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Hello everyone, Just thought i'd say something about recent events. I want to get some new wheels for my car. I looked around a bit and found the alloy wheels direct website, i actually saw that someone on here had mentioned it so i had a look. I found the wheels i wanted, they were £598 for...

I have a 3 year old E-class and am asking myself the question than many other owners must have asked themselves? Should I continue to use my very reliable main dealer or should I start using an independent garage? what are the pro's and con's? is it just cost?