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Leon 2003 1.6 Service and Cambelt
Hi all,
I've only just hit 30K miles after 12 years and my local NW London garage wants £600 for a service and cam change on top of a recent £400 MOT bill for brake pads and discs etc.
I know it would be wise to get this done but can I do better on price somewhere else?
Thanks!
I've only just hit 30K miles after 12 years and my local NW London garage wants £600 for a service and cam change on top of a recent £400 MOT bill for brake pads and discs etc.
I know it would be wise to get this done but can I do better on price somewhere else?
Thanks!
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Hi all,
I've only just hit 30K miles after 12 years and my local NW London garage wants £600 for a service and cam change on top of a recent £400 MOT bill for brake pads and discs etc.
I know it would be wise to get this done but can I do better on price somewhere else?
Thanks!
Yes, you should be able to get it done a lot cheaper by a small independent garage.
As a percentage of the cars value, you're spending an awful lot by sticking with a main dealer, for no real benefit surely?0 -
Yes, you should be able to get it done a lot cheaper by a small independent garage.
As a percentage of the cars value, you're spending an awful lot by sticking with a main dealer, for no real benefit surely?
Thanks.
Well, this is actually a quote from the independent garage I have been with for the last 25 years :-)
Where to find another one I can trust though?
Cheers0 -
Thanks.
Well, this is actually a quote from the independent garage I have been with for the last 25 years :-)
Where to find another one I can trust though?
Cheers
:eek:
Though therein lies the problem - if you trust the guy and hes doing a good job, do you want to risk trying someone else to save maybe £100?0 -
that seems expensive for a independent garage to me
http://www.seat.co.uk/owners/your-seat/maintenance/its-fixed.html
so main dealer
pad and disks all round - £468 (so a little cheaper at your garage)
cambelt and waterpump - £428 (guessing he is quoting for a water pump as well as this needs doing at the same time)
service - £259
so looking at 'only' £150 more for a main dealer, granted its still a
£150 saving, but i would normally expect a little more than a 15% saving by not using a main dealer (for comparison i have a Ibiza FR, and just had disks and pads all round which only cost me £300 at my local garage)Drop a brand challenge
on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)0 -
I owned a first gen Leon and used to get it serviced by this independent, always got good service there. If you are in NW London it's not too far away via the North Circular, so worth getting a quote:
http://www.westsidemotors.co.uk/index.html#&panel1-1No free lunch, and no free laptop0 -
Surely a cambelt change with water pump and tensioners shouldn't cost more than £250-300 at most?
The car won't be worth much more than £1000 at 12 years old (if it's even worth that).0 -
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