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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Kate on 17 March 2014, 15:40:41
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Does anyone know how much a garage would be likely to charge for labour to change a cambelt?
Many thanks. :y
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Not sure I'd trust a garage to do it. They'll charge the Earth and I'd be worried about how they'd timed it up. Get one of the mobile chaps on here to do it. You'll have piece of mind and at a reasonable price. Very reasonable in fact :)
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It's no use fluttering your eyelashes at Looney, Kate, cause he's gay. James, on the other hand......well....he could teach you about cambelts and you could teach him.....erm......a thing or two. ;D
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It's no use fluttering your eyelashes at Looney, Kate, cause he's gay. James, on the other hand......well....he could teach you about cambelts and you could teach him.....erm......a thing or two. ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Not much change from £300 i would imagine :-\
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I wanted an oof member to do the job but can't find anyone.
Does anyone know who to ask? :y
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I wanted an oof member to do the job but can't find anyone.
Does anyone know who to ask? :y
why dont you ask james :y
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I wanted an oof member to do the job but can't find anyone.
Does anyone know who to ask? :y
why dont you ask james :y
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I wanted an oof member to do the job but can't find anyone.
Does anyone know who to ask? :y
why dont you ask james :y
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Unfortunately he keeps ignoring me. :'(
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he is hard to get hold off , keep trying :y :y
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I wanted an oof member to do the job but can't find anyone.
Does anyone know who to ask? :y
why dont you ask james :y
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Unfortunately he keeps ignoring me. :'(
He's had bad experiences with wimmin and their demands cars. ;D
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Not much change from £300 i would imagine :-\
I got mine done by dealer for under £300 and the important thing is you have some comeback. On my belt change in 2008 a tensioner bolt allegedly snapped and engine was toast within 5 minutes of driving it out of garage. New engine fitted at no cost to me. Longish story of blame and counter blame.
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James keeps ignoring me, too, Kate; but if you can put salt on his tail, he does a perfect job!
Ron.
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All I want is my timing belt doing.
I'm ugly so eyelash fluttering doesn't work. Actually it tends to put the price UP for some reason? ;D
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Start by getting a dealer price near you and take it from there
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James is great, good work and a really nice chap. Like me, he can be difficult to get hold of, he is very busy.
Try Daz, Darth Loo Knee, he's based in Stoke on Trent. Again, his work is totally top notch. Try PM'ing him, or if you get no response PM me and I'll pass your phone number to him and get him to call you. :y
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Kind words from Steve ;D
I have pm'd you Kate :-*
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Kind words from Steve ;D
I have pm'd you Kate :-*
Sorted :y
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Start by getting a dealer price near you and take it from there
Over 2 years ago VX quoted me £1,333 to change cambelt, water pump, aux belt, plugs and oil !!
I took it for a run up the motorway to DLK. Job expertly done in no time and oatcakes for lunch ! :y
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Just done the cam belt and water pump on a family 2.5 V6. First time I paid Vauxhall in Swindon to do my first V6 and iirc it was £345. Had ElitePete do one on my old white plod and did my old black 3.2 Elite with help from other OOFers at the cam belt meet a few years ago. In future I will do my own as I have the locking kit and the DVD. No T shirt as yet ;D ;D ;D must see Daz for a Lamda sensor move when I get the Elite back.
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Thanks for all the advice. :y
Daz is going to help me out. Hooray! :) :) :)
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Kate, all,
You have my honest promise I'm not intentionally ignoring you, I've just had loads going on in my life lately, some not good. As a result, as much as I love OOF and tinkering, I've had to be realistic about where it is in my priorities
I'm still happy to assist, can you give me some revised dates?
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Oops, just seen you're sorted, ignore my last.
Sorry again I've not been quick to get back to you :(
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£300 at a dealer? Wow, I got a quote (out of interest) and for the cambelt kit fitted and new water pump...... £700 and something !!!!!!!!!
Even when i fittied the cambelt, wrecked the valves, repaired and then fitted new cambelt it didnt come to even half that! lol
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£300 at a dealer? Wow, I got a quote (out of interest) and for the cambelt kit fitted and new water pump...... £700 and something !!!!!!!!!
Sounds like you need to work on the eyelash fluttering technique. ;)
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£300 at a dealer? Wow, I got a quote (out of interest) and for the cambelt kit fitted and new water pump...... £700 and something !!!!!!!!!
Even when i fittied the cambelt, wrecked the valves, repaired and then fitted new cambelt it didnt come to even half that! lol
Mite as well just scrap it and buy one thats had all the work done and keep the old one for spares at that price :-\
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Shame you are so far away from peterborough. as i would only charge £100.
Jay
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James keeps ignoring me, too >:(
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:-*
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James keeps ignoring me, too >:(
He seems to have a lot on his plate at the moment.