mk2 fr 60k service cost needed urgently!

[BHP Addict]

Guys, i am looking at a car (literally now lol) and it needs a cambelt service.

Can anyone give me an idea on cost so i can use it in my 'negotiations' please?

Thanks

 

[Masterkm]

Ask dave in the sere motors thread, he would give you the best price for parts. Cambelt change from dealers is around £299 but I got mine done from a local garage but got my own parts and in total came to £175. Another local garage quoted me £250 with parts.

But yours is an FR lol so might be different, not sure

 

[Richard D]

I think if you allow £400 for cambelt change and waterpump you wont be far wrong.
How old is the car? The cambelt should be changed at 4 years or 60k miles whichever comes sooner.

 

[BHP Addict]

07 plate with 58k on the clock.
Went for it, and got a bit of a bargain i think.

£5450 after stressing how important the cambelt and waterpump change was and how off putting not having it done would be to other potential buyers.

Plus £500 for full service = FR with 58k for <£6k!!

 

[rllmuk]

Fixed price for cambelt for Seat over 3 years is £299, at a dealer. Waterpump will be more, obviously.

This really isn't that good a deal as I got cambelt with waterpump done for the £299 at a dealer before it came in.

I assume it's a petrol FR?

 

[fez0130]

About 350 mate

 

[BHP Addict]

Even better then if its 300-350.

It will be going in straight away so its all nice and fresh!!

Thanks for your help guys, appreciate it!

 

[BHP Addict]

Just spoken with colliers seat at acocks green
Service £249
Cambelt £299
Waterpump (if they believe needed) £150 roughly
Total = £698.......

That sound excessive?

 

[Smee]

thats sounds cheap Castle gate seat quoted me £650 for cambelt and Waterbump alone.

ended up at jabba for £300

Lee

 

[tonto]

ouch!
firstly, are you buying the Leon from a dealer? i picked up my 07, with 17k on the clock, cambelt due - they did it in with the service, in with the price the car was advertised for.

i charged my mate, PD170 £197 for cambelt, tensioner and water pump - fitted.
price would be the same for a tfsi model. big profit in cambelts and water pumps.

 

[/dev/null]

I'd get a price for the car without the work done, then give them the "Fix the cambelt and waterpump in with the price and I'll sign the papers today" line.

 

[dazvessey]

had my 60k service and cambelt done yesterday £265 all in i asked if it would get the water pump done as well and he just said "does it leak " i said "no" so he said "doesnt need doing then" and thats a VAG technician

 

[rllmuk]

That's too cheap, unless it's mates rates?

Plus if you take that logic with the water pump, why didn't you with the cambelt

 

[dazvessey]

yeah uncle did it for me, what do you mean? if belts not snaped dont replace it