Ourisman Volkswagen of Laurel

My wife and I went to Ourisman VW to test drive a new Golf R. We are both in our late 30s and I'd say we are "established". After looking at a Golf R for a few minutes, the salesman told us we could drive it if we submitted to a credit check. I told him I know my credit score, but that wasn't sufficient. He said the alternative was to place a downpayment on the car and then we could take it for a test drive. I reasoned that paying for a car before driving it was getting the cart ahead the horse, but they didn't seem to see a problem. Ironically, my wife and I are looking at cars across the spectrum and had just left a Porsche dealer before visiting Ourisman. When we went to look at P cars, they literally handed us the keys without saying a word. Yet, Ourisman's cars are too special to be driven. When VW is going through such a tough time with it's diesel scandal, it's surprising to see dealers try so hard to not sell a car.