Although I’ve extended my lease for a extra two years in April, I’m starting to think with the amount of cars left on the scheme and the possibility of more and more cars being removed or APs getting larger for the type of cars suitable for my needs, ie SUV type, auto box etc etc, probably the same as most of folks on here. So do I bite the bullet or wait and gamble. Dilemma.
Do I recall that you have a BMW X1? If so, there is sadly nothing on the scheme now that comes within a country mile of it, so I certainly wouldn’t be inclined to hand it back and pay a high AP for a car that won’t be as good. I’m not a fan of lease extensions as it’s not good value for money for the customer but a nice earner for Motability, but if you don’t have the means to leave the scheme it might be your best bet. Although, as Brydo says, the chip crisis may not be over by Spring 2023 I suspect that it will have eased somewhat and I would anticipate a better choice than we have now. I’m tempted to say that it can’t get any worse than it is now, but I said that when we were down to 1,500 cars and again at 1,200 and again at 1,000 and…….