Official dealers – they’re not as sparse as you might think
When buying a new or used car it can be easy to automatically be drawn to the interweb for the best bargains in town from private sellers.
A quick Google and it’s likely that you’ll be presented with your dream car within a matter of nano-seconds, fears alleviated that you’ll never be able to afford one and ready to seal the deal immediately. But one should wade very carefully through these seemingly-too-good-to-be-true offers and take a second to think about what possible other problems a sale could toss up.
Of course, it could be just that the seller is looking to get rid quickly due to a move abroad or other such types of circumstance, but it’s important to conduct a little research first, such as what problems usually occur with the model you’re salivating over and what the official guide price is. If it’s 20 per cent under what they usually going for you should start to think about asking some questions. Big questions.
Away from the knackered suspension of private internet sales, another way to go is using an official ‘breaker’ (or dealer) who deals with the marque you’re desperately looking to acquire by hook or by crook.
These can often feel like they may be a million miles away but the simple fact of the matter is they’re not. For example, if you’re on the look out for a new (or even used) Range Rover the best place to find someone for some excellent advice on your future purchase is to log on to the Land Rover breakers section of their official website so you can actually go in and talk to someone before you part with hard cash.
Land Rover breakers can be found al over the UK, so make sure you track one down via their easy to use website before writing any cheques with lots of zeroes on.
About the author: Sergio Braston writes about Land Rover breakers.
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