So did you have any teething problems or worse that needed sorting out?

The Seat Leon I bought via Carfile has had no teething problems or other mechanical issues during the 18 months I have had it, absolutely perfect.

However, the supplying dealer was a total muppet who put th wrong reg no im the service book then simply crossed it out, looked like it was a book from a different car. Took intervention from Seat Customer Services to get a replacement and even then the first representative I spoke to was a total liar and ignorant herbert. Eventually got £200 compensation from one of the managers for the hassle.

When it had its first service all appeared well, simple in reality since I had the service plan. Problem was 3 days later a large pool of oil on the drive apperared and Seat rescue found the sump plug not tightened. Cost the garage a complete new underbody shield and some degreaser for my drive, luckily its old concrete so no lasting damage.

The next issue was that of cam belt intervals. The selling dealer said 3 years or 36,000 miles, not an issue for me but a high mileage user would find it expensive at £300 a time. At the service I checked and the dealer said 4 years or 60,000 miles, better. Wify suggested e-mailing Seat Customer Services for a definitive answer, reply was "we recommend the cam belt is first checked at 60,000 miles, and every 20,000 miles thereafter. If there is no damage at these points the cambelt will not need changing. If the belt is not changed, regardless of condition, it must be replaced at 120,000 miles or when the vehicle is 5 years old, whichever comes first". So 5 years its is. Nice to see consistency.

Next year I will try the 3rd dealer who is a little further away, fingers crossed.

None of the above can be blamed on Carfile who did an excellent job getting me the deal.

I have no problem with buying from the likes of Carfile, it is the after i have received the car i am asking about.

There is no mention of Carfile on any paperwork. You pay the dealer and Carfile get their "introduction" fee or wheatever you want to call it.

All your local any dealer sees is that you bought from a different dealer yet you are asking to do the work. They will make far more from servicing/repairing the car than the dealer made from selling it so why would they refuse or be aukward. They should be grateful for the work. There are plenty of dealer out there if they are, just use a different one.

At the end of the day they cannot refuse to carry out warranty work. If they do and were taken to court they would loose.

Is that true?

In the documentation for every car I have ever bought it has clearly stated that warranty work can be carried out by any franchised dealer.

This is what it says in the Kia warranty book

"all official Kia authorised dealers throughout the EU will be available to administer and undertake any necessary work under the terms of the warranty as long as you can provide your Warranty Information and Service Record booklet."

and for good measure this is what it says in the Seat warranty book

a member of the SEAT authorised service network (regardless of whether they were the original supplying dealer) will carry out work that is required under the warranty free of charge.