John Laidlaw
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- Your Mercedes
- Land Rover Discovery 4
Every car on it’s own merit I’d say.
I’ve only bought privately once in my life, and that was via contact on this very forum. Personally I would normally avoid it but that’s just as I prefer some kind of review or knowledge of the vendor. I’d buy from most of the regulars on here if they had a vehicle I was interested in.
My 63 came from a non Mercedes dealer but with full MB history- I’d only ever buy a Mercedes with that history or if a bit older with service history from a known Mercedes independant (often that’s a much better indicator to how well looked after the car has been than MB history!) Hope that helps in some way
Oh and travel- hell yes- my SL came from Lyme Regis and the 63 from Essex, both considerable distances but worth it!
I’ve only bought privately once in my life, and that was via contact on this very forum. Personally I would normally avoid it but that’s just as I prefer some kind of review or knowledge of the vendor. I’d buy from most of the regulars on here if they had a vehicle I was interested in.
My 63 came from a non Mercedes dealer but with full MB history- I’d only ever buy a Mercedes with that history or if a bit older with service history from a known Mercedes independant (often that’s a much better indicator to how well looked after the car has been than MB history!) Hope that helps in some way
Oh and travel- hell yes- my SL came from Lyme Regis and the 63 from Essex, both considerable distances but worth it!