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You can get a sleep pack or camper pack for the Jogger.
The more I read about the Jogger the more I think it’s perfect for me.
I think I’ve found the car I really like :D, its not an EV, its a hybrid (thanks to the suggestions from this thread and concerns/feedback from people to do with on street charging).
Dacia Jogger 1.6 HEV Extreme 5dr Auto
It’s sort of perfect for me, within my budget, very spacious with enough room to fit my Anker power bank, which will power all my tech instead of draining the car battery, back seats and more if I decide to lay down, yes its a budget vehicle but I love the shape of it. will go to get a look at one in person and take time to sit inside and see how it feels.
@Quebber You sound like a very sensible person so, as well as considering the challenges of an EV without off road charging, do remember that in addition to the £750 AP you will be paying £12,000 in benefits to have the car on loan for 3 years. Thats a heck of a lot of money for a safe place to sit in. Could that money be far better spent elsewhere to help your needs?
What price put on freedom?
Since 2019 I have probably left the house 30 times in total, 99% of them, hospital, bank and mental health clinic.
I have hundreds of coping strategies in my house from Virtual reality to gaming, electronic projects to retro consoles. I live alone and the only friends I ever meet is via online life or virtual reality. I’m in my early 50’s and facing the very real prospect that I may never leave the boundary of my house again except to see a hospital or Dr’s office.
Why not just spend a little of that on uber rides and use the rest to get more technology?
The last time I left the house was to go to a car show room to see the cars (first time leaving house this year), it was a 4 minute journey that wrecked me for 48 hours, I put on my armor (thats what I call my outside clothing) a face mask, my augmented reality glasses, my gloves, I had 3 phones in my pockets (my hoodie and coat have 17 pockets in total) 2 batteries for those phones, a first aid kit, thermal blanket, mini tent, tool kit, counters and coping strategies to every single what if scenario my brain can come up with.
All of that just about allowed me to step over the threshold to my house and into a strangers car, yes I tried to hold my breath for 4 minutes and had multiple anxiety and panic attacks in that 4 minutes but it was a “good” scenario, my PTSD didn’t trigger, I didn’t become catatonic.
Now…
Let’s say I manage to convince my brain that my car that I finally get can, feels like a safe space, that i’ll have bags and equipment in the boot to cover all eventualities, plus all my favourite tech based stuff in the back seat plus a weighted blanket and so on.
Even if I only get to be driven around to a super market or to visit a local landmark once or twice a month, even if it takes 12 months for me to be comfortable enough to be in the passenger seat and another 12 months to be happy to sit in the drivers seat?
If stepping into that vehicle doesn’t feel like “did the driver clean the seats” “who was in here before” “did the driver get any sleep” “did he check the brakes this morning” “how long since the cars last service” “what is the depth of the tire tread” “did he check the ambient temp and adjust his driving” “has he taken a defensive driving course” “what if terrorists attack does he have a plan of action” “does he have alternative light sources in case of an emp attack” “does he have training in case of a nuclear attack” “what if kaiju/zombie/alien invasion happened does he have a fully kitted out survival bag in his boot” “does he know what to do if the sun goes out” … welcome to my brain 😀
So to answer your question yes, yes it’s completely worth it.
Sadly all of those are a little out of my AP range, I can probably do £750 myself + £750 from motability.
Thank you for all the replies.
Yes I am on benefit and unable to work so the lessons option will be useful if I get to that point.
EV is not off the cards but I have taken all said here on board, my situation is unlike most, it will take a long time for me to turn it into a mobile safe space, to start with and maybe even for a year or more I may only be driven in the vehicle 2-4 times a month, and to start with the drives may be less than a mile. this will be a very slow incremental journey, I’ve left my house only 5 times in the last 400 days, with a car I will do more but it will be very slow going.
I know this will sound crazy but with a single charge to 80% at a main charging station and then keeping it topped up a few hours every couple of days (at most) (A bit of back story I designed a small solar setup in the back yard it charges a 5kwh battery bank which I use to top up an Anker 4kwh gen/trolley, so in theory and I may be wrong, I could keep it topped up by sitting that unit in the boot, charge the car while i’m with it then take it back in side to charge up again) and if the solar panels can’t keep up, then I charge the anker from mains. Sort of a very very very slow relay race hehe but will mean no risk of tripping or cable.
I can see you probably all thinking I have multiple screws loose 😀
I’m also looking at cars as well as MPV the ioniq has nice spacious back seats, skoda has a nice one too. they have almost triple the range which means for me, well one 80% charge and a 300m range (dropped to 200 for reality) could last me 3 months if it doesn’t leak electricity like a sieve.
If anyone is still reading after my crazy talk please if you can see any reasonable petrol, hybrid or other that has really good head/feet/leg room in the back seat which are comfortable.
