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Advice on a second hand Volkswagen?
I am offered a car in a private sale at £24k (the current new price is £36k).
The car has done 10,000 miles, one owner and is 18 months old. It has a three year warranty etc.
I am told I can get a VW main dealer to buy it for me and they will add £4k to the price.
I am also told that I can buy the vehicle direct and simply get the local dealer to honour the warranty. What would you recommend?
The car has done 10,000 miles, one owner and is 18 months old. It has a three year warranty etc.
I am told I can get a VW main dealer to buy it for me and they will add £4k to the price.
I am also told that I can buy the vehicle direct and simply get the local dealer to honour the warranty. What would you recommend?
Asked on 2 February 2013 by Robert
Answered by
Honest John
Why would you pay the extra £4k to a VW dealer? But if it originally came with a three-year warranty, only the balance of that will remain and that will depend on how it has been serviced.
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