Hi, I currently have an 06 Octavia 1.9 TDI Laurin & Klement as a company car. The lease is up at the end of February 2009, and it'll have to go back ( :thumbdwn: ) but from what I've read, I can request to purchase the car off the lease company. Can anyone give me an idea of prices for a 3 year old, Octavia 1.9TDI L&K, Black Magic, ESP package, on 90'000 miles.

I'd really love to buy the car off them, but only if it's a reasonable price - they aren't gonna pull my arms out, lol

Cheers,

Paul

have a look at the used section of the vauxhall website to get a price

Vauxhall

That seemed a good idea, right up to the last page :(

Have they not got access to Skoda prices or something?? lol

Vauxhall Valuation

offer em £4K

That seemed a good idea, right up to the last page :(

Have they not got access to Skoda prices or something?? lol

Vauxhall Valuation

Odd , it's worked for me in the past.

Maybe it's cause yours is a pretty unusual vehicle

Why not find out what auction they are going to dispose of the car at and attempt to buy it there. You'll be one step ahead of everyone else as you'll already know the car inside out. You should be able to get yourself a bargain.

This is what some of my colleagues have done and paid far less than the lease company asked. You'll also have that satisfaction of buying a car at trade price.

offer em £4K

At most.

At auction they'll likely get £2-3k MAX.

At most.

At auction they'll likely get £2-3k MAX.

Don't offer em £4K then

That's a good price to pick one up from the auctions though

Indeed. Factoring in many wont by high milers, and the current VED issues, the OP can grab himself quite a bargain - especially as he knows the cars full history.

Never been to a car auction before, would the lease company offer up the details of the auction location freely?

I'm still thinking at the minute, that I might just put in a request to buy the car off them, and make them an offer directly... play it safe, lol

When my Superb went back to the leasing company, my dad was interested in buying it. The leasing company happily told me where the auction was going to take place, so just ask them.

My car was a 54 plate 1.9TDi 130 Elegance with 70,000 miles. Book price at the time was £6500. It ended up going to £5600, so someone got a bargain.

Experience tells me that the lease company will want to get close to book price, if you buy it from them direct. You might get it cheaper at auction, but there's always a risk involved. Personally, I'd make them an offer, and see what they say. Start under book price, as you can always go upwards.

Bagpuss.

Expensive Cars Going Cheap at Auction Today

Auction prices are cheap so would be a good place to buy.

Rather than get to auction, you're best making the lease co a low offer.

You could use the LEX online private lease calculator, select your car and all options, then look at your final payment if you wanted to keep the car.

Generally, the true value would be anywhere between 25-50% lower. So use that as your bargaining point.