New? Demonstrator? Local independent for older car? Local paper for private deal? I've done the lot but can't really work out which is best. New car you get the warranty but take a hit on depreciation etc etc. right down to bangernomics.

Which works out best? Depends on what you want from a car and what money you want to put into it.

Bangernomics really only works if you can do any work on your car yourself.

For me I'm happiest to get a car around a year old with a chunk of depreciation lost but with a long warranty left on it whilst paying cash.