renault dealership fitting prices

[klm182]

the belts need doing on my 182.. I got a quote to have cam belt kit/aux belt kit/dephaser pulley/crank pulley bolt/cam seal kit/water pump. and oil..i will provide all Renault parts and millers oil./filter. (a Renault dealership down south,are doing a great deal on parts.).(£315) plus oil/filter/coolant
my local Renault have quoted 8/9 hours labour, at a cost of £450.(discounted price).
if I got the parts from them(which are 25% more) the labour will still be the same..total cost is about £800 with my parts,and £900 with theirs ,plus my millers oil (£40) plus oil filter and coolant..they did say, they will do a discount on the oil filter...(ha ha) no joke ...
I thought to change the belts is 5 hours and an other hour for the water pump/coolent.(that's being kind). the oil is 10 mins if that..
most of the parts that need fitting are coming off anyway..
I think they have quoted £450 at full hourly rate(£80 an hour) put it down as just over 5 and half hours..trying to make out am getting a discount...
what will happen in 5 years time,when these cars are only worth £800 if that.. and you take it to Renault, the belts cost more that what's the cars worth..if you sell it ,you have to give the buyer money, you have to knock off the belt price .. ha ha
I feel like writing to Renault uk.. saying you designed the engine. and a belt to last 36,000 miles/5 years You should pay some of the labour costs..
£80 an hour my arse... bet the mechanic is only getting £10 of that....

 

[Gus]

I wouldnt take it to Renault even if it was £600 all in. As Renault tend to charge round about 900-1000 to do a full cambelt change they probably see very few customers where as a proper specialist will be doing cambelts on 1*2's every week. You really are best off taking it somewhere else, you really do want this job being done properly. Where abouts do you live and we can recommend some places.

 

[dangerous dave]

This is already a problem, the cost of a average mile looked after car isn't much, 2200-3000, dealers sell for more..

A car comes up needing belts and its £1500, less as the miles go up and the condition goes down.. The other point is why should someone pay good money for a car that's not been maintained? It's the height of a cheap car and a bargain, you don't get rewarded for running cars into the ground and waiting for services and belts to be due, then cash in for good money and make it someone else's problem..

That's when you get screwed..

Dealers, specialists make a few quid on pets, buying your own won't make the job cheaper, you just make them lose some profit so the price has just gone up on you...

I did my own belts, saving a small fortune..

 

[Adam G]

Specialists charge about 650 all in for that.

 

[klm182]

I wouldnt take it to Renault even if it was £600 all in. As Renault tend to charge round about 900-1000 to do a full cambelt change they probably see very few customers where as a proper specialist will be doing cambelts on 1*2's every week. You really are best off taking it somewhere else, you really do want this job being done properly. Where abouts do you live and we can recommend some places.

This is already a problem, the cost of a average mile looked after car isn't much, 2200-3000, dealers sell for more..

A car comes up needing belts and its £1500, less as the miles go up and the condition goes down.. The other point is why should someone pay good money for a car that's not been maintained? It's the height of a cheap car and a bargain, you don't get rewarded for running cars into the ground and waiting for services and belts to be due, then cash in for good money and make it someone else's problem..

That's when you get screwed..

Dealers, specialists make a few quid on pets, buying your own won't make the job cheaper, you just make them lose some profit so the price has just gone up on you...

I did my own belts, saving a small fortune..

This is already a problem, the cost of a average mile looked after car isn't much, 2200-3000, dealers sell for more..

A car comes up needing belts and its £1500, less as the miles go up and the condition goes down.. The other point is why should someone pay good money for a car that's not been maintained? It's the height of a cheap car and a bargain, you don't get rewarded for running cars into the ground and waiting for services and belts to be due, then cash in for good money and make it someone else's problem..

That's when you get screwed..

Dealers, specialists make a few quid on pets, buying your own won't make the job cheaper, you just make them lose some profit so the price has just gone up on you...

I did my own belts, saving a small fortune..

This is already a problem, the cost of a average mile looked after car isn't much, 2200-3000, dealers sell for more..

A car comes up needing belts and its £1500, less as the miles go up and the condition goes down.. The other point is why should someone pay good money for a car that's not been maintained? It's the height of a cheap car and a bargain, you don't get rewarded for running cars into the ground and waiting for services and belts to be due, then cash in for good money and make it someone else's problem..

That's when you get screwed..

