Loads of information...thanks guys, much appreciated.
Ian...you know the Nissan, 2 new tyres, new battery, recent service, loads of MOT left on it...make me an offer I can't refuse and it's yours.
Chaps...with Motobility you can choose from a huge range of cars, as I guess you probably know. I had five major things to consider..
(a) no deposit needed
(b) only half of my DLA to be used for the hire costs
(c) economy
(d) automatic transmission
(d) my subs must fit in the car easily
Three cars made it to the short list...the Citroen, Skoda Citigo and the Kia Picanto.
I didn't like the Skoda, the Kia was ruled out early because the dealers were miles away...the Citroen dealership is five minutes down the road. When 'er that was indoors and I were still together we had three Picassos from this dealer, and couldn't really fault them on their service, they would come and collect the car for service, and leave us a replacement, then bring it back when the work was done. They even collected the car from work a couple of times, so no problems there.
So, that's how I arrived at the C3...plus (and sorry Ian
) I like Citroens. You can't beat them for comfort, access to the interior is excellent, even for an arthritic old fart like me, and all my subs fit in the boot easily without folding the rear seats down.
I'm not fussed about running costs, tax, insurance, etc...that's all factored into the lease charge. All I do is to put the key in one end and petrol in the other, and that's it. For £222 per month with everything included, and no deposit...that's pretty good in my book.