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Cars and Servicing are Cheaper in Spain

In Spain, cars are for getting around first, taking pride in second, protection on the roads third and for defining your image last. Which is almost the reverse to the UK. Whereas back in Britain, most car owners take every measure to maintain their vehicle in immaculate condition, in Spain few people worry about the odd dent or scratch on their own cars. For this reason, unless you have enough money to keep throwing at your expensive vehicle, it is wise to choose a car that gives you what you need for the least amount of money.

Cars here are definitely a lot cheaper. Particularly if you go with a local make. Seat cars a lot more reliable than they once were and getting parts is easy. Other makes vary dramatically in servicing costs and the availability of parts locally.

Car dealers in Javea tend to offer a wider range of marques than dealers in the UK who for years were forced by manufacturers to sell just their onw makes. However, the quality of follow up service is very limited in Spain for certain makes and models. Also, build specifications and legal requirements in Britain tend to be tougher than in other European countries including Spain and that may mean that a specific model and make of car in a British dealer's car can be quite different when you look beyond the skin of the equivalent car in a dealership in Spain.

Repairs for British Registered Cars

Javea has a few outlets that will repair most makes of car. What can hold things up is getting parts. Particularly if you have a slightly more exclusive one. Being properly covered for Car Breakdown Insurance is therefore wise, as it is usually in the interests of the insurer to ensure the parts get to you quickly. One other thing to bear in mind is that repair shops tend to have their own preferred parts suppliers and may often use parts that are just as good as those on your current vehicle, but may not be approved by the manufacturer. The main concern being that if the car is under a manufacturer's warranty, any future breakdown costs might be excluded from cover if it relates to a non-approved part. Overall though, there is good back up locally if you need help. The quality of the workmanship locally tends to be quite high. If you have a minor scrape and find you have a minor dent in your car's bodywork, but its perfectly driveable and you can get home without the need of immediate repair, you would do well to consider that this might be better left until you get back to the UK. Simply because the Spanish are not as fussy about how the finish of the repair as are us Brits. It is not that the work is shoddy, far from it, its just that the expectation levels of Brits are a great deal higher than the locals and that can rub off on those undertaking the work.