Anyone know of a decent mechanic..?
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Anyone know of a decent mechanic..?
I'm after some work being done to my car and van,the car needs a a new timing belt as does my van.
The car's a Renault Megane ,OK...how much ??
Almost 1900,00 € at their garage at peps
The van's a Peugeot Expert ,OK ...how much ??
Almost 1700,00 € at yes.... their garage in peps
If anyone knows of a good priced decent mechanic ??
Please post.
Cheers
Rob
PS,
Come on...
I'm an artisan...hey there's a limit !!
That's pure rip off !!!
The car's a Renault Megane ,OK...how much ??
Almost 1900,00 € at their garage at peps
The van's a Peugeot Expert ,OK ...how much ??
Almost 1700,00 € at yes.... their garage in peps
If anyone knows of a good priced decent mechanic ??
Please post.
Cheers
Rob
PS,
Come on...
I'm an artisan...hey there's a limit !!
That's pure rip off !!!
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Rob we had a timing belt done on the Astra........the water pump had gone and the timing belt had to be moved to fix that, so 2 jobs at once.
This was about 18 months ago and cost 250 euros, we provided our own parts too, which were ordered from UK as they are much cheapper ther, But here is another little tale to go with this.
Our car was made when 2 models changed over so the engines sizes changed and there was a little confusion as to the parts sizes.........sods law says that when it was striped down the belt we had bought was too short............that kit cost 80 quid, when we had to buy another here at route de Thuir that cost 145 euros just for the belt, we could probably ordered another from UK but the car was stripped down on the ramp.
The garage is not too easy to find, our local garage passed us over to him, he is near Le Soler. If you want to ring us, I will send you a pm with our number, Outie will take you up there if you want.
This was about 18 months ago and cost 250 euros, we provided our own parts too, which were ordered from UK as they are much cheapper ther, But here is another little tale to go with this.
Our car was made when 2 models changed over so the engines sizes changed and there was a little confusion as to the parts sizes.........sods law says that when it was striped down the belt we had bought was too short............that kit cost 80 quid, when we had to buy another here at route de Thuir that cost 145 euros just for the belt, we could probably ordered another from UK but the car was stripped down on the ramp.
The garage is not too easy to find, our local garage passed us over to him, he is near Le Soler. If you want to ring us, I will send you a pm with our number, Outie will take you up there if you want.
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Re: Anyone know of a decent mechanic..?
Thanks Girls .....mrob343 wrote:I'm after some work being done to my car and van,the car needs a a new timing belt as does my van.
The car's a Renault Megane ,OK...how much ??
Almost 1900,00 € at their garage at peps
The van's a Peugeot Expert ,OK ...how much ??
Almost 1700,00 € at yes.... their garage in peps
If anyone knows of a good priced decent mechanic ??
Please post.
Cheers
Rob
PS,
Come on...
I'm an artisan...hey there's a limit !!
That's pure rip off !!!
I'll follow your advise.
Did you notice no men replied to my request ??!! Hmmm??
Cheers!
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Unless I'm wrong, the timing belt is mostl critical on Diesel engines. Most diesels need a replacement around 80,000 kms. Newer diesels do not need this timing belt changed, since often it's a metal chain.
My older Land Rover needed the belt changed but the newer Discovery doesn't.
I guess if you have a diesel, check the internet and see if you really need this change. It's very expensive. If this belt fails when the engine is running, it can destroy the engine.
Blackduff
Unless I'm wrong, the timing belt is mostl critical on Diesel engines. Most diesels need a replacement around 80,000 kms. Newer diesels do not need this timing belt changed, since often it's a metal chain.
My older Land Rover needed the belt changed but the newer Discovery doesn't.
I guess if you have a diesel, check the internet and see if you really need this change. It's very expensive. If this belt fails when the engine is running, it can destroy the engine.
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Hmmm....Its not quite as easy as your explanation ??Serge wrote:OK. I'll come clean ...................
Rob,
You must be a handy man with a spanner, can you not do it yourself?
As long as the engine doesn't move (turn), it's just a case of one off - one on.
..... sorry BD ..
Nah, rather pay someone !
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I should give serge a bell...........i believe he is not too far from you this weekend, keep him out of mischief and stop him getting bored!mrob343 wrote:Hmmm....Its not quite as easy as your explanation ??Serge wrote:OK. I'll come clean ...................
Rob,
You must be a handy man with a spanner, can you not do it yourself?
As long as the engine doesn't move (turn), it's just a case of one off - one on.
..... sorry BD ..
Nah, rather pay someone !
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