There are some major concerns with anything JLR however, I’m not sure if your financial advisor is aware approved independants can service and update records on JLR’s portal and the same with warranty repairs etc, which is obviously a lot more cost effective than using main dealers.
My brother also a financial advisor and once head of Barclays financial services (luckily he doesn’t get rich off me😂), has gone out and done something I told him not to and that was not to buy a an Evoque PHEV for his wife, with no better range than the Tucson and future reliability issues, as they don’t change her car as frequently. Even so its very nicely screwed together and mimilistic now there is only one screen and as we say, there is always that reliability in the back of your mind.
I think my point applies to all EV’s and how cheap you can get something that cost £50k in comparison of buying something with an ICE in with a similar new value. For someonewh’s more enthusiastic about EV’s, buying a 25/75 plate and running it till the battery dies is a good deal. For me I’m not ready to take the plunge.
Perceive ECO has ruined interior quality and I think VW grop have perhaps embraced it more than other German marques, I think if BMW didn’t suit I’d look at Merc. However, given BMW X series have grown into their larger sibblings, I wouldn’t discount the X3 and certainly wouldn’t discount the 30 or 40d. The Klaus class wouldn’t interest me, I think the interuir looks ugly and no doubt given an edhge on eco conscious.
Lastly, I have never put money into a Motability car and never would, based on getting sweet FA at the end, but if I were to buy a Tucson or other Kia/Hyundai off the scheme, I would put a inline switch to isolate the speaker responsible for those bings and bongs, which would be difficult under Motability. As you say its standard equipment is second to none, let down by it implementation of EUropean directives.