£200 for a 147 belt change.....

Cheap, but too cheap? (full kit specified, not just the belt)

On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:51:24 +0100, cupra wrote:

> Cheap, but too cheap? (full kit specified, not just the belt)

I'd have said *very* cheap. Do you know them?
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catman wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:51:24 +0100, cupra wrote:
>
>> Cheap, but too cheap? (full kit specified, not just the belt)
>
> I'd have said *very* cheap. Do you know them?

Garage quite literally over the road in my village - they've done some work
on other half's car and they are very good... another £120 quid on top of
that for a 72K service too.

On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:43:25 +0100, cupra wrote:

> catman wrote:
>> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:51:24 +0100, cupra wrote:
>>
>>> Cheap, but too cheap? (full kit specified, not just the belt)
>>
>> I'd have said *very* cheap. Do you know them?
>
> Garage quite literally over the road in my village - they've done some
> work on other half's car and they are very good... another £120 quid on
> top of that for a 72K service too.

Well, if you trust them, I'd say go for it.

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catman wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:43:25 +0100, cupra wrote:
>
>> catman wrote:
>>> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:51:24 +0100, cupra wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cheap, but too cheap? (full kit specified, not just the belt)
>>>
>>> I'd have said *very* cheap. Do you know them?
>>
>> Garage quite literally over the road in my village - they've done
>> some work on other half's car and they are very good... another £120
>> quid on top of that for a 72K service too.
>
> Well, if you trust them, I'd say go for it.

They have a steady stream of customers for such a small out of the way
village so word of mouth must get around... I am wondering how much the belt
kit will cost them though!

On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:11:43 +0100, cupra wrote:

> catman wrote:
>> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:43:25 +0100, cupra wrote:
>>
>>> catman wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:51:24 +0100, cupra wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cheap, but too cheap? (full kit specified, not just the belt)
>>>>
>>>> I'd have said *very* cheap. Do you know them?
>>>
>>> Garage quite literally over the road in my village - they've done some
>>> work on other half's car and they are very good... another £120 quid
>>> on top of that for a 72K service too.
>>
>> Well, if you trust them, I'd say go for it.
>
> They have a steady stream of customers for such a small out of the way
> village so word of mouth must get around... I am wondering how much the
> belt kit will cost them though!

Bout £100 IIRC. I thought that was included, so although it's still
cheap, it's not worryingly so

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On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 12:43:25 +0100, " cupra"
>, wrote:

>catman wrote:
>> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:51:24 +0100, cupra wrote:
>>
>>> Cheap, but too cheap? (full kit specified, not just the belt)
>>
>> I'd have said *very* cheap. Do you know them?
>
>Garage quite literally over the road in my village - they've done some work
>on other half's car and they are very good... another £120 quid on top of
>that for a 72K service too.
>
Could be done at that price. After all it is mainly labour.
http://www.difatta.com/inventory/alfa2.pdf
New cam belt = 30GBP

local well-respected garage did my 156 TS
Cam belt + all the trimmings
Oil filter and new oil
Check & top all fluids
Roadtest
£317.60 inc
If that is any help in comparing prices.

Pete
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>
156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso

Pete wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 12:43:25 +0100, " cupra"
> >, wrote:
>
>> catman wrote:
>>> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:51:24 +0100, cupra wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cheap, but too cheap? (full kit specified, not just the belt)
>>>
>>> I'd have said *very* cheap. Do you know them?
>>
>> Garage quite literally over the road in my village - they've done
>> some work on other half's car and they are very good... another £120
>> quid on top of that for a 72K service too.
>>
> Could be done at that price. After all it is mainly labour.
> http://www.difatta.com/inventory/alfa2.pdf
> New cam belt = 30GBP

Nice one, Ta.

>
> local well-respected garage did my 156 TS
> Cam belt + all the trimmings
> Oil filter and new oil
> Check & top all fluids
> Roadtest
> £317.60 inc
> If that is any help in comparing prices.
>
> Pete

Sounds similar to the total I've been quoted then.

catman wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:11:43 +0100, cupra wrote:
>
>> catman wrote:
>>> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:43:25 +0100, cupra wrote:
>>>
>>>> catman wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:51:24 +0100, cupra wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheap, but too cheap? (full kit specified, not just the belt)
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd have said *very* cheap. Do you know them?
>>>>
>>>> Garage quite literally over the road in my village - they've done
>>>> some work on other half's car and they are very good... another
>>>> £120 quid on top of that for a 72K service too.
>>>
>>> Well, if you trust them, I'd say go for it.
>>
>> They have a steady stream of customers for such a small out of the
>> way village so word of mouth must get around... I am wondering how
>> much the belt kit will cost them though!
>
> Bout £100 IIRC. I thought that was included, so although it's still
> cheap, it's not worryingly so

Think I'll give them the business, if they do a top job I'll use them for
the prospective 2nd Alfa (not sure what yet) for the Mrs....