I think that’s the most sensible approach (as i said from the beginning) – and i do think the 3008 hybrid certainly is a good choice. I don’t think plugging it in will be much of a hassle, and with around 35 miles electric range it will cut into your fuel bill too, being able to do quite a bit of stuff for “free” (i understand electricity isn’t free, but it’s certainly cheaper than petrol). Not to mention that ASDA, Tesco etc depending on your location also offer free charging.
Just remember that you can call motability for a free charging point. It’s not necessary, but certainly nice to have.
BTW, I agree with you about Motability Operations (who we get the cars from) being a commercial business and a very profitable one. The charity is Motability, which is a completely separate entity.
I was gonna say yesterday that apparently we haven’t established that it’s not MB that is leasing the cars, but MOG (Motability Operations Group), plus a third entity which is also a registered charity (Motability Tenth Anniversary Trust) – but it’s not worth the effort, also didn’t want to derail the thread.
I just can’t have a Vauxhall, I despise them.
Yeah.. Wouldn’t say i despise them, but in the end, similar sentiments prevented us from looking at it too. The Dealership was right next to Peugeots when we drove there to look at the 3008, and we talked about it – and when we were there, we were like, nah.. just nah.
although it has put me off of CVT autos for life
CVTs are just bad. My aversion against CVT started with an Escort Ghia CVT 25 years ago – there’s just nothing good about them. The newer ones with “simulated gearchanges” like the Qashqai are slightly better, but still awful.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.