I have a 2015 Skoda Octavia with 280,000 km. 1.6 Diesel. Great car but it's starting to give problems now. And the next service will be expensive (2000 Euro).

I don't do enough mileage for diesel anymore. About 15,000km or less per year and rarely on motorways or above 90km/h. I live in a rural area and do a lot of small trips (5-12 miles).

I am being offered 3,000 for my old Skoda Octavia and I am thinking of buying a 2025 1.5 Petrol Octavia (Automatic). It has 28,000km. SE TSI 115HP which costs 34,900 Euro.

I had a look at a 2023 Enyak (80 KW Battery) and an Elroq but I am nervous about EV cars due to depreciation and I know very little about EVs. They do look like nice cars though. Big too. I was told the cost to install a charger was 1000 Euro. They have other petrol Octavias but they are only 1.0 engines which seems a bit small. Also they are manual and I would prefer to move to Automatic.

I'd appreciate any advice. I like Octavias but maybe it is time to move to an EV model. I just want something reliable and economical.

Edited 23 January23 Jan by JediWorm

IMO Depreciation hardly relevant if you buy something as a keeper. Buy a used one that has had the depreciation so pretty much a bargain. Install an EV charger is Simply Clever if you are able to run the vehicle on cheap home charging at a tenth of the cost of public charging or buying petrol or diesel.

@JediWorm Is it a 1.5 TSI Mild Hybrid (MHEV) DSG Octavia you looked at? What is getting done at your next service to get to 2,000 euro? Cam Belt and Water Pump, Brake parts etc etc?

Edited 23 January23 Jan by Evolution13

10 minutes ago, JediWorm said:

h costs 34,900 Euro.

2 minutes ago, Evolution13 said:

@JediWorm Is it a 1.5 TSI Mild Hybrid (MHEV) DSG Octavia you looked at?

Yes they mentioned a mild hybrid. Skoda Octavia SE 1.5 TSI 115HP DSG 5DR. Petrol Hybrid.

8 minutes ago, Evolution13 said:

@JediWorm Is it a 1.5 TSI Mild Hybrid (MHEV) DSG Octavia you looked at? What is getting done at your next service to get to 2,000 euro? Cam Belt and Water Pump, Brake parts etc etc?

Timing belt, brake disks and pads, shocks are leaking and some other issues. It's not running very well at all.