How can you apply trade club discount, if they are doing the work in house?
Also, for the cost you must be shelling out for that, I would suggest you take it to SOS Automotive and let Serek do the work.
Given Vauxhall dealers have never seen a V6 Omega for years, they won't have a clue when it comes to changing the cam belt. They will be pouring over the books to read up on how it's done, I'd give serious thought to cancelling that and take it to Serek.
You are paying a huge premium for a poor job.
Because they take TC off the parts, then also the labour, which I have got another 10% off.
They have looked after my Omega's for years, with me just doing the servicing, so they have a good track record with me for all works, like the cam belt and even air conditioning systems, and that I can say after they honoured my claim after a new compressor gave out after just 2 years, paying back all the costs.
I know their General Manager well and I know they will look after me. Yes, it is at a cost (£1,800, inc parts £947, all in), but I can afford it to keep my baby on the road for, hopefully years ahead; until I give up motoring, with full warranties covering all works. I keep warm and comfortable whilst professions do all the work. I have got to the age where I just need some peace, and not have the worry of arranging everything required to carryout this particular schedule of works. It also means my service history on the miggy is kept bang up to date from new, and I have the receipts and garage stamps to prove it.
Yes, I know I am probably mad, but I love my very comfortable Omega and will pay to keep it running. I looked at a brand new Insignia today, and enquired how much a full bloodied, big engined, well loaded one would cost me at the best discount I could get: £27,000 (and I reckon it would be more than that, but that is what the salesman said)!!! Now what is going to be the depreciation on that per year, over the next 3-5 years, and after that time there would still be all the regular maintenance costs??!!
Instead I have a lovely Omega that cannot depreciate anymore, and my big outlay for all the major servicing scheduled works out at just £450 per year over 4 years. I only do 4k miles per year, but I have a 'limousine' that does everything I want, whenever I want, and can take me to the ends of the earth if necessary!
That is my reasoning, but I DO appreciate your comments tunnie, and all the others from you great fellas, and I DO KNOW I am mad like some others on here!