VAG Timing Belts Down to 40k Miles- Vol 2 | Motoring discussion | Back Room Forum | Honest John

Mon 11 Dec 2006 12:26

More on VAG timing belts - a VAG respons - mss1tw

Customer decided not to have the timing belt replaced and carry on with the old one.

What a muppet.

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Mon 11 Dec 2006 12:54

More on VAG timing belts - a VAG respons - DP

Exactly what I was thinking.

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Mon 11 Dec 2006 13:51

More on VAG timing belts - a VAG respons - cardriver

Poor old thing probably thought they were getting a quality product with a VW and it would last longer.

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