MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: wacky on March 07, 2013, 02:00:10 pm
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Just dropped into Alan Day VW City to get a quote for this, they said they have a special offer of £499, doesn't sound that special to me just wondered what the going rate was these days ?
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350ish from an independent...
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Special price at £499! :grin:
Living up to their name I see :P
As above go independent :happy2:
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I think AMD in Thurrock offer the cambelt and water pump for £299 -
Give them a call.
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I think AMD in Thurrock offer the cambelt and water pump for £299 -
Give them a call.
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cheers, I am just down the road from there :happy2:
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Statllers did my belt & pump & engine mount bolts (these MUST be replaced with cambelt) for £300 all in :happy2:
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amd £312 or £399.99 with vw parts
http://www.amdtuning.com/product.details.cfm?ProductID=10217&VariantID=76&ReferenceID=33299
vw chelmsford will price match even tho not within 5 miles :jumpmove:
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Just dropped into Alan Day VW City to get a quote for this, they said they have a special offer of £499, doesn't sound that special to me just wondered what the going rate was these days ?
I Paid £500 at VW and that included:- Cambelt + Waterpump/Brake Fluid change and Aircon service (flush/re-gas)
£499 aint special its especially high
Fixed price for Cambelt/Waterpump only was £419, got them to do the Brake fluid change and aircon for another £80 (Just ask!)
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Rip off twats. I wouldn't mind if their price was high, but calling it a special offer is really nasty.
Unfortunately good honest places end up being tarred with the same reputation, because of the greed of a minority. The greedy few causing pain for the rest as usual.
The human race is seriously flawed...armageddon will be the inevitable eventuality.
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they also wanted £75 to diagnose the exhaust lamp fault !
well it needs a DSG service, cambelt + water pump plus whatever on the exhaust so I will see what sort of quote AMD give me, hoping for something reasonable !
cheers
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Yeap, an Indy specialised should be 20-30% less than the VW Main Dealer.
The amount VW charge for diagnostics is daylight robbery. Have a look through the VCDS Owners register and there is bound to be someone (on the forum) near you who will help.
VCDS Owners Register
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,120.0.html
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Look at the Seat fixed price servicing and get them to match it, i was quite surprised to find the difference
http://www.seat.co.uk/content/uk/brand/en/models/special-offers/service/it-s-fixed-service.html
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I think AMD in Thurrock offer the cambelt and water pump for £299 -
Give them a call.
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I phoned AMD Woking and they wanted £450 for it. That's a massive difference :confused:
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Thats mad, get AMD woking to look at AMD essex web prices :fighting:
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That's like the house price difference between Surrey and Essex :signLOL:
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That's like the house price difference between Surrey and Essex :signLOL:
^^^^^ :grin:
Hey you could drive round to essex with mrs, bit of shoping in Lakeside, they will drop u off & pick-up, then onto the TOWIE tour afterwards...... :pomppomp: :popcornsoda:
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Have you been to Woking!? :grin:
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Yes, been out in Woking as well, probably not one of Surreys finest examples :laugh:
You can actually ask AMD in Essex to reserve you their complimentary customer smart car when u leave your car there!! :happy2:
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I will probably use AMD, would anyone know is there much difference between the VW parts and the after-market products for cambelt n water pumps ?
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well you pays your money & takes your choice.
you could argue that vw don't make the parts anyway, they are probably gates belts in a nice vw box. The vw stuff has 2year guarentee independantly from AMD guarentee of workmanship. But if it snapped :rolleye: which one would own up ?
So i think it comes down to money & piece of mind. If moneys tight the AMD web price of £312 is incredible. But i'm not brave enough to try it, having had cambelt/garage nightmares before on my MK4.
Its the vw dealer for me from now on, especially as they will price match within 5miles :drinking:
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We would do it for a forum member for £299 all in using genuine parts.
£499 is a rip off!
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I personally would use VW as all previous maintenance work and servicing on my gti has been done by an approved VW dealer since day 1. It is expensive and like most of you say daylight robbery but if all previous service and work has been done by an approved VW dealer wouldn't it be good to keep any future work regularly maintained by VW.
For me it was a huge factor to buy a car that had full VW service history. I know some guys put on a premium when it comes to sell their cars if work has been done by VW. It would make any future sale more sellable. Once thing buying the car but another to maintain and run it - pain in the ass I know!!
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We would do it for a forum member for £299 all in using genuine parts.
£499 is a rip off!
that's a good price, where are you based though ? I am in Essex
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i got my cam and water pump done from VW romford essex for £430 today.
for some reason car feels faster and smoother. i dont know why :ashamed:
on the other note they must have taken the oil cap fitting or done something with it, cos now when the oil cap shuts the writing is left hand side. i cant get it to line up straight looking at me when standing in front.
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My cambelt needs doing and I still haven't decided where to take it.
independantvolkswagenspecialist in Huddersfield or Statllers in Sheffield...
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Just dropped into Alan Day VW City to get a quote for this, they said they have a special offer of £499, doesn't sound that special to me just wondered what the going rate was these days ?
I Just got quoted £419 from Volkswagon for the Belt and Pump.
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Just dropped into Alan Day VW City to get a quote for this, they said they have a special offer of £499, doesn't sound that special to me just wondered what the going rate was these days ?
I Just got quoted £419 from Volkswagon for the Belt and Pump.
really, which VW ?
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From Volkswagon in Kircaldy or you can get the kit for £150 and get an independent garage to do it.
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looks like VW chelmsford are winning this race with £399. :popcornsoda:
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Just dropped into Alan Day VW City to get a quote for this, they said they have a special offer of £499, doesn't sound that special to me just wondered what the going rate was these days ?
I Just got quoted £419 from Volkswagon for the Belt and Pump.
I just got quoted £450 from an indy specialist in west croydon, needless to say they will not be getting my business.
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Special offer of €350 at my local VW main dealer (Ireland). Equates to £303.82.
Not much use to you lads though!
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I got a quote from Listers VW yesterday for a cambelt - £499 for cambelt and water pump or £419 for just the cambelt. I've got it booked in at an independent specialist next week for £360.
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Cambelt, tensioner and water pump at Seat -Camberley £360. :happy2: