As I have said on another thread, if our renewal was up now we would be leaving the scheme. No question. There is nothing left that even remotely appeals.
Over the years, Motability has saved me a fortune. Not because it’s cheaper than sourcing cars privately (because I know from first hand experience that it isn’t), but because it’s kept us in ‘sensible’ cars, as there’s always been something that ticks most boxes.
When we both retired a few years ago we decided to go down to one car. My wife can no longer drive so continuing with two cars was pointless. I came very close to buying a new BMW X5, but as we were going to be having work done on our house I hesitated and thank goodness that I did as the pandemic then started and I would have had a very expensive, heavily depreciating car sitting in the garage for most of the year.
My wife is the PIP recipient and as the BMW X1 ticked almost all boxes she was keen that we went for one through Motability. Thankfully we are very pleased with it, but it’s now gone from the scheme. Mrs Glos Guy really likes the Porsche Macan after we test drove one some years ago. I’m sincerely hoping that things things improve drastically on the Motability scheme by the time that we next renew (thankfully not until 2024) or I can see me having to buy a Porsche Macan S to keep her ladyship happy!