1. Your order is your agreement to fulfil your side of the contract. Just be aware that breaking ‘any’ contract normally comes with penalties.
2. The AP is paid at the time of delivery, as are ‘optional extras’ (normally – but not always).
3. If you order now, then today’s price is the contract price; therefore it is the price you pay; irrespective of whether the AP changes (either upward or downward).
4. The Qashqai 1.5 diesel is 108bhp, the Grandland 1.2 turbo petrol is 128bhp.
5. Vauxhall reliability is probably as good as any other ‘major/ volume’ brand, and is now part of the same group as Peugeot and Citroen.
6. Any value in any car is the buyers ‘perception’ of value, and cannot be quantified; but Vauxhall cars seem well specified for the price, but may lack the quality of more premium brands. Your other consideration, is that your short-list seems to be one vehicle. That would somehow negate the value aspect.
7. ‘Possibly’ won’t incur charges at that time, even though she will be breaking the Terms of the Agreement, which would then ‘probably’ cancel the Good Condition Bonus.
8. As the ‘current climate’ has no end date, only you can decide on whether you want (or need) your own (additional) car.
9. As discussed on other threads, there is much talk of 2-year lease extensions to the current car. That term is a maximum, and gives breathing space for the current climate to change. You know the car, no AP to find; and carry on as you are – for the time being.