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Re: Is this a good price for...?
Posted by Bill Davies (more from Bill Davies) on Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:22:50
In Reply to: Is this a good price for...?, mikem, Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:15:19
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Sounds like a pretty good price to me! Especially as you would probably have needed the head gasket anyway quite soon - they seem to go around 150-180 km. Whether it's worth is in terms of the value of the car is one for you to decide, I suppose. You might like to add a new water pump to the list while you're in there, and check the engine mounts - any other suggestions?
I think my independent mechanic charges £36 per hour, which is perhaps $64 US or $84 Canadian. When he did my head gasket, chain tensioner, poly belt tensioner, water pump and so forth the total bill was £245 for labour and £445 for parts, which equates to $575 plus $1,045 = $1620 Cdn (before tax, I should say). The extra work on the head and valves would make up the difference. Don't know what your guy charges per hour but his price doesn't seem out of the way.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Is this a good price for...?, mikem, Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:15:19
- Reasonable price, yes, David Ingram, Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:28:24
- Buy another, part this one out, TRJ, Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:24:15
- Re: Is this a good price for...?, Bill Davies, