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We have had our Golf for two and a half years now and have started looking at a replacement, but our mileage is only 14,000 in the 30 months.
It can stand for days at a time then only do short journeys. Our kids are older now so no school runs and it seems to only get used for hospital trips which taxis could work out cheaper.
I love the security of it being there and the reliability of a new car, but feel its not getting used enough.
At what point would your mileage drop low enough to warrant the cost to actually get a car?
What annual mileage are other people actually do?
Just curious and weighing up options……
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…about to take our XC60 in on Friday for a new C5 Aircross after 3 years of the Volvo. It has done 9,200 miles.
We do about 7k a year but you can’t underestimate the importance of just having the freedom a car gives you when you’re disabled.
We’d keep ours even if we did very little mileage, the only factors that would force a change is ability and safety to drive.
If I seem a little strange, that's because I am.
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As long as I qualify for the scheme I can’t see a time where I ever decide to go without a car, obviously I don’t own a crystal ball but I just can’t see it
Being disabled ain’t fun, and it might sound cheesey but the car is my legs and as much as it can get me to medical appointments which isn’t very often to be honest these days
It gives me the chance to escape my crappy little concrete box of a flat
I don’t have much going on in my life, no family, single so I love driving, I might not be able to walk to far when I can get to my destination but just being out on the roads with some music on is like therapy to me
Had my car 3 years now and down just over 30k
Eveehibe is dif Obv, but that’s just my 2p worth ?
When life hands you melons...,
Make melonade!We’ve had our current cx-5 for 8 months and we’re about to tick over 5,000 miles. So for us a new car is worth it, but also glad we got petrol, rather than diesel as our trips are normally short. An EV will be a consideration for us next time should rules change as we be allowed a home charger. Housing Association rules that is.
To be honest if your trips are short, i would consider a cheap 2nd hand vehicle with a comprehensive breakdown policy…. this is if you can find a suitable 2nd hand vehicle.
The other half only does about 2-3k a year but that didn’t matter when buying her little smartcar nearly new a couple of years ago and no way would she give it up just because it’s only used a bit!
It might be worth considering buying something nearly new and keeping it as it should be reliable and not get worn out if only doing low mileage.
Its my wife who is disabled but she doesn’t drive, so I’m the only driver on the policy.
Used to be a bus driver for 12 years so that has put me off driving for fun…..lol
We’ll probably end up getting another car just begrudge paying a huge AP for it to not get used but the Countryman is very cheap at the moment so leaning towards that.
We’ve done nearly 16k in 30 months, I don’t think its the mileage that is the issue, the benefit is in the convince, quality of life and the peace of mind that the mobility car brings.
The mini is a cracking car and at a good AP right now, wish I didn’t need a bigger(huge) car as it would be my next order in October(Counrtyman SD).
Lots of good cars on for small AP’s and no point you blowing a huge wad on something that’s just going to sit and look pretty.
Noel maybe consider chosing a vehicle you will be happy with for say 5 years maybe with the view to purchasing it after the 3 years, although not the cheapest way to own the car it gives 3 years to save up and at the end of it you have a low mileage vehicle you know, it was a option we considered as just coming up to 10,000 miles in 16 months. After the third year for the following 2 you would be able to save your full allowance and that combined with the value of your low mileage 5 year old vehicle would be enough to buy a brand new runaround.
Just to add to options,
I’ve done 12,000 miles in 5 months.
My family are spread out across the country hence I bought a diesel car. That easy does 50 plus mpg, yes it’s my legs but also the key to being asked to babysit when ever. ( I have 6 grandkids) before I got this car my first on the scheme, I always had in my mind I hope I don’t break down, so much so I would never have visited as much as we have.
My wife is high rate pip too so we could both have a car if we wanted.
Id not be without the car and the piece of mind. It has intelligent cruise control.
I can have a massage on my lower back as we travel. We can go whenever we like baring hospital appointments, I really wish I’d joined rhe scheme years ago. But in my mind the cost put us off.
Now I intend on dropping the car back with no less then 60,000 miles on it.
Which reminds me I need a set of front tyres soon.
We do around 10k over the three years so in terms of cost per mile it works out rather expensive but as others have said its hard to put a price on the freedom that having your own transport brings. Its my wife’s car and I’m the driver, she uses a wheelchair when out and about but she also has some pretty severe mental health issues so public transport is physically hard work for me and mentally for her – honestly think that without the car she would never leave the house.
