How much should a garage charge me to change the timing belt on a 93 Escort (Orion effectively). I still have a few thousand miles before I
I'd rather have the peace of mind of knowing the job's been done and I'm not likely to be pushing cylinders through valves ;)
Warwick
£50-£60-ish at non dealer.
I doubt you'd find it straightforward. ;-)
45 quid plus belt and if needed tensioner so less than 100 all in
mrcheerful
In which case, surely it would be cheaper to buy another with the belt already done? ;-)
*g* Not quite. The car's probably worth somewhere around =A3500-800 given= =20 that the tank's full and it's had expensive stuff replaced already. Less=20 than =A3100 to help keep it going for a couple of extra years while I do= =20 the less complex stuff will be fine. Thanks to all for the price guides.=20 I'll make some calls next week and find a resonable price based on your=20 estimates. I will, of course, be sticking to independants and hoping to=20 find a place like the one in I used near Weybridge when I lived down=20 there and came highly commended by everybody in the village.
One of those problems with moving around the country is having to re- find the best places to go for stuff like this. Took me two years to=20 find the farmer's markets and the stalls I like to buy from, 18 months=20 to find a really good butcher etc.. I don't work *in* town and all of=20 the office guys live in Northants so their recommendations involve=20 driving 30-40 miles. I'll find a good garage eventually. On the plus=20 side, life is much more relaxed now I'm not in the commuter belt.
Warwick
Lol.
Halve that and your valuation will be a bit closer to reality.
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