The only benefit to the consumer is you can go to a location and see several different car models at the same place. If buying used you need to go to some perso

The only benefit to the consumer is you can go to a location and see several different car models at the same place. If buying used you need to go to some person's house at a time that works for the seller and then hope the car is insured and if a big purchase price hope that they are not currently driving it so that you can take it to your mechanic to have it checked out. But other then that the dealerships have no benefits in my opinion. The multi point inspections they do are basically a joke. The person doing it is some 10 month mechanical school graduate tasked with the jobs that don't make the company any money but that they are forced to do like warranty work and inspections. You would be much better off taking it to a mechanic that knows what he is doing and is being paid by you to find issues. I am very thankful I am a backyard mechanic and can buy used with much more confidence then the average buyer. I can also buy cars with known issues and fix them. The last time I was at a dealership was with a friend and she was so set on a used car from them. I tried to convince her to buy elsewhere but she just had to have it that day. As you can guess they knew this and took advantage of it.