Its funny that Kezo mentioned the BMW dealer was laughing at the thought of the X3 being on the scheme, when we’ve now had the i4, iX2, 3 series on the scheme, even dealers won’t know what’s coming next, BMW have been generous and we appreciate that. It is possible for an X3 to come on the scheme depending on sales.
It’s true that dealers don’t tend to know what’s coming on to the scheme until it happens (or maybe a day before) but, much as I’d like to see the X3 join the scheme, I just can’t see it happening. The i4 and iX2 are EVs and the 3 Series on the scheme recently was a PHEV. Manufacturers are struggling to meet their targets on these (as private buyers aren’t going for them) so they are relying heavily on fleet operators, hence why cars such as these are being offered to us, rather than the much cheaper petrol versions. It’s not about BMW being generous, it’s a commercial necessity for them. My local BMW dealer told me the other day that almost all the staff cars and demonstrators that they are ordering at present are EVs in order to help with the targets
If the X3 were to appear it would almost certainly be the PHEV and not the petrol versions. The new model PHEV starts at over £57k and the M-Sport over £59k which I think makes it too expensive for Motability. Of course, I hope that I am wrong as I’d be interested in one (although I’d prefer the standard petrol X3).