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Juliand:
Mine needs doing this year too, so I called VW Breeze in Poole today to ask their price..... After going to check if it was still covered by the VW Fixed Pricing Schedule (older car 2005), she confirmed it was, and cost would be £549 all in, to include water pump. How does this compare? I wonder how much longer VW fixed pricing will apply for? Anyone know (I ought to have asked)?
(Just heard Mark King of Level 42 doing his fav tracks, on R2 and they just played Radar Love by Golden Earring, ha ha, great, took me back, time-warp fashion to my youth...Happy days....)
pudding:
£549 is crazy. The genuine parts are less than half that. Did mine in 4 hours on axle stands. No special tools required. It's an easy job. Half a grand for that job is scandalous if you ask me, especially when you consider VW were doing the same job for £349 on special a few years back. Not many Indies could compete with that, using genuine parts.
As for the interval, it's 4 years or 60K on VWs.
Going by Audi's/T'internet's 5 years/80K is a gamble I'm not willing to take personally. Metal parts, maybe. Perishable rubber, no chance. I got burned by that with my old Alfa 147 with their stupidly optimistic belt change interval!
GVK:
--- Quote from: Pudding on February 15, 2020, 04:27:10 am ---
As for the interval, it's 4 years or 60K on VWs.
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Ta Kev.
maxamplitude10:
TPS have a sale on genuine cam-belt kits at the mo, I got the belt kit, water pump and thermostat all genuine VW parts for £170 all in:-)
Worth a look if you can do it yourself!!
MaxAmp
Lucky ducky:
Car's being done in the local indi at the moment so will let you know how i get on
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