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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Buck on 16 October 2014, 21:34
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I had my car in to an independent last week for its 60K service.
He gave me a quote for the cam belt change - £285 + VAT so around £340
Rang VW today for a comparative quote and they've quoted me £299!
Sounds a good deal with VW - am I missing anything?
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VW have been running a few promotions on servicing, so seems legitimate.
P.s. depending on dealer, they also claim to match any price within 5 miles from the garage so might be worth looking around further!
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Seems very cheap. In the past SEAT dealers have been the lowest as they typically undercut VW on the menu system
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The offer is currently being promoted on VW's website; £299 for cambelt and £349 for cambelt plus water pump.
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/cambelt-promotion
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I think i paid about that for pump and belt at Wirral VW earlier this year. They knocked the price down for me...
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Yes, I was surprised too - seems that the price on this has fallen - I remember around 4 years ago on my old Audi A4 at an indy garage it was around £500
Whilst it is still £300 I'm happier with that price!
For those that have had theirs done - did you bother with the water pump or not?
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Yes, I was surprised too - seems that the price on this has fallen - I remember around 4 years ago on my old Audi A4 at an indy garage it was around £500
Whilst it is still £300 I'm happier with that price!
For those that have had theirs done - did you bother with the water pump or not?
Yes i did, i think general advice is to get it done as it isnt that much more money on top of the belt work.
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^cheers. I'm thinking the same for £50.
I had it done on my Audi as well but in those days it was a known fault
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water pump for just 50£ more is a bargain, part costs nearly that much and you also get coolant changed!
if it leaks or goes otherwise then 50£ won't get you it....
I would only risk not changing water pump at the same time on old mk3 because it's not driven by cambelt and I could change it in an hour on my drive.
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Ah gutted I hadn't seen this. I'm due a service now and need to get the cambelt done and VW Watford have just quoted me £519 including water pump :S If only I had seen the promotion... Oh well, I'm getting a major service done so have asked him to do me a deal otherwise I'm going to some other VAG dealers or maybe back to my old VAG specialist. Fingers crossed!
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jonathan_phang - I use that dealer quite often and it shouldn't be £519. They quote £499 on the website if you try here - http://www.citygate.co.uk/citygate/service-booking-tool so if you're asking them to do a deal I'd expect less!
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jonathan_phang - I use that dealer quite often and it shouldn't be £519. They quote £499 on the website if you try here - http://www.citygate.co.uk/citygate/service-booking-tool so if you're asking them to do a deal I'd expect less!
Thanks for that link. Funny thing is that if you go through the main VW servicing website it states that its £450 for belt and pump. I will see if they will go for that, otherwise I will just try to book it direct and see. I have a place I use in Hemel for my tyres and MOT and they have said they will do it for a smidge under £450, but the parts are prob not OEM (though he says they are from the same manufacturer). Will see what they say. Realised I need to get brake fluid done too so going to see if they will offer some discount for just rolling it all into one.
Fingers crossed.
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Yes, I was surprised too - seems that the price on this has fallen - I remember around 4 years ago on my old Audi A4 at an indy garage it was around £500
Whilst it is still £300 I'm happier with that price!
For those that have had theirs done - did you bother with the water pump or not?
always do the water pump at the same time as the belt :smiley: and your a4 would have cost more due to the time involved as its a lot more work than a golfs
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They do water pump to?