Vehicle
Name the exact car.
Use inventory identifiers and ask whether alternatives are acceptable.
- Model, year, trim, and stock number.
- Listing URL for inventory pages.
- Second choice or alternatives.
Describe your inventory and appointment rules. Makeform creates a test drive booking form for a specific vehicle, preferred time, contact details, and dealership location.
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Sample prompts for the builder
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Audience
Shoppers browsing a dealership's new inventory
Format
Vehicle-specific appointment request
Prompt size
234 chars
Example form structure
Vehicle-specific appointment request
Which vehicle would you like to drive?
Preferred date and two time choices
Name, email, and mobile number
Will you bring a trade-in?
Anything we should prepare?
Suggested routing tags
New request
Confirmed
Needs follow-up
Identify each vehicle by model, trim, year, and stock number so two similar cars never create an ambiguous request.
Step 1
Choose
prospect selects a vehicle and location
Step 2
Request
two suitable appointment times are submitted
Step 3
Confirm
staff verifies inventory and assigns a salesperson
Step 4
Visit
the prepared vehicle and shopper meet on time
Why dealerships use it
A useful booking request does more than collect a phone number. It tells the dealership which car to prepare, when the shopper can arrive, and what the conversation should cover.
Capture the model, trim, listing URL, or stock number while the shopper is viewing it.
Location and vehicle answers can guide notifications to the relevant showroom, team, or salesperson instead of a shared inbox.
Give staff the time choices, contact preference, and interests needed to respond.
Built around your sales flow
Start with the booking path closest to your dealership, then edit the vehicle lists, store details, and qualification questions.
Organize requests by model, trim, color, and preferred store, with room for a second-choice vehicle.
Use a stock number or listing link and collect acceptable alternatives in case inventory changes before confirmation.
Ask for location first, reveal relevant inventory, and send the submission to the team responsible for that store.
Collect questions about charging, range, and features so the salesperson can tailor the appointment.
Booking workflow
Describe the appointment rules once, refine the generated fields, and connect each request to the dealership's existing follow-up process.
List the vehicles, stores, hours, lead times, and visitor details that matter.
Add your actual stock choices, make contact details required, and use conditional questions for trade-ins, financing, or EV topics.
Send submissions to the selected store, sales inbox, or connected sheet.
Staff checks that the vehicle and salesperson are available, then contacts the shopper to confirm or offer another time.
Form vs generic contact box
A general inquiry says someone likes a car. A structured test drive request gives the sales team enough context to prepare a relevant next step.
Field guide
Six focused groups of fields create a request that is easy for shoppers to complete and useful for dealership staff to action.
Vehicle
Use inventory identifiers and ask whether alternatives are acceptable.
Location
Ask location first so it controls the vehicle choices and routing.
Schedule
Two choices help staff coordinate. Call them requests until checked.
Contact
Collect reply details and the prospect's preferred channel.
Buying context
Use optional interests without making the booking a long survey.
Expectations
Say staff will verify the vehicle, time, and store requirements.
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for dealership teams building a smoother appointment request.
It lets a buyer request a drive in a particular vehicle. It captures the stock number, location, time choices, contact details, and interests so staff can check availability and confirm the visit.
Require the vehicle, name, contact method, location, and preferred time. A second choice reduces follow-up. Keep trade-in, financing, and discussion questions optional unless needed before confirmation.
Yes. Use model, trim, year, stock number, or a listing URL. For used inventory, ask about alternatives in case the selected car becomes unavailable.
Treat it as a request unless live inventory, calendar, and staff availability are connected. Say the team will verify the vehicle and time, then send confirmation or alternatives.
Ask for the showroom first, then show its inventory. Include store and stock number in notifications and route the submission to that location's inbox or workflow.
Yes. Use optional checkboxes, then reveal relevant follow-up questions. For a trade-in, make, model, year, and approximate mileage may be enough at booking.
Yes. Makeform provides unlimited free forms and responses, so you can generate, edit, publish, and collect test drive requests without a response cap. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge.
Show a clear receipt message and send the request to the responsible dealership team. Staff should check the vehicle, assign or identify a salesperson, review the preferred times, and contact the shopper through the selected channel. Include any store-specific arrival or license instructions in that confirmation.
Make the next showroom visit easier to arrange.