're only there to get the gift card, will simply sign the form and let you be on the way. Any time they spend with you, on a test drive that won't do anything, is less time they have to potentially greet customers who are interested in buying a car.
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