Right,I'm mildly confused....which is a normal state of being for me,but I'll continue.
In october,I had the car serviced ata a VW main dealer-oil/filter change brake inspection ,all that stuff and when I got the bill,they had recommended that a timing belt renewal would be coming up.
Now,after reading a few threads on here about this subject,I believe that the timing belt comes as part of a kit including tensioners,bolts and water pump.Can anyone confirm this?
The reason I'm asking is this (stick with me cos this is a long and convoluted story
)--I have to travel around 180 miles to get to the main VW dealer.I have a an independant garage that used to be a VW franchise(who for various reasons could not afford to have the shiny showroom standards that VW wanted) within 10mins of me who can supply all genuine VAG parts and do all that the dealer can do but at a fraction of the price.
It's kind of the best of both worlds-a VW backed independant with non VW prices!
Anyway,the main point is that they tell me that the timing belt and tensioner can be changed without having to change the water pump.Is this advislabe to do,or should the pump be changed too?
They've quoted me £165 exc VAT and including labour to do the belt and another £37 if I want them to do the pump too.Slightly better than the £560 that VW wanted.Which although a lot cheaper,has the effect of making me wonder why VW main franchises charge so much?
On another note,I phoned VW UK today to order up the Edition 30 plaque.Will be notified in seven days....