Dealers, specialists make a few quid on pets, buying your own won't make the job cheaper, you just make them lose some profit so the price has just gone up on you...

I did my own belts, saving a small fortune..

my cars been maintained. Spent 1000s.. if I part ex it now,with the belts done,,they will give me £1500 ,0r £1500 with no belts done..if that, they will just send it to auction ..if I sold it privately ,be the same outcome, if I got the belts done or not..
this is about Renault,they brought out the car saying,change the belts every 72000 miles..then change it to 36000.then they want nearly a £1000 to change it,due to there design fault..
I bought a 10 year old ford forcus 80,000 on it..£600..i serviced it .no belts every been done..i put 40,000 miles on it..never broke down once..engine was smooth as anything, ford said change them at 100,000 miles...cost of £200 all in..2 hour job max..

the belts need doing on my 182.. I got a quote to have cam belt kit/aux belt kit/dephaser pulley/crank pulley bolt/cam seal kit/water pump. and oil..i will provide all Renault parts and millers oil./filter. (a Renault dealership down south,are doing a great deal on parts.).(£315) plus oil/filter/coolant
my local Renault have quoted 8/9 hours labour, at a cost of £450.(discounted price).
if I got the parts from them(which are 25% more) the labour will still be the same..total cost is about £800 with my parts,and £900 with theirs ,plus my millers oil (£40) plus oil filter and coolant..they did say, they will do a discount on the oil filter...(ha ha) no joke ...
I thought to change the belts is 5 hours and an other hour for the water pump/coolent.(that's being kind). the oil is 10 mins if that..
most of the parts that need fitting are coming off anyway..
I think they have quoted £450 at full hourly rate(£80 an hour) put it down as just over 5 and half hours..trying to make out am getting a discount...
what will happen in 5 years time,when these cars are only worth £800 if that.. and you take it to Renault, the belts cost more that what's the cars worth..if you sell it ,you have to give the buyer money, you have to knock off the belt price .. ha ha
I feel like writing to Renault uk.. saying you designed the engine. and a belt to last 36,000 miles/5 years You should pay some of the labour costs..
£80 an hour my arse... bet the mechanic is only getting £10 of that....

its just that Renault caused the problem ,by having to reducing the change time for 72,000 to 36,000.so really they should take this into account when quoting a price..if you keep the car for 72000,they have had double the parts and labour.than they 1st stated ..

This is already a problem, the cost of a average mile looked after car isn't much, 2200-3000, dealers sell for more..

A car comes up needing belts and its £1500, less as the miles go up and the condition goes down.. The other point is why should someone pay good money for a car that's not been maintained? It's the height of a cheap car and a bargain, you don't get rewarded for running cars into the ground and waiting for services and belts to be due, then cash in for good money and make it someone else's problem..

That's when you get screwed..

Dealers, specialists make a few quid on pets, buying your own won't make the job cheaper, you just make them lose some profit so the price has just gone up on you...

I did my own belts, saving a small fortune..

lets make an engine to last 72,000 miles.. then change the time to 36,000 ,make everyone paranoid, top all that,make sure they have to change everything ,so its not just the belt. What a great marketing ploy..

 

[ilovewilly]

They are running a business IIRC.

Let us know what they say in response to your letter.

 

[realnumber 1]

It's only the Aux belt that needs changing at 36k which is considerably cheaper than doing both belts etc!

 

[Stay Puft]

I've never heard it be 36,000miles either? Every 70k miles/5 years I thought?

 

[Ex-User (60778)]

Write a strongly worded letter making sure you split it up with lots of commas.

 

[klm182]

They are running a business IIRC.

Let us know what they say in response to your letter.

just replied to my email.. they said as a good will gesture..has I have owned Renaults in the past.will in the future(clio200 cup). they will knock 25% of any labour costs.. i guess they are running a business, and don't want to lose a loyal customer..so you are correct..i thought they was just a charity. You just keep giving money to them..without question..
the dealerships don't lose out,they still get the full amount...
i have contacted them before,over a new steering rack.. they knocked 25% of the part and the labour..so complaining sometimes does work.. if everyone complained, they would reduce their prices..

 

[ilovewilly]

well..fair play to you. sounds like you did, alright out of it..

 

[Canary172]

this is about Renault,they brought out the car saying,change the belts every 72000 miles..then change it to 36000.then they want nearly a £1000 to change it,due to there design fault..

