I just bought my Clio 182 from a Renault Garage rather than going private, part of the reason was backup incase things go wrong but more surprisingly in the long run it will work out cheaper.
Going private I would have needed to at some point during the year got an MOT, Service, Road fund and Cambelt (they only last 4 - 5 years on clio's) which going by Renualt garage prices is the thick end of £900. Well thats unless your really lucky and someone has left you with 12 months MOT and recently serviced it etc etc all a bit unlikely when it comes to buying privately.
Also into the deal I got 2 new tyres, and a few other bits and bobs that a private sale simply wouldn't have been able to do.
There are advantages for both, but I know in the East Anglia area you can get some pretty good deals from garages at the moment!!
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