Originally Posted by
CarolynUK
indeed - Here in Kent - I put my car in one half of the double garage at my home, and get general repairs and maintenance done at the Old Station Garage across the road from me, and I go to the garage on the main road to buy my petrol/ diesel!
Round where I live, most new car cars are sold via the various dealerships located on an industrial/ retail park about 8 miles away, however, quite a few of the local garages do sell cars off their forecourts.
This indeed would be a rather well understood use of the term for those conversing/conversant more in the British versions of English than the American versions of English. Some used and new car sellers -- including some high-end and classic car sellers/resellers -- indeed do sell cars from "the garage".