4th year servicing clarification

[simond65]

Thanks guys,

Car booked in for next week and following the advice of FamilyDub I employed a haggling strategy, consequently:

4 year major service,
Cambelt change
brake fluid change
MOT

all in for £527.

Still makes your eyes water but not too bad if you say it really quickly 

Simon

[jaydubveedub]

Not a bad price for all of that.

[FamilyDub]

Yeah mate, it's a lot of money, but that little lot is most of the 'big' expenses. Nice work! 

Following the advice of FamilyDub...

^^^ That's not something that is said often!     

[NewbieGTi]

Thanks guys,

Car booked in for next week and following the advice of FamilyDub I employed a haggling strategy, consequently:

4 year major service,
Cambelt change
brake fluid change
MOT

all in for £527.

Still makes your eyes water but not too bad if you say it really quickly 

Simon

Did you get the waterpump change included?

[simond65]

When I called to arrange I said that I wanted the water pump changing and the dealer talked me out of it. His very words were that "if this was a Mk IV Golf then I'd reccomend it but we've had no trouble with the Mk V's and with your mileage I can't see the point in you doing it".

So, no I'm not having the water pump changed and although I hear what everyone has said if my dealer is telling me not to spend then I'm taking his word for it.

Simon

[NewbieGTi]

When I called to arrange I said that I wanted the water pump changing and the dealer talked me out of it. His very words were that "if this was a Mk IV Golf then I'd reccomend it but we've had no trouble with the Mk V's and with your mileage I can't see the point in you doing it".

So, no I'm not having the water pump changed and although I hear what everyone has said if my dealer is telling me not to spend then I'm taking his word for it.

Simon

No offence but don't listen to the dealers. If you have the water pump changed now it’s much easier job as they can access it whilst doing the cam belt. Not so easy doing it later when the cam belt is changed. Doing it now means you avoid paying an additional labour charge.

It’s also not about the mileage but the age of the car too.