@especially I can relate to somethings you mention, I had a month before end of a 5yr extended lease..
Ended up looking/thinking to buy a used car and come away from the scheme.
Admittedly my fault from a bit of laziness and not inspired by cars available and large AP’s..
However after test driving/visting 5 or more different dealers, we saw the new MG hs trophy + parked up in a disabled bay..
I looked over it went away & arranged a test drive..
Then after a bit of home work, was very impressed (love at first site 😆), it had everything we needed and more.
Luckily i could also have one to pick up in 4/5 days time.
Not saying you should get one, however might be worth a look…
Also Big Dave can be a massive help with the deals he posts on here daily & roped me in a NO advanced payment after I mentioned deals he posts here for a like for like deal…
well that was a great bonus too.