Rubbish. The service interval for cambelt and kit has always been 72,000 miles or 5 years, whichever comes first. It's the aux belt which requires renewal every 36,000 miles.

You shouldn't have bought the car if you were unhappy with the service requirements.

 

[dangerous dave]

I don't see an issue with the cost of a belt, some cars are cheaper but they're also sh1t..

The clios badical..

 

[RS Charlie]

This is already a problem, the cost of a average mile looked after car isn't much, 2200-3000, dealers sell for more..

A car comes up needing belts and its £1500, less as the miles go up and the condition goes down.. The other point is why should someone pay good money for a car that's not been maintained? It's the height of a cheap car and a bargain, you don't get rewarded for running cars into the ground and waiting for services and belts to be due, then cash in for good money and make it someone else's problem..

That's when you get screwed..

Dealers, specialists make a few quid on pets, buying your own won't make the job cheaper, you just make them lose some profit so the price has just gone up on you...

I did my own belts, saving a small fortune..

I ended up doing the same thing on my Clio, albeit the service history was very comprehensive. The belts were due on age 3 months after I bought the car (the car had only covered 40k since its previous belt change from Mark Fish, and I was tempted to risk it for another year but thought better of it) , but the rest of the car was up to scratch. Even Fred said it was one of the cleanest cars he had worked on.

I almost did my own belts but I didn't really fancy pissing about for hours and buying tools which I may potentially never use again.

Specialists charge about 650 all in for that.

my cars been maintained. Spent 1000s.. if I part ex it now,with the belts done,,they will give me £1500 ,0r £1500 with no belts done..if that, they will just send it to auction ..if I sold it privately ,be the same outcome, if I got the belts done or not..
this is about Renault,they brought out the car saying,change the belts every 72000 miles..then change it to 36000.then they want nearly a £1000 to change it,due to there design fault..
I bought a 10 year old ford forcus 80,000 on it..£600..i serviced it .no belts every been done..i put 40,000 miles on it..never broke down once..engine was smooth as anything, ford said change them at 100,000 miles...cost of £200 all in..2 hour job max..

its just that Renault caused the problem ,by having to reducing the change time for 72,000 to 36,000.so really they should take this into account when quoting a price..if you keep the car for 72000,they have had double the parts and labour.than they 1st stated ..


lets make an engine to last 72,000 miles.. then change the time to 36,000 ,make everyone paranoid, top all that,make sure they have to change everything ,so its not just the belt. What a great marketing ploy..

That is a little unfair IMHO .

The Clio is a quick(ish) car that can match the economy of many smaller engined cars IMO. Performance rarely comes cheap. I reckon a Focus ST170 would not have its belt change being much cheaper than a Clio not requiring a dephaser, but they do come with plenty of other issues as well. Admittedly the Focus ST is cheaper to do the belts on (around £280 from a specialist) but they are a far newer car and are not exactly frugal on the jungle juice.

However, prior to buying any car I do my homework as well.

I don't see an issue with the cost of a belt, some cars are cheaper but they're also sh1t..

The clios badical..

This. If I wanted a car that was cheap to run and on the belts I'd probably have gone for a Fiesta 1.25. OK they are not a bad car but not in the same league as a Clio 1*2 either! The same goes for the Fiesta ST. The engines in those are bulletproof but the economy is so so on them and the manifolds can sometimes require replacement at a cost of a cambelt on other cars. Oh, they are not as quick as the competition either.

 

[klm182]

I ended up doing the same thing on my Clio, albeit the service history was very comprehensive. The belts were due on age 3 months after I bought the car (the car had only covered 40k since its previous belt change from Mark Fish, and I was tempted to risk it for another year but thought better of it) , but the rest of the car was up to scratch. Even Fred said it was one of the cleanest cars he had worked on.

I almost did my own belts but I didn't really fancy pissing about for hours and buying tools which I may potentially never use again.





That is a little unfair IMHO :wink:.

The Clio is a quick(ish) car that can match the economy of many smaller engined cars IMO. Performance rarely comes cheap. I reckon a Focus ST170 would not have its belt change being much cheaper than a Clio not requiring a dephaser, but they do come with plenty of other issues as well. Admittedly the Focus ST is cheaper to do the belts on (around £280 from a specialist) but they are a far newer car and are not exactly frugal on the jungle juice.

