Nice comments Phaedra, you make a good point, I think sometimes we get caught up in the toys and tech of a new car but they wear off quickly and you have to live with the car itself and if the car itself doesn’t do it for you where are you left? The car I ordered does have a lot of tech but that’s not what made me decide on the car. I think those of us with disabilities have a different hierachy of priorities when choosing a car. First and foremost we have to choose the car that works for our varied disabilities; I’d love a small 2 seater sports car, but the reality is I would never be able to get in or out of it!
Also, like most serverely disabled I have had to medically retire, this means that money is a factor which it never used to be. I worked out that a Porsche Cayenne would be ideal; size of an SUV, speed of a porsche and lots of tech, but should I blow my pension and life savings on it? No of course not! One has to cut ones cloth accordingly.Hence, the current car!
This brings me on to the whole motability/Daily Mail/disabled people getting free cars fiasco (and yes I know there are other threads for that). There are lots of cars in the £37,000 range on motability, so why cant the government say to car manufacturers, we will give you some form of tax relief if you all agree to be part of motability and offer your entire range, anything over say £35-37k the customer has the option to finance the difference? Then we can all spend as little or as much as we want and everyone can get the car that best suits their disability! I’m sure people will shoot me down with reasons but its just a thought. And anyone who ever says “you get a free car, don’t moan” is lightly to get stabbed with a pointy walking stick!