Being on the Motability scheme is a completely different ball game to buying a car.
You don’t have to worry about so many things :-
trade in – insurance and service costs – resale value – etc etc
So for me – I just wait until the quarter before I need to choose – then start to do the research – the availability and prices on the scheme often don’t reflect the buyers market.
The Kona ultimate for under 1K when I ordered it ie this quarter last year for me represented excellent value for money and as long as it was big enough – boot etc – was a no brainier – in fact the cheapest and best value I have ever had on the scheme it being my 6th car on the scheme and that is without all the extra payments – good condition etc.
I do have an interest in car development – especially EV and I do often read and view the various reviews – but it will be at least 20 months before I start to look for my next car and unless there is something better at the right price I can see myself hanging in to this one until there is.