However, prior to buying any car I do my homework as well.



This. If I wanted a car that was cheap to run and on the belts I'd probably have gone for a Fiesta 1.25. OK they are not a bad car but not in the same league as a Clio 1*2 either! The same goes for the Fiesta ST. The engines in those are bulletproof but the economy is so so on them and the manifolds can sometimes require replacement at a cost of a cambelt on other cars. Oh, they are not as quick as the competition either.

I ended up doing the same thing on my Clio, albeit the service history was very comprehensive. The belts were due on age 3 months after I bought the car (the car had only covered 40k since its previous belt change from Mark Fish, and I was tempted to risk it for another year but thought better of it) , but the rest of the car was up to scratch. Even Fred said it was one of the cleanest cars he had worked on.

I almost did my own belts but I didn't really fancy pissing about for hours and buying tools which I may potentially never use again.





That is a little unfair IMHO :wink:.

The Clio is a quick(ish) car that can match the economy of many smaller engined cars IMO. Performance rarely comes cheap. I reckon a Focus ST170 would not have its belt change being much cheaper than a Clio not requiring a dephaser, but they do come with plenty of other issues as well. Admittedly the Focus ST is cheaper to do the belts on (around £280 from a specialist) but they are a far newer car and are not exactly frugal on the jungle juice.

However, prior to buying any car I do my homework as well.



This. If I wanted a car that was cheap to run and on the belts I'd probably have gone for a Fiesta 1.25. OK they are not a bad car but not in the same league as a Clio 1*2 either! The same goes for the Fiesta ST. The engines in those are bulletproof but the economy is so so on them and the manifolds can sometimes require replacement at a cost of a cambelt on other cars. Oh, they are not as quick as the competition either.

yes they are good.. but the price of parts are a joke..i want steering wheel thumb grips,am not paying £120..maybe I should of done my homework,before I bought it, checked the thumb grips prices,years before they went..and the £120 lamda senors..

 

[RS Charlie]

For the thumb grips I'd get the steering wheel retrimmed via Snappy. Once a few other cosmetic jobs are done on mine the steering wheel will be being sent of to him. He can retrim the wheel better than when it left the factory for less than the thumb grips .

As for the Lambda sensors, if one expects a pair of no name Lamdba sensors costing £50 to last any length of time or work well for that what do you expect? With many parts IME you do get what you pay for. I could go on with examples of where I have been stung on many cars in the past with cheap and shoddy parts (the washer pump motor is not a bad example on the Clio from the other day ; it took two motor factors to get a pump that actually worked correctly, but this thread really would derail.

If you want pricey parts, you should look at my other car. I never thought I would pay close to £100 for a parcel shelf or that my dashboard would be worth £500! The parts on that are simply silly.

Anyway, without derailing this thread too much I shall agree to disagree .

 

[RichieJA]

The Clio cambelt cost isn't that bad place in Scotland does cam and aux for 380 including parts that don't include dephaser or water pump thou.

Most performance cars your into 300 to 500 for a belt change and don't forget apart from the belts the engines are pretty bullet proof people act all butthurt cause there having to spend money on them, the alternatives are buy a 100 quid car till it dies or "rent" a car for a couple hundred quid a month off a finance company.

Cars cost money like women moan and the suns set

 

[klm182]

For the thumb grips I'd get the steering wheel retrimmed via Snappy. Once a few other cosmetic jobs are done on mine the steering wheel will be being sent of to him. He can retrim the wheel better than when it left the factory for less than the thumb grips :smile:.

As for the Lambda sensors, if one expects a pair of no name Lamdba sensors costing £50 to last any length of time or work well for that what do you expect? With many parts IME you do get what you pay for. I could go on with examples of where I have been stung on many cars in the past with cheap and shoddy parts (the washer pump motor is not a bad example on the Clio from the other day ; it took two motor factors to get a pump that actually worked correctly, but this thread really would derail.

If you want pricey parts, you should look at my other car. I never thought I would pay close to £100 for a parcel shelf or that my dashboard would be worth £500! The parts on that are simply silly.

Anyway, without derailing this thread too much I shall agree to disagree :smile:.

