It's not so much the technical issues that put me off motor gliders but the fact that I would most likely have to keep it at a gliding club.
I can't be doing with the endless politics, back biting and ridged inforcment of petty rules that a small minority of people who don't do much flying seem to impose on gliding clubs.......... All I can say is the majority of glider pilots must really like gliding a lot to put up with all the rubbish that is involved with gliding club membership !