i managed to find myself a lovely red vrs !

06 with only 30k on the clock !!

the car was like new ! and decided to go ahead with the deal !

i pick it up on tuesday !

as being as it is 4 years old i asked the question if it had a new cambelt fitted !

he told me its 6 years or 80,000 miles on the pd130 vrs lump

been very sceptical about this i have used the good ol' search function on here !

information on here seems to say its 4 years or 60,000 miles which is what i was positive it was ! (been an ex vw commercial vehicle technician )

dilemma now !

should i ring them up and tell them to whack a cambelt on it for me for no extra cost !?

worried that its going to prolong me getting my lovely little mile cruncher ! this will be inconvenient as ive booked the morning off to go and fetch it from the dealer ?

your thoughts please!

regards

austin

It is 4 years / 60,000 miles so, yes it should have a new belt on it around now.

Or knock £350 off the price, having mine done after France! Was it a main dealer,if it was they are telling porkies ,every time I get an invoice even for parts it says every 4 years!

i shall ring him up tomorrow and ask if its possible to have one fitted but still pick it up for tuesday ! (it only needs a valet and the front wheels swapping to back)

in need of the car now as my 205 needs to go back into storage for omex600 and supercharger which will take me a while and cost me the best part of 5k :(

yes its a vw main dealer located in leicester !

You really do like exclamation marks dont you?!

old habit im afraid ..

im not the most educated person when it comes to the english language.. but i do try my best !

id appreciate if this thread was kept on topic though please

regards

austin

Edited 17 July, 201015 yr by f0xy

lol

Keep it on topic chaps - no teachers allowed!

Cambelt needs doing, i'd get the extra money off as I doubt they will want to do it when asked.

What's it setting you back?

What's it setting you back?

He better say something higher than £7k :S

6.5 k with 4 new tyres full service history...

i rang him this morning he apologised and said he will have it done by tuesday morning for me for no extra cost

top bloke!

Thats a better price compared to mine..

Bought mine ~3-4 months ago, £7k, 36k, PSH, 2 new tyres, but I suppose I got an good price on p/x. ru p/x too?

Enjoy your new ride..!

Edited 17 July, 201015 yr by JLneonhug

no i bought mine with cash straight up !

im looking forward to travelling in comfort for the first time in a long long time !

Glad you got a result Foxy Thats a pint you owe us :beer: :yes:

6.5 k with 4 new tyres full service history...

i rang him this morning he apologised and said he will have it done by tuesday morning for me for no extra cost

top bloke!

Best have a look at your new shiny belt before you take it away

Words are easy to say

Your cheque is in the post

We have changed the cam belt as you requested for FREE

I will not come in your xxxxxx :-)

National

Get them to stamp your service book , then no comeback

As already mentioned, check the belt if you can. As its nicely hidden under a plastic cover, its easy to say its been changed when actually nothing has been done. Unless you remove the cover and inspect it, you will be none the wiser until the old one snapped.

oh believe you me i know how vw dealers work ! (used to work at one)

i could change myself but really cba with the hassle after shedding out almost 7 k for a car !

oh believe you me i know how vw dealers work ! (used to work at one)

i could change myself but really cba with the hassle after shedding out almost 7 k for a car !

If they are changing the cam belt they should also change the pulley wheels, tensioner and the water pump as well.

Just changing the belt on its own is a false economy but I bet if they are being 'forced' to do this that is all they will do.

I think it was origanlally 80K (no time limit) for the cambelt, but then changed to every 60K/ 4 years as belts were failing before they got to 80K.

When I bought my car the dealer was going to do a simple oil-change service. However as it had 37K miles on it and I negotiated a larger 40K service.

Edited 18 July, 201015 yr by Jim H