Motorpoint

Advantages: Cheap prices, excellent service
Disadvantages: None as far as I'm concerned

...on my own experience, is Motorpoint of Derby. It is a car supermarket, which means it sells a variety of new and nearly new cars. Most seem to be either imported from Europe (the new vehicles) or are ex-fleet vehicles from the UK (with a few thousand miles on the clock) A similar operation is Direct Cars of Sheffield. I visited this too, and found it to be very similar to Motorpoint, but as I ended up buying from Motorpoint I will confine my assessment ...
...to find anything too fancy. Motorpoint also has a good internet site, so you can check out the stock before you visit (although don't expect the internet stock to match precisely what they have, as they appear to rely on moving stock fast: you can, however, check to see if a particular car is still available and put a deposit on it over the phone). When I visited, I was looking for either a Ford Focus Ghia or a Toyota Corolla T3, either new or nearly ... Read review

Advantages: Much cheaper than main dealer prices
Disadvantages: You have to take what is in stock!

...first tip when you approach Motorpoint - from my experience, you will get the best deal if you know what you want but you know what you would be willing to compromise on. I bought my car from Motorpoint in Derby 2 years ago this month (that's what reminded me to write this opinion). I was impressed with the car I received and the price I got it for. Their service on the day could have been a bit better but we'll come back to that later. I knew I ...
...not go personally to the Motorpoint site to look for/ select a specific car - Was willing to take the risk of buying the car unseen in order to take advantage of a great price - Knew exactly what I wanted before I phoned them up I have never bought something so expensive without seeing it before, but I must admit that I would do it again from Motorpoint, so that's a pretty good recommendation. To put it into context, I got £1600 off the standard ... Read review

Advantages: Low Prices and extensive stock
Disadvantages: Stock are in random places and not easy to locate.

...overall it's a thumbs up! When buying our next car - guess where I'll look first. If you know me you'd know that was high praise indeed. I am VERY impressed with Motorpoint. I would recommend Motorpoint wholeheartedly to anyone wanting to buy a value-for-money new/used car!! ... Read review

Advantages: Very, very cheap cars, and excellent service.
Disadvantages: In the open air, not easy to spot a specific model.

...bought a new car from Motorpoint at Derby. The price of the vehicle, and Motorpoint's service were both fantastic! If you want to buy a new car, this is THE place to go! Motorpoint now have two sites. Derby and Burnley. Their price lists are available in most of the free car sales magazines in supermarkets and petrol stations, and in the Telegraph on Saturdays. They also have a web site (www.motorpoint.co.uk) where current stocks are detailed. ...
...I am VERY impressed with Motorpoint. Their prices are marginally higher than you might obtain in Belgium or Holland - but I do not consider the hassel associated with buying overseas is worth it! I recommend Motorpoint wholeheartedly to anyone wanting to buy a value-for-money new car!! ... Read review

Advantages: value and choice of stock
Disadvantages: none

...1 series from the Derby Motorpoint showroom and I had to tell other people about it because I was really happy with the deal that I got. This is my first car that I have been able to spend a bit of cash on, so was a major purchasing decision for me. I also had my heart set on a BMW but wasn't sure if my budget would stretch to the model which I wanted. That's a bit about me though, back to the review... I had heard good reviews about Motorpoint from ...
...First off I called the Motorpoint telesales team to see if they had the vehicle that I wanted in stock, they had three available so we went through the full specification and background behind the vehicle. It was a parallel import from the Netherlands but was right hand drive and the only ways that it differed from the same model in a UK showroom was that it had climate control rather than air conditioning and also it didn't come with an alarm. This ... Read review