I got bosch lamda senors ,that are better than varta Renault ones ,they cost £50 each .and will last longer than 50,000 miles....I go to my local scrap yards,when there is a 182 or 172 in.. I got a under tray for 50p.. Renault price over£100,fog light £1..mats £1.. engine cover 50p.. rear number plate light.. free... mud guard thing £1.. I didn't have the tools to take all the suspension off..,you should of went a scrap yard.sure they would have parcels selves ,if they had your car in..i always pop in ,get screws and stuff,.. I got a Renault radio and speaker.. and rear boot mat..
soon they will be loads of 182/172s in the scrap yards ha ha
bugger I didn't get the grips.. mine was ok then.. next one in,i am stripping it all ha

 

[RichieJA]

I got bosch lamda senors ,that are better than varta Renault ones ,they cost £50 each .and will last longer than 50,000 miles....I go to my local scrap yards,when there is a 182 or 172 in.. I got a under tray for 50p.. Renault price over£100,fog light £1..mats £1.. engine cover 50p.. rear number plate light.. free... mud guard thing £1.. I didn't have the tools to take all the suspension off..,you should of went a scrap yard.sure they would have parcels selves ,if they had your car in..i always pop in ,get screws and stuff,.. I got a Renault radio and speaker.. and rear boot mat..
soon they will be loads of 182/172s in the scrap yards ha ha
bugger I didn't get the grips.. mine was ok then.. next one in,i am stripping it all ha

I love sifting through scrapies for parts I'm always at it so much the local ones just wave me in and rarely charge me for parts unless they are off the shelf

 

[klm182]

The Clio cambelt cost isn't that bad place in Scotland does cam and aux for 380 including parts that don't include dephaser or water pump thou.

Most performance cars your into 300 to 500 for a belt change and don't forget apart from the belts the engines are pretty bullet proof people act all butthurt cause there having to spend money on them, the alternatives are buy a 100 quid car till it dies or "rent" a car for a couple hundred quid a month off a finance company.

Cars cost money like women moan and the suns set

when you go to Renault, you don't expect to be quoted £900 ,I would pay £600+ no trouble.. happy to pay..oh wait maybe they wrote the 6 upside down.. all this is for nothing.. ha.. I use the best millers cfs oil(£50) change it every year, and a new air filter. Money is not a problem... my tyres just cost £500 and £50 wheel alignment ..I get that checked every year..by a specialist. Worth every penny......

 

[RichieJA]

I really wouldn't take it renualt there macanics will be no better than a specialist and dealers always rip you off,
There will be a specialist near you that will charge you half and do a better job

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Don't go to Renault then?

 

[klm182]

Rubbish. The service interval for cambelt and kit has always been 72,000 miles or 5 years, whichever comes first. It's the aux belt which requires renewal every 36,000 miles.

You shouldn't have bought the car if you were unhappy with the service requirements.

had the car 5 years,had it done when I bought it..

Rubbish. The service interval for cambelt and kit has always been 72,000 miles or 5 years, whichever comes first. It's the aux belt which requires renewal every 36,000 miles.

You shouldn't have bought the car if you were unhappy with the service requirements.

ok I will change them both at different times.. and waste more money.. its the 5 years that comes 1st ,not the mileage. not even done 72,000..who does 72,000 within 5 years anyway?

 

[RS Charlie]

I got bosch lamda senors ,that are better than varta Renault ones ,they cost £50 each .and will last longer than 50,000 miles....I go to my local scrap yards,when there is a 182 or 172 in.. I got a under tray for 50p.. Renault price over£100,fog light £1..mats £1.. engine cover 50p.. rear number plate light.. free... mud guard thing £1.. I didn't have the tools to take all the suspension off..,you should of went a scrap yard.sure they would have parcels selves ,if they had your car in..i always pop in ,get screws and stuff,.. I got a Renault radio and speaker.. and rear boot mat..
soon they will be loads of 182/172s in the scrap yards ha ha
bugger I didn't get the grips.. mine was ok then.. next one in,i am stripping it all ha

Try finding S1 RS Turbo parts in a scrap yard or anywhere for that matter. They simply do not exist although they probably didn't around a decade ago! Well, they do, but have now become mega scarce. Even some of the parts I bought from breakers have already gone up in price :/.

 

[DanSej6]

Don't ever buy an audi then! I fitted some RS6 front brakes the other day to one. Main dealer prices of around a grand for front discs and pads.
Think a basic service on an Audi runs to over 220 quid just for an oil and filter change, silly money.

I see DDC in Doncaster do a 172 Cup belt change for 300 notes. That's where mine will be going when needed.