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category:  Jewish Law

test driving

I am considering buying a scooter (motorcycle) from a local dealer but that dealer is not currently offering test rides (like a test drive). I have the option of traveling to another dealer and getting a test ride there. I am concerned that this is dishonest (halachically) as I know in advance they are only offering the test ride with the hopes of making a sale. A dealer has to purchase/maintain vehicles for test rides and also pay the insurance. I have already (mostly) decided which dealer I will be buying from.

In the halachos of kashrus we find that the mixing of milk and meat can either by done by the milk and meat mixing.
Or by their taste mixing The taste of food can transfer either when the food is at the heat of 45 Celsius (while some are machmir at 40 Celsius) or if the food is sharp and cut with a knife. if the food is not sharp or hot the taste which is in the food will not transfer over via the vessels which are being used unless the vessel being used is unclean as the hen there is actual food left there which is giving over the taste.
Therefore, theoretically speaking if you wash down the mixer after usage you can surely use it for dairy and thereafter for pareve with no concern at all.
For this reason there is no problem to use the same machine for both dairy and pareve yet if the machine is not totally clean you should wipe it down the machine after using for dairy before you use it for pareve if you want the pareve to certainly remain pareve.

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ראה יורה דעה סי’ צ”ד ס”ו סי’ צ”ו סי’ א’ וס”ה וראה סי’ צ”א ס”ב.