wow best cambelt quote ever?!

[danjf]

thought it about time to get quotes for cambelt change, its a 55 plate so the 5 year is due even though its only done 23k miles.

my usual garage said theyd get back to me on price and on friday they gave me a bell at work and said that for the cambelt, aux belt and waterpump it will be just under £310!!i was expecting about £450 so well chuffed and will get it booked in asap at that price!!

whats your best price froma a garage without them owing you favours?

 

[Beef-Mc]

That on a 1.2?

 

[Fred@BTM]

what engine?

 

[Daniel]

What engine have you got?

Three replies at exactly the same time! lol

 

[Djw John]

What engine?


Sounds alright but last time I paid a garage to do it I think it was £200 for a 1.4 but that was 8v. Shop around a bit more first imo

 

[danjf]

its a 1.2 guys. £200 sounds good, maybe i should shop round more

 

[MikeB]

lol i paid just over £100 for kit and fitting for a 1.2 16v

 

[danjf]

£100?for cambelt aux belt and waterpump from a garage?

 

[Fred@BTM]

WHICH 1.2?

 

[danjf]

its the expression i think

 

[Daniel]

So its a 16v?

 

[danjf]

yeh its 1.2 16v expression 2005 mate

 

[Fred@BTM]

no aircon?

 

[alex-avfc]

^ The boy above did my 1.2 16v including water pump for £250

 

[danjf]

yeh its got air con...i think, £250??thats good, for the lot?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yup

 

[danjf]

would you be interested in doing mine?

 

[Mike_182]

LOL @ Best Cambelt Quote Evar. Right up until he asks specialists on the forum.

Bless.

 

[danjf]

LOL @ Best Cambelt Quote Evar. Right up until he asks specialists on the forum.

Bless.

wow your not too patronising!!bless...thought it was a really good quote and considering id have to travel all the way to brum to save £50 which id spend on petrol seems to be a good quote...bless!!!

 

[pip.]

wow your not too patronising!!bless...thought it was a really good quote and considering id have to travel all the way to brum to save £50 which id spend on petrol seems to be a good quote...bless!!!

Mike's on the official CS patronising squad. He's just practicing for the next Pisstake Olympics.

 

[Fred@BTM]

LMAO!

 

[Gaz_]

wow your not too patronising!!bless...thought it was a really good quote and considering id have to travel all the way to brum to save £50 which id spend on petrol seems to be a good quote...bless!!!

Its ok, he had a 17k vee

 

[iimushroomzii]

LOL!! Not best cambelt quote ever by far!

 

[danjf]

LOL!! Not best cambelt quote ever by far!

clearly!!but as i was expecting 400ish im still dead impressed and as there doesnt appear to be any better quotes/offers then its still looking like a good deal to me

 

[Mike_182]

wow your not too patronising!!bless...thought it was a really good quote and considering id have to travel all the way to brum to save £50 which id spend on petrol seems to be a good quote...bless!!!

Here's a hint - if Fred does it cheaper, someone else will. Although I'd still take it to Fred as he'll do it right.

 

[DrR]

Does everyone on here just assume 1.2s will be same price as the 1*2s?

 

[danjf]

Here's a hint - if Fred does it cheaper, someone else will. Although I'd still take it to Fred as he'll do it right.

true but even though fred could do it cheaper id still have petrol costs to brum from here which wont be cheap and prob end up the same amount as my quote, but like you say if he can do it cheaper then others can but then will they do it right?i dont want to go to a s**t garage thats going to do a crap job whereas the quote i got is from a garage i know will do it right so theres peace of mind in that too

 

[lemonnobby]

i just priced one up at £250 is the most i would charge too. fred is the man

 

[sideways danny]

Think everywhere I've done this job for ( I freelance ) has been in the £240-260 region

 

[danjf]

Think everywhere I've done this job for ( I freelance ) has been in the £240-260 region

do you travel to or do people go to you?

 

[danjf]

wheres the best section to post to get quotes for cambelt??sorry if its a dumb question

 

[sideways danny]

do you travel to or do people go to you?

sorry, bit misleading. I do work for more than one clio specialist. I dont really do work direct to individuals (unless I know them)

 

[pip.]

You're already in it.

 

[danjf]

You're already in it.

cool thanks

 

[sideways danny]

wheres the best section to post to get quotes for cambelt??sorry if its a dumb question

you're a paid up member, have a look at the traders section

 

[danjf]

everyone seems a fair distance from me to be honest so petrol costs are going to put the cost up to that of my local garage (ish)

 

[Tommmm]

Somebody will always be able do it cheaper, you could get 1000's of quotes all with different prices.

Choose somebody close to you who you trust.

Cheaper doesn't mean better.

 

[sideways danny]

1.2 16v isn't hard to be fair, but i've seen some epic bodges by non specialists.

 

[danjf]

Somebody will always be able do it cheaper, you could get 1000's of quotes all with different prices.

Choose somebody close to you who you trust.

Cheaper doesn't mean better.

thanks for that mate.

great advice

 

[pip.]

As Tommmmmmmm says tbh, it's all about finding someone who is priced well, but you also trust and does good work.

I for instance have all my work done at Birchdown and it's along way to travel for me.
Why? Because the are priced competitively, they are very, very good and I trust them implicitely.

There are some places I wouldn't trust to empty the ashtray.