Is this a bit pricey? (bushes and cambelt)

[bargi]

Hi All,

Had the old clunking sounds all over the place so dropped the car off to get the bushes sorted with a local guy and was a bit shocked when I found out the cost, mainly the parts.
A quick search and the lower front arms I'm seeing from £30-40 OEM! (the itemised price there is ex-vat)

I also got a quote for some other work to be done including the cambelt change which again doesn't seem all that cheap.
I called up a regular dealer and Belt and pump change was £520 inc VAT. (realise there's the brake lines, etc to be done as well)

I mainly went with this guy as I thought it'd be a lot cheaper than going to a dealer but not sure now?
Would appreciate some input here, maybe I'm just ****** I'm forking out more than two thirds the price of the car on repairs!

Cheers

Rear Axel Bushes	2	21.81	42.36
Fixings	1	8.26	8.26
ARB Bushes	2	5.44	10.88
Clamps	2	7.21	14.42
Fixings	1	12.10	12.10
Lower Front Arms	2	66.51	133.02
Fixings	1	13.08	13.08
ARB Links	2	13.96	27.92
		Labour 7hrs	175.00
		Parts	262.04
		Sub Total	437.04
		VAT	87.41
		Total	524.45

Repair kit	1	101.06	101.06
Belt tensioning damper	1	86.54	86.54
Water pump	1	37.40	37.40
Flexi brake hose	2	44.19	44.19
Brake fluid	1	7.50	7.50
		Labour 5.5hrs	137.50
		Parts	311.01
		Total	448.50
		Inc VAT	538.20

 

[Dan-Jnr]

Audi's aren't cheap to maintain.
That guy will be cheaper on labour than Audi.
Where is he supplying the parts from?

 

[Sevv]

you do know you can get powerflex bushes which are betterfor the same price if not cheaper like a full kit for 262 pounds your timming belt water pump should cost mroe then 100 pounds too mate talk to awesome gti seriously lol and check out Integrated engineering

 

[vrbob]

Yup as above i got a full powerflex bush kit for about £260 inc P+P off ebay so if you can get that lot fitted for under £200 your doing well and it will massively improve the handling of your car. Dont forget to also budget for a full wheel alignment after the fitting cos it will be well out after thay have taken it apart to fit the new bushes.

 

[hades-]

good labour price tho
7 hrs @ £174 good
iv just had belt kit stat and water pump G12 etc
fitted to my 2.0 TDI £200 all in

 

[s33nyboy12]

As above. Cheap labour, very cheap.

 

[hades-]

£25 quid an hour
what garage is it
ask what his hr rate is if you supply the parts

 

[s33nyboy12]

Where is this garage ? I'm going to use him!

Cheapest garage near me is £45 an hour plus vat!!!!

 

[Nogmeister]

Welcome to the four ring club - where your main ring get regularly loosened!

 

[bargi]

Cheers for the comments.

I went OEM on the bushes because this is my commuting car and the roads around London are ****e.
I want the A3 to waft me on a cloud to work

He's is currently working from his house at the moment which is why the labour rate is so low, currently sorting a workshop though.

Don't get me wrong he's a great guy, I just was a bit put off with the prices for parts, after all it's just a Golf underneath!

He's based around Guildford/Woking, if you want his details PM me and I'll send them over.

 

[aragorn]

The parts seem OTT to me.

A full contitech belt kit, WITH damper, is about 100quid, and hes charged you £220...

The prices all look like full retail Audi prices, rather than OEM.