Buying outside of the dealer network in the UK?

[chimera40v8]

I've been looking at a GTC4 Lusso for my next car and have started to narrow it down to a few choices. Due to the nature of these cars and the market, there's quite a few outside of the dealer network.

Most are under Ferrari warranty of some sort and have FFSH... comparing similar specs to approved used maybe see 10K savings.

Presumably any approved used Ferrari is going to have had some sort of pre-sale check with any issues/wear items of a certain level being fixed which is where some of the increased price is going to go.

The cars I'm looking at don't have a big mileage on them, but I guess that can be good/bad depending on how they've been treated/stored when not being driven.

Is that extra money to the dealer buying anything other than a bit of peace of mind? I've not bought a Ferrari before so have no experience of the dealer network, aftersales, service etc so was just looking for any first hand info or advice.

Thanks!

[chimera40v8]

Thanks everyone, that's really useful info.

The non-car related positives about building a relationship with a dealer and the opportunity of Ferrari events do appeal. I didn't realise the used cars have a 2 year warranty so that's also something in their favour. One of the cars is at Graypaul in Edinburgh so that's also good to see some first-hand feedback about them.

I've no concerns about the dealer selling the other car as they've been around for ages and have a good reputation, but it also so happens that the car I prefer the colour-of (I know...) is at the main dealer. From what I've read, there's not much or any room for haggling over the price, but I'll hopefully get to that point and their finance options this week.

[chimera40v8]

Thanks for all the advice, its been really helpful.. the search is narrowing...