That quote was directly from the VW dealer. They said that price includes everything needed for the timing belt to be replaced properly and this included a new waterpump.So $450 for the WP and $940 for the entire job? Must be just replacing the belt and WP, no other parts, sounds about par with reducing maintenance costs.
I got a 3rd quote today to do the whole job at another shop where I know the diesel certified mechanic and he quoted me $775 for the whole job parts and labor, and he said all the parts would be OEM directly from VW. I may go this route.
Again, that was directly from the VW dealership with their prices for an OEM unit. I am sure this should be the most expensive one I could buy out there. Unfortunately by having a shop do the work for me, all the shops I use mandate that the shop gets the parts so they can warranty the work. I understand this as if I bough junk parts (I am NOT saying at all that yours is, but just for example) and if those junk parts failed the shop can't warranty anything.$390 for just the waterpump?
We shipped a few of these sets to our high mileage US customers. These are priced at $375 shipped, and that's including INA timingbelt set and OEM VW waterpump.