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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: robby on 24 September 2011, 20:10
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Well picked up my 2007 ED30 today and what a sweet car :smiley:
I bought it from a trader not a garage so he doesn't do servicing, etc
It's done 59500 miles and the sevice now is on the dash so it's due a 60k service and cambelt/ water pump :huh: what sort of prices would the stealers charge for the service or would it make a difference if i use an indy to do the work? would a non VW stamp in the book make any difference when it comes to sell?
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Wouldn't make much difference who carries out the cambelt change as long as its documented and you keep receipts for proof for future buyers.
The VW dealers sometimes run offers on the cambelt change special off price is usually about £299, that what I paid for mine anyway. The usual price is a lot higher I would ring your nearest main dealer and see if they have this offer on & also when you decide where you will get the work done make sure you get the water pump changed as well as it is a cheapm part and if it goes in future it will cost you again in labour.
Nice choice of car by the way & hope you enjoy it. :smiley:
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Wouldn't make much difference who carries out the cambelt change as long as its documented and you keep receipts for proof for future buyers.
The VW dealers sometimes run offers on the cambelt change special off price is usually about £299, that what I paid for mine anyway. The usual price is a lot higher I would ring your nearest main dealer and see if they have this offer on & also when you decide where you will get the work done make sure you get the water pump changed as well as it is a cheapm part and if it goes in future it will cost you again in labour.
Nice choice of car by the way & hope you enjoy it. :smiley:
Thanks Phil
VW website is showing belt and pump price at £399 and major service at £249, do you think the local dealer will budge or stick to those prices?
Last belt change i had done was on an Audi TT (1.8T), local indy charged £249 inc pump, might pop round to see how much he'll charge?
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a cam belt should cost £299 at a main dealer, its on their fixed price servicing list but not all vw dealers are taking part, ring your local vw dealer and ask if they are doing the fixed price servicing. i would recommend using them at that price as you get a 2 year parts guarantee with that. alos they are doing a fixed price full service for £249, booked mine yesterday
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a cam belt should cost £299 at a main dealer, its on their fixed price servicing list but not all vw dealers are taking part, ring your local vw dealer and ask if they are doing the fixed price servicing. i would recommend using them at that price as you get a 2 year parts guarantee with that. alos they are doing a fixed price full service for £249, booked mine yesterday
Looking at the VW website - http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/fixed-price-servicing the belt change inc pump is £399 and service is £249
Awsome charge £169 for a service + £12 for engine flush, cambelt prices aren't shown? wonder if stealers will compete with their prices?
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i highly doubt vw will match the prices from awsome, might be worth asking, they can only say no.
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A good specialist will do as good a job as VW. :smiley:
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A good specialist will do as good a job as VW. :smiley:
Well spoke to the specialist who did cambelt on my TT and a couple of services on other cars (hope'd to get discount) - £350 :sad: - looks like that's going to be the stealers as well, new car and £650 to spend straight away :sick:
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A good specialist will do as good a job as VW. :smiley:
Well spoke to the specialist who did cambelt on my TT and a couple of services on other cars (hope'd to get discount) - £350 :sad: - looks like that's going to be the stealers as well, new car and £650 to spend straight away :sick:
Hope it was cheap enough then :smiley:
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What other parts are required on this service please?. Any plugs fuel filter etc?.
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What other parts are required on this service please?. Any plugs fuel filter etc?.
Link to VW servicing -
http://www.gildergroup.co.uk/volkswagen/service/view/id/9
major service (every 2 years or every 20k miles) has air filter, fuel filter, plugs, pollen filter, diagnostic check and coolant top up above minor service for an extra £120
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What other parts are required on this service please?. Any plugs fuel filter etc?.
Link to VW servicing -
http://www.gildergroup.co.uk/volkswagen/service/view/id/9
major service (every 2 years or every 20k miles) has air filter, fuel filter, plugs, pollen filter, diagnostic check and coolant top up above minor service for an extra £120
...........thanks robby. :smiley:
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worth checking the history to make sure it has not already been done …I had my belt, pump, dsg done at 40k as recommend by my local VW dealer
then again they may have just been short of work that month :angry:
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i highly doubt vw will match the prices from awsome, might be worth asking, they can only say no.
Awesome are a good bunch on the whole.
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I ended up getting VW to do the big service and cambelt/ pump at just short of £650 :sick: now noticed the rev light switch isn't working - great service.......
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I ended up getting VW to do the big service and cambelt/ pump at just short of £650 :sick: now noticed the rev light switch isn't working - great service.......
That seems a lot for a major service. :angry: Get it straight back in and kick up a stink about the rev light switch.
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I ended up getting VW to do the big service and cambelt/ pump at just short of £650 :sick: now noticed the rev light switch isn't working - great service.......
That seems a lot for a major service. :angry: Get it straight back in and kick up a stink about the rev light switch.
Major service - £249, cambelt + pump - £399, this is the VW fixed price servicing for cars over 3 years old
I'll be calling in tommorow to see about the switch, they'll probably say it was working fine when they had it in :huh:
How does the switch come out? i disconnected the wiring but it leaves a green plastic part still attached, does it pull out?
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My bad, I was under the impression the cambelt + pump was usually available at £299, at least thats what I paid when I got mine done.
Not sure about the switch but I would put things back how they left them and then put the ball firmly in their court to fix it. They should do it if you kick up, especially as you have just spent £650.00 with them.