cambelts

[suzuki1]

my suzuki swift is due for its first cambelt, the suzuki garage charges �260 and my local garage charges �120 can you please tell me the probable differences between the two garages

[homerthegrea]

Nothing just 1 is a main dealer who like to have huge profit one is a local garage that need customers - go with the local garage you will still have the same warrenty with it.

[johnbikemad]

the main dealers price includes genuine parts, cam belt and tensioner plus labour vat and warranty for parts supplied, the local garage may have only price to supply a pattern belt and no tensioner, best to ask local garage what you are getting for your money if hes a half decent garage he will give you a breakdown of his costs and the same applies to the main dealer.

[derekpara]

As John says, make sure what you know what you are being quoted for. You need a cam belt kit which includes belt, tensioners, rollers etc. If a plastic tensioner fails it will have the same catastrophic effect as if it were the belt snapping.