@DBtruth – possibly, maybe I am being cynical 🙂 I have benefitted from cars being “dumped” but by this I am referring to cars that had been on motability for some time and a newer model was coming out, hence the AP was drastically reduced to “get rid” of old stock/models.
I remember Mitsubishi doing the same with the Outlander PHEV – but the PHEV was on motability for some time and when Mitsubishi announced their departure from Europe and the UK Markets it was an odds-on bet that the PHEV on motability would be reduced – and it was, and it was a great lease for some on the scheme at a really good low AP.
I am specifically talking about the two models I mentioned which have not been on motability all of this year yet suddenly appear on the scheme. Again, I am not suggesting that the cars are bad, or that diesel is bad, I just think that they are offloading diesels as their prioirty and focus is elsewhere, in which case the AP’s should be considerably lower. Personally, I think it is unethical to do such a thing as motability is a charity and I think a lot of these cars will be stock cars, already produced, and possibly manufactured some time ago and so I would recommend anyone interested in the two models I mention clarify whether they are “stock” cars and find out their manufacture date as this could at least give you some negotiation room on the very high AP.