Does anyone have any quotes for a cambelt kit and then the cost of having it fitted to an Omega from a Vauxhall dealership? If so - which dealership (city / town will do).

Also does anyone also know the book & trade price for a cambelt kit?

Many thanks in advance

Gareth :y :y

There are many people on here mate who will do that job for you, better than a Vx dealer will do it and a hell of a lot cheaper too........?

Kits for a V6 around £60-£70 on Ebay

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webby23 wrote on 23. May 2009 at 21:22:

There are many people on here mate who will do that job for you, better than a Vx dealer will do it and a hell of a lot cheaper too........? Kits for a V6 around £60-£70 on Ebay :y

Thanks I know that - I'm putting together a website and I need the figures to show what robbing barstewards the VX dealerships are! :y :y

i would avoid a Vx dealer like the plague! Over priced and often not a good job.

Post up asking if anyone can help you, cambelts are beyond me, but quite a few people here can help you  :y

Gareth Lewis wrote on 23. May 2009 at 21:25:

webby23 wrote on 23. May 2009 at 21:22: There are many people on here mate who will do that job for you, better than a Vx dealer will do it and a hell of a lot cheaper too........? Kits for a V6 around £60-£70 on Ebay :y Thanks I know that - I'm putting together a website and I need the figures to show what robbing barstewards the VX dealerships are! :y :y

Sorry mate my fault I must have misread your initial post

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webby23 wrote on 23. May 2009 at 21:28:

Gareth Lewis wrote on 23. May 2009 at 21:25: webby23 wrote on 23. May 2009 at 21:22: There are many people on here mate who will do that job for you, better than a Vx dealer will do it and a hell of a lot cheaper too........? Kits for a V6 around £60-£70 on Ebay :y Thanks I know that - I'm putting together a website and I need the figures to show what robbing barstewards the VX dealerships are! :y :y Sorry mate my fault I must have misread your initial post :y

Absolutely nothing to apologise for - I should have explained why I need the info in the original post. ;) ;) Appreciate your comment though. :y

First time mine was done, I had quotes from £250 to £450. That was about 5yrs ago

One member had his done at a dealership a few months ago,he got a few miles down the road and the engine went bang,They forgot to tighten something,iirc.

Are local Vx Dealer charge £548 to do a Cambelt & Tensioners, Water Pump & Anti-Freeze.
The one in Northwich same job £577
  :o

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 23. May 2009 at 22:13:

Are local Vx Dealer charge £548 to do a Cambelt & Tensioners, Water Pump & Anti-Freeze. The one in Northwich same job £577   :o

Is that Stoke?

Thanks Daz :y :y

Yeap Greenhous

The one in Northwich is Arnold Clarke :y

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 23. May 2009 at 22:19:

.... The one in Northwich is Arnold Clarke :y

they're all over the bloody place now! Have you ever Googled Arnold Clarke? Arnoldsucks.com seems to have now been taken over by the porn industry..... there were some very savory comments about the whole chain of command not giving a monkey left .... once they got your money, and then fobbed you off with every excuse you could think of.


Arnoldsucks etc has moved to here ....http://www.arnoldclark.150m.com/html/mail74.htm

Last time i got my quotes for this work at my local vx they wanted my arm and leg.

I get my cam belt kits for around £100 from vx

last year at caffyns of tonbridge under £500 inc water pump and aux belt and they cleaned the car inside and out

£550 at Lookers Liverpool, didnt get it done there >:(

Just for a laugh I asked a local independant garage the price..was quoted 6.5 hours labour @£75=00p/h +vat and advised the cam belt kit was about £150=00 again +vat..thats is over £600 without even talking about water pump .

nemo wrote on 24. May 2009 at 11:29:

last year at caffyns of tonbridge under £500 inc water pump and aux belt and they cleaned the car inside and out

You should give them a ring now and suprise yourself  :o

Albs wrote on 23. May 2009 at 22:02:

One member had his done at a dealership a few months ago,he got a few miles down the road and the engine went bang,They forgot to tighten something,iirc.

Yes - this was me - paid£270 for cambelt change. Something went wrong 4 miles from leaving dealer after fitting - dealer blamed bolts and they allegedly went to a specilaist engineer for testing. Any way it needed a new engine when the belt moved - VX paid for everything.

pscocoa wrote on 24. May 2009 at 23:20:

...... Something went wrong 4 miles from leaving dealer after fitting - dealer blamed bolts and they allegedly went to a specilaist engineer for testing. .......

I wonder if anyone got a b0ll0cking for that?  :-?  ::)

Andy B wrote on 24. May 2009 at 23:23:

pscocoa wrote on 24. May 2009 at 23:20: ...... Something went wrong 4 miles from leaving dealer after fitting - dealer blamed bolts and they allegedly went to a specilaist engineer for testing. ....... I wonder if anyone got a b0ll0cking for that?  :-?  ::)

It did not end there - after new engine fitted had to go back twice with things they had not refitted onto new engine properly. They tried to sell me a new starter until I insisted they check earthing. I understand VX Luton paid for the engine and VX dealer paid for labour - 14 hour job I think it is classed as.

pscocoa wrote on 24. May 2009 at 23:30:

..... They tried to sell me a new starter  .......

You've to admire their cheek!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D