Sadly @Rene the Megane is no longer on the scheme.
You sure about that? I didn’t do research other than just now checking Motaclarity as well as the Motability search, it’s still listed in both. When was it removed (or are you mistaking the car with another one)?
Matrix lights are beneficial if you do a lot of night time driving, on the other hand if you do little night time driving standard LED headlights with HBA are adequate.
Of course you get the most benefit at night, but Matrix LED systems are better in every situation. While LEDs are certainly adequate (we currently drive standard LEDs with HBA), better is better. And of course, in the current months, it’s getting dark at like what, 5pm ish? Plenty of benefit to be had, at least if you drive (hence me mentioning it particularly) rural.
I wouldn’t call it a “knock out argument”, but if i had to chose between 360 camera or Matrix LEDs, i’ll take the lights – the ID5 still has a reversing camera as well as a dipping side mirror for parking. That said: personal opinion. But, even if you ignore the Matrix LEDs, the augmented reality Sat Nav doesn’t have an equal in the Ariya either – and that’s a genuine improvement over any dash/console mounted Sat Nav.
As i clarified, i wouldn’t go for either, i’d genuinely go for a Megane unless it’s impossible due to disabilities. But if i HAD to go for one of the two, i’d go with the ID5, hunting one down “from stock”. The Megane was offered to us from stock AFTER we told the guy we’d be going through Motability (Renault in Bridgend), could’ve had it within 3-4 weeks – so getting cars from stock certainly is possible, even if it means travelling. We went through multiple VW dealerships and settled on the third one (Sinclair in Port Talbot), 50 miles away. You just need to find the right salesperson to get somewhere (in this case, to get a car from stock).
In the end, that’s just my opinion – i haven’t driven the Ariya (i did drive the ID3 and ID4, Megane and did at least sit in an Enyaq), but i can’t see it changing my opinion much.
That video btw, or rather, the channel in general, is where my “journey into heat pumps” started. The guy is competent (if you can manage his accent, which even i as a german find a bit harsh lol, same with Autogefuhl), and does put some evidence forward whenever he claims something.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.