MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: gchild on May 03, 2013, 03:17:16 pm
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Hi,
I rang a local indy to get a quote on cambelt/water pump change and oil renew for DSG and was quoted the same as my locak VW garage!
£499 and £179 respectively.
There must be better prices outthere, what should i REALLY be looking to pay. Car is on 52k miles and not had this done it seems. Maybe buying it tomorrow.
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dsg £150
and the cambelt/water pump looks about right to me
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thanks - so indies don't tend to be any cheaper than main dealer?
This could be a deal breaker for me. d'oh
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Cambelt and pump should be about 300-350 from an independent/speciliast
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It depends where you live, GNJ Motorsport quoted me £140 last week for a DSG service
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Think I paid about £400 for a cambelt, water pump and v-belt change at my indy.
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For reference I'm 375 for genuine belt, water pump and v-belt change.
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To cut costs for your dsg service I would check ebay for someone selling 6 litres of VW dsg oil. Depending on your timing you can usually get the oil at a fraction of the costs that VW charges.
Here is an example http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLKSWAGEN-DSG-OIL-/121104470792?pt=UK_Vehicle_Oils_Lubricants_Fluids&hash=item1c32639308
Please note that I have no interests with the above ebay seller.
You will also need a dsg oil filter. :smiley:
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These costs really do vary a large amount depending in which part of the country you live.
This thread came up not so long ago. I had a quote of nearly £750 for cam belt and water pump from my stealer. WTF! and got the job done for around £450 from a local indy. Others have been quoted under £350.
Worth phoning around or asking for recommendations, on here, for where you are.