Head gasket?

nickyhutch

Just a quickie.

OH's head gasket on his P reg Toyota Paseo has gone, and we've been quoted £450 - 500 for repair. Does this sound about right?

Thanks :j

hartcjhart

it sounds a bit much to me,but it depends exactly what the garage are going to do,and charge per hour for labour,

most of the cost on repair bills is the labour not the parts

Conor_3

Yes. At £450-£500 the job will have been done properly. It can be done cheaper but shortcuts are usually taken such as not skimming the head and just replacing the cambelt instead of also fitting a pulley kit.

jeannieblue

Pardon my ignorance and may have to slap my wrist later, but what is a Paseo? Is it an import - I've not come across one ......

cajef

jeannieblue wrote: »

Pardon my ignorance and may have to slap my wrist later, but what is a Paseo? Is it an import - I've not come across one ......

Google is your friend

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/toyota-paseo-2002767.html

jeannieblue

cajef wrote: »

Google is your friend

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/toyota-paseo-2002767.html

Ahh......

I'd get the sack if the bosses knew I'd asked...................:eek:

Not had one in in all the years I've been there...........oops

cajef

jeannieblue wrote: »

Ahh......

I'd get the sack if the bosses knew I'd asked...................:eek:

We won't tell anyone, we would not want that.:D

Rob50k

Got to agree, price sound fair, get it done properly short cuts on that sort of job will only bite you back in the long run.

[Deleted User]

That's a good price, they wanted 800 quid to fix our MG ZR.. so we used a head gasket sealant solution, temp fixed it then flogged it to a dealer

pulliptears

Have to agree its a reasonable quote. I was quoted £600 to do the head gasket in my old M Reg punto. In the end I decided it wasnt feasible for me and sold the car .

nickyhutch

Thanks so much all of you. Glad to see they're not ripping us off as we'd found a garage we like and seem to be trustworthy.

I'd not heard of one before we got him, but I like him a lot. He's called Pascal (don't ask!).