Cambelt change - deals out there?

[NewbieGTi]

NewbieGTI, try M Chapman Auto Services Ltd, Hatfield Rd, St Albans. 01727 844179. VAG specialist. I'm very happy with them.

Good luck.

Thanks I will give them a call and see how I get on. 

[jaydubveedub]

That's a pretty good price.

Best quote i've had is from Stafford Audi (main dealer), they are advertising on ebay and quoting £249 inc VAT for a cambelt and tensioner change on any 4 cylinder VW, Audi or Seat (probably Skoda too). Not bad for a main dealer garage using genuine parts!

I contacted them, if I want the water pump doing at the same time it's £338 all in.

Someone on this forum put me onto it (see other threads). Will be getting it booked in very soon.

Got this done this morning - fantastic service!  I was expecting them to crawl all over the car looking for other jobs needing doing that they could charge me for, but no. Job completed in 2.5 hours and they even checked out an issue with the steering FOC which was good of them.They even offered to clean the car inside and out for free aswell, although I said no.

[crimsonfin]

just had my 06 gti in for 4 year service and dealer recommended cambelt change (its only covered 35k so i may wait a bit yet), for comparison they offered to do the belt for £400 

[bacillus]

The belt change isn't only dependent on milage but age as well hence the dealer wanting to change it at 4 years.

[bzqtang]

an advice if you go to France. Don't take a roundabout at any cost! Either you won't come out or won't get in. Just make sure you don't ram into someone cause most the French don't have insurance.

[mb]

just had my 06 gti in for 4 year service and dealer recommended cambelt change (its only covered 35k so i may wait a bit yet), for comparison they offered to do the belt for £400 

Just booked mine in for its 4th year service and asked about the cambelt. They said it would be £600 and something to do!!  I told them I wasn't paying that and could get done for £299 at another VW dealership (which is about 30 miles away).  They agreed to price match straight away. 

[wuker]

just had my 06 gti in for 4 year service and dealer recommended cambelt change (its only covered 35k so i may wait a bit yet), for comparison they offered to do the belt for £400 

Just booked mine in for its 4th year service and asked about the cambelt. They said it would be £600 and something to do!!  I told them I wasn't paying that and could get done for £299 at another VW dealership (which is about 30 miles away).  They agreed to price match straight away. 

Great workon getting them down on price.. I spoke to my dealer and they wanted about 680 for a cambelt and waterpump..


Out of interest how many miles has your car done?

[mb]

just had my 06 gti in for 4 year service and dealer recommended cambelt change (its only covered 35k so i may wait a bit yet), for comparison they offered to do the belt for £400 

Just booked mine in for its 4th year service and asked about the cambelt. They said it would be £600 and something to do!!  I told them I wasn't paying that and could get done for £299 at another VW dealership (which is about 30 miles away).  They agreed to price match straight away. 

Great workon getting them down on price.. I spoke to my dealer and they wanted about 680 for a cambelt and waterpump..


Out of interest how many miles has your car done?

My car is a 2006 on an 06 plate just coming up to 30k miles.

[wuker]

Cool ive got a 2006 56 plate with around 60k on the clock

So Cambelt for me by the end of the year unfortunately

What were the two garages you got the cambelt prices from? I think I may travel someway to get the price of the change down

Either that or get an independant to do it

[mb]

My local VW dealer that I use is Citygate in Ruislip.  The VW dealer that I quoted doing the £299 offer was Wayside in St Albans.

There were a few others I found doing offers.  All I did was find the dealers in an area then go to their own websites to see what service offers they had running.