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Author Went Vauxhall for a service quote what do you recon ?
mattyboy199
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29th Sep 03 at 18:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

General service which seems ok £120.00

Cambelt change including rollers, tensioners & new belt £250.00


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Do people actually use vauxhall dealers to service their car or use other garages to ?
Sam
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30th Sep 03 at 08:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The only time I would take my car to Vauxhall is if I needed something done that can ONLY be done by a main dealer. Everything else I just buy the parts myself and get my mechanic to fit!
Jason Iles
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A local garage down near me will do that for £150 and do a pukka job
room101
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30th Sep 03 at 16:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by mattyboy199
Cambelt change including rollers, tensioners & new belt £250.00


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Check very carefully whether you car needs a cambelt, or if it has a timing chain. I told the dealer I had a 99 1.2 16v engine and he quoted £180 for the timing belt etc.

A month later I popped in for an oil filter (cheaper than Halfords) as I do my own oil change and was told that the 1.2 has a timing chain. Great ! Now I know that i need do nothing until it rattles (around 80K miles ?).

But the question is, why didn't the muppet at the dealers know this ?
Rainesie
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30th Sep 03 at 17:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I use a company called Universal Tyres in Dunstable for my servicing.

£45 inc vat for a service, don't know about a cambelt. They know what they are talking about too.

 
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