@Willis Thanks for the feedback. Yesterday was a real struggle for my wife getting in and out of several cars, so I’m happy to provide any info that helps others narrow their choices. The info that others are providing is proving extremely useful.
@kezo Having everything as standard is very attractive, as long as the car is good. The Tucson gets great reviews but my mate has a Hyundai Santa Fe and I find the seats to be very uncomfortable and the thing is continually binging and bonging when he’s driving and that would drive me berserk. I’d have to check if those chimes can be turned off. If you have to turn them off every time that would become tiresome. Does anyone know if the Sportage has the same issue?
I was all for leaving the scheme as well, but yesterday we had to rule out my first choice private car (BMW X5). My second choice was a BMW X3 but having watched some reviews it’s no bigger inside than the new generation X1, which we can get through Motability (albeit just the electric one at the moment that I don’t really want). In all honesty there’s nothing else that appeals, other than possibly a Porsche Macan, but that’s very expensive and it seems pointless buying a Porsche for the sort of usage we have now. The problem I will have staying on the scheme is the outlay (£12k plus AP plus options) if it’s a car that I can’t get excited about. My wife’s disability is reducing our options massively.
@MFillingham Thanks for the heads up on the Volvo. Seat comfort (or lack of) was an issue that I recall cropped up on here a lot when the XC40 first came on the scheme some years ago. I find it odd that a manufacturer that used to be recognised as having some of the most comfortable seats on the market has got it so wrong. I had a Volvo 850 GLT 2.5 petrol some years ago as a stop gap car whilst waiting for a Ford Scorpio Cosworth company car and although it looked like a hearse I really enjoyed driving it!
