Why is getting to see the car not an option?. South Wales is not that far from Rochdale!

Regardless of what your reasons are, there are very few circumstances under which I would buy a car unseen. Spending £13k on a nearly new car from a large outfit like pentagon would definitely not be one of them!. Whether or not an astra sport tourer is a good buy is a separate issue. But considering you plan on parting with £13k, surely spending a bit extra time and money (though a tiny fraction of what you are spending on the car) making sure the car is as described, and drives as you'd expect makes much more sense than buying unseen.

If you're too far away to go and view the car, then it's too far to go to return the car if you've any problems with it. As BBD says you're looking to spend £13000. You really should visit the dealership (face to face) and see if you trust them. I've walked out of a few dealerships, because the sales staff seemed untrustworthy (or I got the impression that I would be given the brush off if any issue arose with a purchase).

Have you looked at Pentagon's face book page? I find it strange that I'm not seeing much in the way of posts from satisfied customers (in the past year or so)! If I look at dealers near me I'm seeing loads of posts from satisfied customers.

I've bought a couple of pre-reg cars in the past (due to price). Only issues are you are the 2nd owner on the log book and that the warranty starts on the date of 1st registration. Some times pre-reg cars can be a year old (ie 66 plate when the current plate is 67), that will affect its value so don't overpay (sometimes you can get a better deal on a new car, than a pre-reg).

Edited by FiestaOwner on 10/12/2017 at 11:48

Print out the advert and take it to your local dealer and ask if he can better the deal. He might well be able to give you as good a deal and he is local which would be good if any warranty issues arose.