Ex Motability vechicle? Good 2nd hand buy

Paul_Marshall

prior to becoming disabled, I covered over 1,000,000 miles in company cars and during that time I saw many company vehicles and I would say that wear and tear on vehicles is down to how the allotted drivers use them, as much as the mileage covered. A smoker with 3 football playing kids and 2 dogs can wreck a car in a few months, but this is pretty obvious.
The potential benefits of ex motability cars are (I'm looking to buy one):
--very low mileage.
--good quality servicing.
--potentially low costs.
The down sides are:
---possible personal disability adaptations.
---Interior damage due to unusual driver requirements.
---External damage due to wheelchair access.
Conclusion:
Open yiour eyes! as any "faults/ problems" should be obvious (I no longer drive as I cannot see well enough). "If the car is in bad condition then don't buy it".
You should note that I know a number of current motability car drivers, all of them are carers (for husbands/ wives or parents of disabled children), the actual drivers themselves are fully able bodied.
My current motability car (Saab 9-3 1.8ti Vector Sport, Sportwagen is due to be returned (18 months old and 10,000miles) the reason for the "early return" is not because either I, as the disabled person or my wife as, the carer/ driver have died. My repeat 18 month Disability application (each renewal is a separate application) has been refused and hence I am no longer allowed to retain the car. The Motability scheme allows for the disabled person to be able to buy their car at the end of the 3 year period, but legally for tax reasons, they cannot sell to the allocated person unless they have had the car for 3 years. Hence all cars that are "returned early" for whatever reason must be sold out from motability.
Paul.

goldspanners

currently got my dads 95 diesel escort for sale on ebay,he bought this 10 years ago,it was ex mobility didnt have any damage inside or out.and has never faulted once,other than usual consumable items,its always started,never failed once.

matthewn.green

This thread seems to contain quite a lot of scaremongering.

If the car looks like it hasn't been looked after, it most likely hasn't been looked after. If its clean and tidy, its a good car. Thats all there is to it. Suspension wear from wheelchairs is a load of rubbish to be honest, and as for the point about insurance claims, no insurance claim is recorded on HPI, only ABI condition, which is either nothing, or various types of write off.

Service history is all paid for, so it should be done. If not, steer clear. Other than that, its just common sense.

harveybobbles

MFL cars are ok as they have to have any faults rectified before they get handed back. They get an MOT and inspection done at month 33 and have until month 36 of the agreement to get it soorted. Then it gets handed back and sold on to delaers like me who are registstered on the MFL website.
the MFL cars bought at auction are the bad'uns! Full of faults and generally fcuked!

Been there, got the t-shirt etc...

harveybobbles

Just becasue they've had it on MFL doesnt automatically mean they have a wheelchair !!!!!!!
My auntie gets her car via MFL, but thats cos of her health problems. Yet not a wheel chair in sight.

As for MFL cars - they get battered! I sit and watch hundreds of them sell each week at auctions. Tired, worn things with more hits than the Beatles!

Thats cos the nice ones get offered to the selling dealer, then into the same network.

cyclonebri1

I agree, I bought one years ago and it was fine. Its non different to buying any other type of car other than at 3 year the manufacturers waranty has elapsed.
I'm sure most of these are disposed of through auctions and as such its one of the best ways to buy a good small car, (as most seem to want to keep within the no access part of the scheme),at a fair price.

The stamp of cars at auction is certainly better than the average 3 year old trade ins from the dealers.

peterg1965

Motability offer the leasee a chance to buy the car on completion of the lease period (3 years). I may well buy my ex Motability Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto when I get a price for it in a couple of weeks, provided the price is competitive. This is with a view to selling it on privately at a profit to try to recoup some of the £11,000 I put down as an advance deposit!

The four Motability cars I have had have never been adapted and have all been very well cared for.

pulliptears

Hapless wrote: »

If it's back early it could mean that the persons condition improved and was therefore no longer entitled to DLA mobility higher rate.

My Dad's car went back before xmas, he was too ill to drive it. It was a spotless Ford Focus with only 3,000 miles on the clock.

People send cars back for all reasons, but mainly because they are too sick to drive them or the owners have unfortunately died.

wheelsliam2

right i have a car on the Motability yea i abuase it lol it gets race lol but not alot of people do this when u buy a ex Motability make sure u find out how old the driver was befor buying the car if they give out the details so here we go

cyclonebri1

wheelsliam2 wrote: »

right i have a car on the Motability yea i abuase it lol it gets race lol but not alot of people do this when u buy a ex Motability make sure u find out how old the driver was befor buying the car if they give out the details so here we go

Maybe if you'd have taken the money option and bought your own car you would have more respect for it?