4th Year servicing costs

[richtung]

how old is your car?

its just shy of 3 years on 38,000 miles

[mr magoo]

Do VW offer a finance pack for servicing after 3 years?

My car's 2.5 years old, done 45k, I pay 72 quid (ish) a month for servicing, maintenance (ie brakes etc) and tyres.

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[Stitch]

I paid £349 for cambelt kit plus pump plus fluids at a vw dealer.

cambelt and waterpump should be £399 max

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/fixed-price-servicing?cmpid=ID662_35_2_27__23_42_1_1_3

[m9olo]

Just rung my local VW dealer (Poole, Dorset) - for a quote for my 4 year service. Was offered the £299 deal for 4th & 5th years services/MOT's.  Asked about cambelt change and was quoted £585 ! and was told i didn't need a water pump, but if i required one it would be an extra £150. I asked why on the VW website it states £299 for water pump and cambelt;  and was told as they weren't a member of that scheme the price would be £585 - only a certain few VW dealerships are members.  Think a bit of shopping around is in order !!

[2007GTI]

its true only certain dealers are doing it.  however they wont know if you need a water pump unless they inspect it, from what I understand the design has changed and they dont wear out as quick now.

[Mr Lees]

got quoted £229 for 4th service and £50 for brake fluid, my mates garage will do brake fluid for £25, do i need to get the cambelt done? cars 3.5 yr old and 37k miles, also air con fan comes on as soon as aircon turned on ,,really loud, any clues?

[2007GTI]

my car is bag on 4 years old and only 20k, but was advised by everyone to do cambelt, its down to the age of the cambelt, not mileage of car.

[dustybones]

If you have the VW extended warranty, why would you pay to get the water pump done as well. This part is covered under the scheme, hence why I did not do the water pump when the cam-belt was changed on mine. So something worth bearing in mind if others have a warranty!

cheers