How far did you travel to buy your mk5?

[Frodo-anni]

If its the right car and right spec, then think you have to be willing to travel. My 306 came from south wales, 600 mile round trip, my anni middlesborough, 350 round trip.

I spent months looking for an Eddie, worst trip was 8 hour round trip to Norwich, to find what can only be described as a dog at a Seat maindealer. Smelt of wet dog aswell, still full of dog hair!!!  Eventually found my ed30 in barnsley, 70 mile round trip, just next door to a family relative.

The drive home is the best bit, further away the better 

[Phillyf21]

The worry is something going wrong. How the hell would you get it back to the dealer if say 100 miles away, the AA would only take you so far. You would have to pay for a toe which wouldn't be cheap. I've had cars go on the way home from the purchase,  a Vauxhall Astra snapped its crank shaft 20 minutes after the purchase mechanic said the odds of that going where crazy, a new engine was required. Bad luck.....yeah.....but I've never recovered from the horror, this was a private sale mind.

[SRC]

I travelled from London to Hereford - twice - to get my car, after several 100 mile round trips to look at others.  A main dealer's warranty is valid nationwide, and the specialist I bought from offered a national RAC warranty.

[N8KOW]

I went from Manchester to Ireland, met him first time in Dublin to check all was okay, then flew to Shannon as he lived in Ennis, best car I've bought so far.

[Simmo]

95 miles each way to/from Kent. Was worth it 

[Frodo-anni]

If it VW main dealer then the warranty nationwide, small independent slightly different as you have to give them the opportunity to fix any issues.