Cambelt change quote!

[kerry-w]

Hey,

Just rung up the local Renault spcialists in the area for a quote on a cambelt change.

Got told it was.... £483.86

This is on a 1.2 Dynamique, is it just me or is that an insane price?

 

[Bluebeard]

Insane price.

pm lemonnobby1 on here. Renault mrchanic in Bristol and will be less than half that I expect.

 

[kerry-w]

Insane price.

pm lemonnobby1 on here. Renault mrchanic in Bristol and will be less than half that I expect.

As thought, knew it would be a high price there but not that high! Their general service is almost £300

Hmm, I might do but thats an 80mile trip for me Ill get some other quotes from independant garages and see what they can do first, if the one doing the MOT can do it I think I would rather go wit them if its around £250 mark

 

[Fred@BTM]

around the £250 mark is correct, would it help if i told you i have people drive from scotland to birmingham to have their belts done? 80miles is nothing!

 

[Bluebeard]

So you'd rather let someone you don't know work on your car than drive 80 miles??

Ok.

Good luck. s

 

[kerry-w]

around the £250 mark is correct, would it help if i told you i have people drive from scotland to birmingham to have their belts done? 80miles is nothing!

It's just the cars been sitting for 2 years now and I wouldn't feel happy driving it 80 miles after that straight away, anything could go wrong on the journey

So you'd rather let someone you don't know work on your car than drive 80 miles??

Ok.

Good luck. s

No, its the fact the car hasn't een moved for 2 years, anything could go wrong on that trip and knowing my luck something will, most likely the cambelt Garage im geting quote off next is the GF's Grandads garage thats just down the road from me. So I might even get it cheaper

 

[Dm_26]

Better not drive to the shops in your car then Anything could happen, cambelt could snap, some wee ned could crash into you

Same difference, if its going to happen its going to happen no matter where you are going at the time

 

[fUbAr]

Is your girlfriend's grandad's garage going to have the renault timing tools and knowlege?

 

[kerry-w]

Better not drive to the shops in your car then Anything could happen, cambelt could snap, some wee ned could crash into you

Same difference, if its going to happen its going to happen no matter where you are going at the time

Ha, im not driving it anywhere to get it done, if local it will be towed down.

Is your girlfriend's grandad's garage going to have the renault timing tools and knowlege?

I have no idea, this is why im going to have to check. Id just rather not take the car very far in the current state it's in.

 

[sideways danny]

it's a 1.2, probably the easiest cambelt to change in the history of the universe. There are no locking tools apart from an 8mm bolt into the flywheel to hold the engine at tdc while you tighten the crank pulley.

I've seen them done wrong, but most places should be able to do an acceptable job if they're not thick as pig-s**t

in the region of £250 would be spot on

 

[kerry-w]

it's a 1.2, probably the easiest cambelt to change in the history of the universe. There are no locking tools apart from an 8mm bolt into the flywheel to hold the engine at tdc while you tighten the crank pulley.

I've seen them done wrong, but most places should be able to do an acceptable job if they're not thick as pig-s**t

in the region of £250 would be spot on

Sounds good to me then I was correct in laughing at them when they told me it was going to be £480 odd

 

[koi]

around the £250 mark is correct, would it help if i told you i have people drive from scotland to birmingham to have their belts done? 80miles is nothing!

See you soon Fred

 

[b1lly]

are you near carmarthen ?

try GWD Motors, they've got the new place next to ATS in Pensarn, they've got the correct tools to do a renault cambelt
they did my wife's scenic for half the price Gravells wanted

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

anything around the £200 mark i would say is spot on i think i payed £50 + vat for the kit and dannys right its a pretty standard change on the 1.2 16v lump if its done by a garage the work should be coverd anyway

 

[kerry-w]

are you near carmarthen ?

try GWD Motors, they've got the new place next to ATS in Pensarn, they've got the correct tools to do a renault cambelt
they did my wife's scenic for half the price Gravells wanted

Yeah, St. Clears im at

Sen their new place, ill see how much they quote me then, cheers for the tip

anything around the £200 mark i would say is spot on i think i payed £50 + vat for the kit and dannys right its a pretty standard change on the 1.2 16v lump if its done by a garage the work should be coverd anyway

Thanks, I was hoping the £480 quote was being insane and I wouldn't have to pay that much

 

[Wests Renault]

£250 is about spot on, that is around what we would charge

 

[lemonnobby]

250 is about what I charge

 

[Waitey]

A 1.6 is £200 here.

 

[Magic Johnson]

Got mine done for £210 including the kit.