Never had a problem. Local dealers have been happy to service.

Though I always give the local dealer a chance to get close to the broker price. Sometimes they can, sometimes they're a lot more expensive and I've not been able to come to a deal.

Should not be a problem Alan. dealers are very keen to get service and repair business. It is arguable that they make as much from after sales as they do from sales. At approaching £100 per hour for workshop time they should be more than happy to oblige.

Let us know how you get on with your purchase. Useful experiences are always interesting and informative to forum members. Obviously you will exercise the usual care before parting with any money. Good luck.

Cheers Concrete

I agree witgh all the above. But it's worth your while getting some quotes from brokers and - if you prefer to buy from a local dealer, meet the service staff and build a relationship with them - see if the dealer can match or come near to the quotes.

They quite often can.

From the majority of accounts on this forum, the vast majority of brokers seem fine and above board, though, like all businesses, some won't be - I do remember one or two (the names escape name) pushing people onto dealers a long way away, and one broker who was actually selling cars that were not new ones, pretending they were and which sometimes had significant amounts of finance to pay from the previous owner - the clue was that they refused to issue the spare keys and the V5/logbook for several months, which meant that the 'new owner' wasn't actually until the original debt was paid off.