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Thanks for the info, I went on a few sites and valuations range from just over 5000 to 6500. I was expecting around 5000ish from the lease company. The grill wasn’t repaired because my company put it off and then it got conveniently forgotten, I didn’t mind at the time as I would have had to pay a part of the cost and it was a shocking £1000 as the grill is integral with the bumper and it would need a whole new front end bumper and respray.. i don’t know what would happen with this if I did look at buying, I could live with the cosmetic damage if I could get a reduction in price, but I think my company would need to claim off their insurance and fix it before handing it back.

Sorry just saw my typo- yes 2016 not 1996

It’s a company car I got new in sept 2016, I am still running it, but it’s due to be replaced.

Hi Guys, i’m just after some advise please. i’ve got a 1996 Octavia 1.6se diesel manual estate company car. I’ve had it from new and it has had a really easy life, lots of motorway miles and is dealer serviced and it has been totally reliable up until now. i now have to make a decision, do I get a new replacement company car or buy my Octavia and run it for 2 to 3 years. it has got 96000 on the clock and I would be doing around 25000 miles a year, maybe more. what I would like to know is: what major service expenses can I expect in the next 50-75000 miles (ie cam belt) and approx cost? is the Octavia known for getting to higher mileages (do others run high mileage Octavia reliability)? what do you think is a fair price? it’s in good condition except for a broken front grill (hit a pheasant and it wasn’t repaired due to the £1000 estimate). thanks