Having the car also makes a trip to the local supermarket or chemist at 10 min drive as opposed to waiting 30 mins for a bus plus 15+ mins journey time on top – it means on the days she can’t / won’t go out I can grab her prescription or something for tea without leaving her for too long, without the car I’d have no choice but to either take her with me or or try and find someone to sit with her.
Like others here my mileage is low being retired from work so these day’s I only put in 6,000 miles per annum but also being a disabled driver with the other half not driving I would not only be up a creek without a paddle, but also up a creek without a canoe. ?
I do around 24-27k per year, the S-Max is 10 months in to its lease, just ticked over 21,000 miles.
That would fall a lot once I retire. But I doubt I would be looking to stop driving. The freedom to take the dogs up to the woods or to go on an adventure as my wife calls it, for the day (I don’t say where we are going, just set off with a packed lunch, 400+ miles are not unknown) are the wee things that make life worth living.
And, of course, its 9 miles to the nearest supermarket/train station, 40 miles to hospital appointments and such like. The wife would divorce me if she couldn’t pop to Ikea (250 mile round trip) for a browse…lol.
In life, it's not who you know that's important, it's how your wife found out.
First car went back with less than 9k on the clock, second with just over 6k. But when I can go out I can go out BY MYSELF, which makes them essential imho.
Given that changeover should be next month (won’t be because waiting on VW so probably Oct) and the Kuga is currently sitting on 58k plus change, don’t think I’m really the one to answer this. But like others, even if my mileage was more like 5.8k I’d still have a car, life and independence would be far to limited without one.
Too right, who wants to be forced to be stuck indoors.
My old mum would have loved trips out in the car, my fault for not knowing about the scheme.
She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 58.
I didn’t have a big enough car for all the stuff she needed so we went for walks around the block instead my wife and I taking turns to push her.
But seeing the same 4 walls everyday is no good for anyone.
without my car and piece of mind I think I’d go mad thinking about the pain I’m in and how fit and healthy I was not so long ago.
Same here Phil, it’s been 13 years since I was medically retired and those 4 walls do creep in now and then especially when you have pain 24/7 “the morphine helps a little with that” but without transport I’d go bonkers in a week, the scheme keeps me in a new car every 3 years but if I can’t find something in October worth ordering then I’ll give it till the end of January and then go buy a motor myself.
I’ve had my CX5 for 4 weeks and have done 280 miles which includes a return trip to the airport of 160 miles.
My normal usage is return journeys of less than 5 miles. However, I wouldn’t consider giving up my car as I would find it difficult to get about on public transport, too much hassle planning taxis and I have family fly in every quarter to stay so need a decent size car. Any small savings if I bought my own would be cancelled out by worry of potential problems which Motobility take care off
As the Mazda is so good and well equipped, I will probably extend to 5 years with the bigger good condition payment going towards it’s replacement.
Same here I’m on liquid morphine plus morphine patches and about 10 other meds, including weekly injections to help /slow me fusing completely.
Plus we have a 50 lb bull dog who tbh makes me go out in the car in all weathers for his walks while I wheel myself behind him. We live next to bushy park in west London.
But I have kids in Cardiff, wymondham, and York. So this car is a Blessing for me and the mrs, I still have two girls at home.
One moves to swanage with her boyfriend in about a month and she’s expecting in August and then there was one, she does most of the driving as I can’t drive on full meds.
But the Tiguan has heated massage seats and intelligent cruise and lane departure software, plus self park so it’s the easiest car to drive I’ve ever had. ??
My last 2 motability cars, i made it a game to return it to as close to the 60k allowance as possible ? first car only got to 50k last car got 58k before it went back. I make sure i get my money’s worth out of my cars, when my new cars here im planning on driving around europe for a week or so.
JamieT – You’d get on well with my brother. He returned his last car with 59,998 miles on the clock. He considered driving around town a bit longer but was afraid local roadworks would divert him over to 60k.
We are up to 14000 miles 25 months into the lease by the time we change it will be around 21000, over the years I have always purchased our own cars approximately 12 – 18 months old, by the time you take depreciation insurances etc. we are better off on the mobility scheme.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally say the wrong thing.
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