Alfa Romeo 166 V6 Cambelt Change

"catman" > wrote in message
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> Stephen Poley wrote:
>> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:51:34 +0100, "Dave Sanders"
>> > wrote:
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>>>I got 2 quotes today for my service / cambelt change and was shocked to
>>>get a quoted £1200 from both, and one didn't include VAT !
>>>
>>>I live in Notts so I would appreciate it if anyone could recommend an
>>>Alfa mechanic that charges a fair price in the East Midlands. I also
>>>contacted a company called Car Care in Leicester (as recommneded in this
>>>group) but they cannot do 166 cambelts, they don't have the tools.
>>
>>
>> I find it amazing that Alfa still manages to sell anything in the UK,
>> the way you guys get ripped off. Just checked what I paid for the
>> service / cambelt change - EUR 650 at a main dealer, or about 480 quid.
>> OK, that was a 1.8 TS engine, but does that really make such a big
>> difference to the work involved?
>>
>
> Erm *yes*. There is a *huge* difference.
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yep, huge difference, the TS engine is a doddle, the V6's are spectacularly
horrid to do.

On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:17:11 GMT, "Spark" > wrote:

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>"catman" > wrote in message
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>> Stephen Poley wrote:

>>> Just checked what I paid for the
>>> service / cambelt change - EUR 650 at a main dealer, or about 480 quid.
>>> OK, that was a 1.8 TS engine, but does that really make such a big
>>> difference to the work involved?
>>>
>>
>> Erm *yes*. There is a *huge* difference.
>
>
>yep, huge difference, the TS engine is a doddle, the V6's are spectacularly
>horrid to do.

Ah, OK. Fair enough.

In answer to Pete: that was a full service plus cambelt, plus a few
small bits and bobs, not just the cambelt.

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Stephen Poley

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:33:40 +0200, Stephen Poley
>, wrote:

>In answer to Pete: that was a full service plus cambelt, plus a few
>small bits and bobs, not just the cambelt.

Thanks for clarifying that Stephen. This is all very helpful
feed-back for people passing by this NG as well as the regular
readers.

I got mine serviced this May. 5th annual, plus cambelt and all
trimmings, oil change, filters, roadtest etc., £317.60 inc .

Which would compare very favourably with your post.
I am in Lincs., and there are going to be regional labour
cost differences.

It really is Alfa Romeo UK dealer pricing that give you and the
majority of UK buyers the perception of high costs.
TBH if you compare the labour charges at Merc, BMW,
Mitsi, Toyota, Honda, Fiat, etc., they are in the same ball-park.
Labour costs in general are pretty high in the UK for most services.
Not just motor engineers. White goods, heating, etc.,

Hope this helps with the bigger picture.

Pete
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