Drive the car, during which check the reliability of starting the engine with a starter, the ability of the car to quickly accelerate when shifting gears, and the absence of extraneous noise during the operation of the engine, clutch and gearbox.
Make sure the engine runs smoothly at idle and does not smoke when it reaches operating temperature.
When driving on a level road, the vehicle must «keep the road», i.e. have no tendency to move to the right or to the left.
When moving irregularities in the suspension, extraneous knocks should not be heard.
Turn the steering wheel all the way to the right and, moving at low speed, make sure that there are no clicking metallic sounds, indicating wear on the hinges of the front wheel drive shafts. Perform the same check when driving in a circle to the left.
If the car is equipped with an automatic transmission, check in the parking lot with the engine running that the selector lever can be easily moved to all available positions. Acceleration on the road should be smooth, without jerks and increase in speed at the time of gear changes.
Check the operation of control devices; make sure their statements are correct.