peter richards Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 hi guys and girls, had the car serviced just before crimbo , so everything sorted for chilly winter. cars coming up to 80k so i had the timing belt changed today ,. chuffed with the price for the belt change £95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Wow! Thats a good price from what I was quoted if memory serves me.. mines due in a few thousand I think... Where was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted January 3, 2004 Author Share Posted January 3, 2004 hi rosie , the chap that does the work on my car was the service manager at the local toyota dealership . he has a small unit in swansea where he now works for himself. the breakdown for the job . timing belt = £29.00 labour =£66.00 total £95.00 . the price i paid for the service just before christmas was £30.00. that was basicaly an oil change , and general check over everything.(i supplied the oil). cheers peter . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Pete... that's BLOODY cheap mate.... he's obviously done quite a few before to 'speed-it-up' ?? FatS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted January 3, 2004 Author Share Posted January 3, 2004 hi steve , yeh he knows these cars inside out, the labour charge was for three hours £22.00. per hour. thats a third of the toyota dealership price its just a shame we live so far away from everyone , i have recomended his work to most people i speak to, he is really thorough in his work . cheers peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 My mechanic (Dad's Mate- Worked for Mazda on some RX7's )was due to do mine last week. He was doing: * Cam belt change * Oil change * Spark plug Change All for £50 labour i bought the parts But he noticed just before he started, drive train belt needs replacing! so didnt do it. I just got to get a Drive Train belt (toyota say £70 ) My bloke reckons 3 hours top to do the cambelt change on the supra, he done a Mk3 before and 2 mk4's! (remembering Drive train belt has to come off to do cam belt change anyway.) He wasnt sure if the moving of the Drive train belt would weaken it too much! so we played safe! Just proves not what you know but who you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Good price , its all very well charging next nothing for work like that but what when something goes wrong , imagine , oh ive just snapped the front pulley nut , nevermind im getting £60 i'll just pull the motor whip out the crank and get it sorted !!!! prob be a phone call like , ERR pete here YOUVE got a problem !!!, £22 an hour is a joke they pay that to Tescos shelf stackers !! Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsup Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 I would never get a timebelt changed from a local garage i gave it to the dealers!!! Just incase of any problem... You can make them payout!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timwildman Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Originally posted by dude £22 an hour is a joke they pay that to Tescos shelf stackers !! Dude:flame Dev I'm off to tesco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Originally posted by tsup I would never get a timebelt changed from a local garage i gave it to the dealers!!! Just incase of any problem... You can make them payout!!! You let toyota do it , your a brave man !!!!! dont think that just because they are a main dealer you can 'make' them put something right , remember they will have a better/higher paid lawyer than you , personally i wouldnt let a toyota dealer CHECK my oil !!!! Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Originally posted by tsup I would never get a timebelt changed from a local garage i gave it to the dealers!!! Just incase of any problem... You can make them payout!!! Main dealers can get a bottom pulley off in no time with a blow torch:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Originally posted by Terminator Main dealers can get a bottom pulley off in no time with a blow torch:eek: Yup termmy they really know their onions ......... F**k all about cars but a lot about onions , now wheres that cutting gear !!!! Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon F Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Originally posted by dude You let toyota do it , your a brave man !!!!! Dude:flame Dev I did too. It was either that or using the paintshop up the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Originally posted by Gordon F I did too. It was either that or using the paintshop up the road Why go to a paintshop ??? they just sell paint !!!!! Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Originally posted by Gordon F I did too. It was either that or using the paintshop up the road Prob better off going anywhere other than Toyota , it kinda makes you wonder when the mechanics look at your car and say how they like celicas so much Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Originally posted by dude Prob better off going anywhere other than Toyota , it kinda makes you wonder when the mechanics look at your car and say how they like celicas so much Dude:flame Dev PMSL This has been talked to death before, but some owners seem to get a good level of service from a main dealer and some down right diabolical. My local dealer tried to sell me the wrong fluid for my auto box, had I taken there advice I would have wrecked the seals When I called in one day to pick up some part's another MKIV owner was in the car park with a boost problem and one of the service managers looked at me and said to the owner ask him he knows a lot about these cars. If I had been the owner of that car alarm bells would have rung loud, when a service manager asks a customer to seek the advice of a member of the public. Too many main dealers have no expereince of these cars or their complex engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted January 4, 2004 Author Share Posted January 4, 2004 hi guys , ok if you read the earlier post , in it i said that the guy who has done the work on my car, knows the car inside out , he has serviced my mk 111 before , and now my mk1v, i have total confidance in his ability dude , hes just started up on his own , which must be a daunting thing in itself you should now that . as regard prices for work , apart from main dealer prices which are standard across the country, we pay alot less for things down here . anyway i can only speak as i find . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Well I have to say that I don't trust anyone with my car but the first place I'd take it to would be somewhere recommended such as this thread... Main dealers generally don't give a shit, they'd rather be doing the oil changes on a no hassle corolla or whatever than messing about with an imported supra etc in my experience... Shame it's that far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Peter, My comments about dealerships are based on personal experience and the experience of others. IMHO in some dealerships there may be one good mechanic who really knows what they are doing, when they move on the dealership suffers. Many members know very few dealerships have experience of the MKIV, time is money and corners are cut and things don’t get done correctly. I think the recent spate of bottom pulley failures is a good example, unless you have detailed knowledge and experience of the MKIV, you would not know about the damper inside the pulley. So applying a little heat, to assist removal, a frequently used quick method of removing stubborn nuts is a logical way to save time and effort. To be fair the manual makes no reference to the rubber damper mechanism in side the pulley The MKIV manual tells the mechanic to use a SST, but many dealers won’t have them. A few hundred miles later the pulley damper disintegrates leaving the driver with power to items driven by the auxiliary belt. I think it is important that new comers to these cars do not assume that all main dealers will give their PJ the treatment they expect. It sounds like your guy was one of the mechanics who knows what he was doing. He probably got fed up with fixing others mistakes. You are lucky to have someone that you trust. To set up on your own is a big step to take as you say. With recommendations like yours he may get more business come his way. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted January 4, 2004 Author Share Posted January 4, 2004 cheers phil , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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