Scary car problem, waiting for the garage to call tomorrow.... Could be EXPENSIVE!

immoral_angeluk

Lucy1982_2

debtman2007 wrote: »

ok can't help you with garages around there then. just a thought.

Thanks for that.

OH's best mate was a mechanic and OH is sure that he would fix it for me if I really couldn't get the money together.

Although how I am meant to get the car from the garage to his place when it doesn't start!!! Maybe OH can borrow a lorry from work and we can load it in the back :rotfl:

Lucy1982_2

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

Thank you!!

Lucy1982_2

Ok, just given in and called the garage......

They are still doing some checks, but my VALVES ARE OK They can't say that something else hasn't been broken, but they are going to fit a new tensioner and cam belt and see if that works and then call me back.

Cost:

Cam belt - £225.
Tensioner - £35
Labour est - £40

Guesstimated about £300, but subject to nothing else being wrong and labour. That's not to bad is it.

But I wouldn't get her back until tomorrow. And they are going to call me once they know for sure.

A little less panicked now.

debtman2007

Ok here's the thing for me. Assuming the belt has snapped the garage will need to take required engine parts apart to asess the damage. Hence labour costs start to acrue. Then they will let you know what the damage is. At this point the engine will be in bits. It is then up to you decide whether a) the garage fixes it or b) you let someone else fix it, which means the garage will put it back to how they found it and charge you labour costs. Again you will need to weigh up the two garage costs.
God cars are horrible horrible things.

debtman2007

Lucy1982 wrote: »

Ok, just given in and called the garage......

They are still doing some checks, but my VALVES ARE OK They can't say that something else hasn't been broken, but they are going to fit a new tensioner and cam belt and see if that works and then call me back.

Cost:

Cam belt - £225.
Tensioner - £35
Labour est - £40

Guesstimated about £300, but subject to nothing else being wrong and labour. That's not to bad is it.

But I wouldn't get her back until tomorrow. And they are going to call me once they know for sure.

A little less panicked now.

That is awesome. you lucky so and so. although its £300 it could have been much much worse. happy days!!

debtman2007

Although i actually feel a lot worse about mine now. Thanks a bunch.

bathgatebuyer

Well done! Always a worry when they go into the garage - mine has just started making some hissing sounds, so will have to put it into the garage over the next week or so. It's due it's MOT, and car tax renewal over the next three weeks, so thank goodness for payday tomorrow and the last ever repayment of a Cahoot loan that I took out 4 yrs ago and ends in Feb!!!

Lucy1982_2

This is of course assuming I start when the put a test belt in. But looking good!

debtman2007

Oooh MOT's awful awful things. mine due in april, not looking forward to that. Although tax is a pain at least it's a set amount and you know what you are in for. MOTs however probably depend on how much business the garage has done during the previous week