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[f13platform]

blowing house garge

penry test center
cornwall tr10 8hl
tel.01326373367

invoive to :Mr radcliffe  omega reg 02- mileage 72832    19/11/2007

battery
skim/pressure test
head set inc blots
timing belt kitmoved head
spark plugs
oil filter
oil
anti freez
thermostat kit

investigated misfire, head gasket found to be leaking removed head pressure tested and skimmed,refitted head using new -head gasket kit,head bolts,cambelt kit,thermostat kit,4 spark and oil filter
new coolin,castrol oil ,new antifreeze , new battery  £571

today mileage is 75360

http://www.bluesmart.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=12890&pageid=3

this is the new invoice on new car i pick today ...
what do you think ? should i trust ?  should i leave the the cambelt??

[Jay w]

if that is a new invoice nd the work has been done recently then i quick phone call to confirm and possibly have a look at the belt to see if it is new.....

if it was a while ago i would change the belt as a matter of course

Update Just seen the website, it's a 2.2 and it was done last year, i would whack a new one in there, they are nowhere near as bad to do as a V6

Looks a nice car as well, petrol blue, nice colour

[Lizzie_Zoom]

That is a hell of a lot of work done on a car that has only a mileage in the  70ks; new head gasket on a car not renowned for those failings?!  At a price of just £500+.

Just a little  suspicious, probably totally wrong , but I would suggest just checking the MOT records of the car's mileage.  Go to:

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/internet/servlet/ECHIDDispatcher

and once you can get all the details required check it out.

 

[f13platform]

i ve got all the old M.O.T

and invoice since 2002  and last owner used to go this garage

and there is 4 invoice from that garage and at 43k cambelt done by

renult

last M.O.T pass at 73k

[f13platform]

if that is a new invoice nd the work has been done recently then i quick phone call to confirm and possibly have a look at the belt to see if it is new.....

if it was a while ago i would change the belt as a matter of course

Update Just seen the website, it's a 2.2 and it was done last year, i would whack a new one in there, they are nowhere near as bad to do as a V6

Looks a nice car as well, petrol blue, nice colour

thank you   not my color but cant wait to paint the alloy black

and black grill  and 15" lower i yhink that time look better

[VXL V6]

That is a hell of a lot of work done on a car that has only a mileage in the  70ks; new head gasket on a car not renowned for those failings?!  At a price of just £500+.

Just a little  suspicious, probably totally wrong , but I would suggest just checking the MOT records of the car's mileage.  Go to:

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/internet/servlet/ECHIDDispatcher

and once you can get all the details required check it out.

 

The 2.0 (and hence the 2.2's) can suffer HG failure at those mileages if the coolant hasn't been changed regularly ...........and if it's been dealer serviced then the coolant won't have been changed regularly.  

[JamesV6CDX]

On a 4pot it's an extremely quick job to do, and parts are cheap as chips, so certainly not unreasonable...

[pete.h]

Don't know whether you're interested but came across this earlier (excuse me typing the website but don't know how to do links etc !!)

At  www.bridgendtradesales.co.uk   they have a 51 plate 2.2 auto with 54000m  GLS in gold  £1295  looks OK in the pics and seems cheap if the mileage is gen.

[pete.h]

Well bu**er me it creates a link automatically , never knew that !!

[The Barge Captain]

only a GLS though.  Plenty of CD / CDX around fro that money.

[Marks DTM Calib]

They didn't change the water pump...........which on a 4 pot is a worry