whats the best price u have had for a cambelt

[jeepster1961]

hi all, whats the best price u have had to replace the cambelt and pump on a 140 tdi passat.

at a vw main dealer?

[pendle wizard]

£350 for cam belt belt and water pump, they also price matched and are doing me a long life service for £150.
I Have used them before and they have always done a top notch job.
vw White Rose Garage crosshills near keighley.

[rapport25]

At what mileage do you change the cambelt?

Thanks Rappy

[VwAdy]

The sevice book states every 80,000 miles..

My local dealer has a fixed price on all Vw cars at £295 but not including the v6..
I payied £320 inc water pump and comes with a 2yr warrenty..
very helpfull dealer..
off topic..
mine is booked in tommorow for a 96,000 service with long life oil at £132.56 and brake fluid change for £54.00..:beerchug:
http://www.sinclairvolkswagen.co.uk/Service/Vehicle-Maintenance-at-low-prices.html

[rapport25]

Great. They seem very reasonable on price.

Does anyone have any ideas of any vw dealers around the midlands/derbyshire area?

Rappy.

[Europa25]

I'm getting this done soon, and it is £465 for the cambelt alone (VW Gatwick).

I thought this was steep, checked with another garage, £462 :(

VW are supposed to price match are they not ? so going to try another couple of garages... does it always have to be a written quote as they state ?!
Think they have to be within 5 miles too, which is a bit restrictive.

Unwanted cost, as though it's either 80k miles OR 4 years, mines only covered 28K in 4 years - bet the belt is still pristine :D

[pendle wizard]

the vw garage mine is booked in to have price matched with my local garage for the service, then dropped another £30 by saying they would do the service for £150

[RickT]

Some average prices there for VW dealerships.

Just to let you know, a cambelt kit with all bits and bats, plus a water pump can be purchased for around £120.00, and it takes around an hour or so to do.

Rick

[Stuart W]

Perhaps a cautionary tale for those considering getting their cambelt changed at an independent - the mechanic cocked up, and then got someone to torch the car to hide the damage, but it all went a bit pear-shaped:

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2010/01/15/newsstory14390525t0.asp