VAG main dealer going back on the agreed deal after the deposit has been paid

powerful_Rogue

Does it really cost £600-£800 to get a cambelt and water pump changed?

I only paid around £300 on my last car and apparently the average price is around £300.

sheslookinhot

powerful_Rogue said:

Does it really cost £600-£800 to get a cambelt and water pump changed?

I only paid around £300 on my last car and apparently the average price is around £300.

Last year I priced a replacement cambelt and water pump for an Audi A1- £575. This was an Audi Independent garage

Olinda99

You can only sue in the courts for your financial loss

 Can you quantify this?

HHarry

Olinda99 said:

You can only sue in the courts for your financial loss

 Can you quantify this?

 Yes, it’s the cost of having a cam belt changed.

 Whether the belt needs changing according to the service schedule is irrelevant.  The customer wanted it done, and the seller agreed as part of the deal.

 OP - get your deposit back & go else where.  It’s not worth the trouble to go through Small Claims.

powerful_Rogue

Would still like to see the wording of the email that the OP seems reluctant to post.

prowla

It doesn't matter whether the car "needs" it changing or if it's "only" 80% of the way through its expected life.

The dealer made an offer to change it as part of the contract.

They're now reneging on that.

I'd walk away.

sheramber

powerful_Rogue said:

Does it really cost £600-£800 to get a cambelt and water pump changed?

I only paid around £300 on my last car and apparently the average price is around £300.

Cambelt change on my Skoda Fabia cost £300 last year.

m0bov

Olinda99 said:

You can only sue in the courts for your financial loss

 Can you quantify this?

Yes if the same deal costs more elsewhere 

cw8825

m0bov said:

Olinda99 said:

You can only sue in the courts for your financial loss

 Can you quantify this?

Yes if the same deal costs more elsewhere 

Doubt that is the case. 

 assuming the OP has taken the car. The financial loss would be the cost of a potential belt change. But OP can’t claim for the potential of a belt change 

photome

m0bov said:

Olinda99 said:

You can only sue in the courts for your financial loss

 Can you quantify this?

Yes if the same deal costs more elsewhere 

That’s difficult to quantify given cars don’t have a set price and finding an identical one with same spec age mileage and condition is near on impossible