Please help disabled driver choose a car

The Golf isn’t made as a 3 door.

How about importing one of the Fiesta 3 doors that I mentioned a while back? did you decide they wouldn’t work?

No news outlets have picked up on VW actually bringing out a 3 door, it’s all a bit strange.

Did you get confirmation if it was a Mk7.5 or Mk8 Golf?

Well if it is a 3 door Mk8 then it's the best kept secret that even the motoring world doesn't know about. And what is mild hybrid these days - stick an extra 12v battery in to manage some of the car's electronics and claim it's more fuel efficient?

Yep definitely worth trying a few if they can be found in auto. The new dsg caddy in particular imo is worth a shot. The centre console is nice and low and out of the way of the seats too.

The mini was suggested to you last May 😂

How much is the model you want working out at (before any rebates etc) - brochure price?

Hopefully it works out for you!

If you can transfer from the wheelchair yourself into the car have a look at Kia xceed petrol electric. My brother has one and he is in a wheelchair. Wheelchair height is the same as the car seat or near enough. The car is slightly higher than his old focus which means he is not blinded by oncoming traffic at night.

You can get a transfer seat fitted that you install when you get in and lift out once you are seated. The seat rails can be extended so the seat moves really back. It has electric seats to move back forth up and down. Great space inside. Parking sensors and camera. Brother loves it.

Plug in once a month into the house socket (3 pin plug) so no adapter needed for outside the house. Cable is long enough. Uses the car once a week or so so fills up every 3/4 months as runs the electric part of the drive.

If it's brand new then I'd highly recommend adding the service inclusive pack for €600. It will cover basic servicing costs for up to 5 years/100,000km and much cheaper than paying a MINI dealer separately every time you get it serviced.

You should be able to add it up to 30 days after first registration. I'm surprised the dealer didn't try to upsell it to you. Ask the dealer about in case they sneakily added it the price already as with BMW (which makes MINI) some dealers tend to add it by default to the price unless you ask to have it removed.

I know someone who had a stroke and got the PMC and exemption as a disabled driver, he technically had use of both arms and legs and didn’t really fully fall 100% into those categories

What I mean is he could actually use the pedals and drive without a spinner but he still legitimately qualified for a PMC

It makes sense from the VAT point of view anyway, most garages would keep the 2 transactions separate for that reason.

your sister would struggle to find a car for what the garage were giving you, so everyone wins.