Every year, private sellers across Canada get into situations that range from mildly uncomfortable to genuinely dangerous, and it starts the same way: a stranger shows up to test drive their car. Most of those drives go fine. But "most" isn't the same as "all," and when things go wrong during a private sale test drive, they can go very wrong, very fast.

You did your research. You looked up your car online, saw a number that felt fair, and walked into the dealership ready to sell. Then they handed you a number thousands of dollars lower and called it a "great offer."