Want to buy a car but nearest dealer is kack

[thinfourth2]

I am wanting to get a nice new toyota washing machine Aygo

but the nearest dealer is in aberdeen and is Arnold shark who have a reputation as a company of being fecking useless.

The next nearest dealer is dumpdee which is too far to realistically travel for warranty and servicing work

So is it acceptable to buy one from down south and get warranty and servicing work done in Arnold Shark

[TheCarpetCleaner]

Why not just get it serviced at a decent independent?

Makes very little difference in the long run for a standard car.

As long as it is serviced with genuine parts from a proper garage, it doesn't really matter.

[Shaw Tarse]

Yes

[Ozzie Osmond]

Luckily for Arnold there's no naming and shaming on PH....

I thought Toyotas didn't go wrong anyway!

[scirocco265]

Why not buy it direct from one of those vehicle sourcing companies that deliver it to you door hassle-free?

[130R]

If you have a local Peugeot or Citroën dealer you could buy a 107 or C1 instead.

[wcel]

I bought a new Ford car from dealer down south very recently as AC service in Abdn was shocking. They were not interested in dealing with me at all.

They will be doing the warranty work however for the car but as for servicing, I'll be taking it to Mcrae & Dick in Elgin!

[thinfourth2]

130R said:

If you have a local Peugeot or Citroën dealer you could buy a 107 or C1 instead.

No pug dealer

and Citroen is Arnold shark also

[ArtVandelay]

130R said:

If you have a local Peugeot or Citroën dealer you could buy a 107 or C1 instead.

+1 but I found my local Citroen dealer to be a useless turd. Driver's side front disc was binding so the car felt as though it was losing power. When I got out I noticed that the right wheel was incredibly hot. I was due to leave for sea that same week, and knowing my Mother would be using the car in my absence, informed her of this problem and asked her to get it sorted out. She said it never happened to her and that it was just the way I drove (or more likely I drive it more often and further than she ever does)

Anyway it happens to her, takes it to the Citroen garage who can't find anything wrong and give it a "brake service" for £30. This brake service was to just take £30 off us and not touch a thing as the same problem occurred later and the whole brake set up was changed under warranty, which it should have been in the first place.

[neelyp]

I find different AC dealerships offer varying degrees of service.
Fiat and Renault in Grangemouth are obnoxious (Fiat winning by a country mile) but the Citroen dealership is great.
I bought my last car from AC Mazda in Stirling who were much more interested in selling me a car than the local dealer in Falkirk. Got a great deal and the interest shown post delivery has been refreshingly good.
All I can suggest is give them a try, find the least smarmy looking salesman and go from there.