I think that in the medium term, the traditional dealer will disappear. You will be just as likely to buy your new car via Amazon as via a local garage in the same way that you buy any other domestic appliance. Maintenenace, what little is needed , will be at multi brand maintenance depots because the complexity of modern vehicles plus government restrictions will mean that backstreet services wont be practical or allowed.
In any event it is likely that there will be far fewer brands of cars and that the process of the merging together of designs will continue. One fridge looks just like any other. So do the 3 and 5 door hatches.
TalkMorgan is a club of motoring enthusiasts. In the early days of motoring, the huge majority of motorists were enthusiasts. Nowadays we are a minority and a shrinking one at that. After all , when you are driving your standard 3 door hatch in a queue of other such cars down a potholed road with a 20mph limit and speed traps all over the place how much enthusiasm can you raise?
Buy a boat. There at least there is freedom and variety. No jams. No scameras. At least for the moment.
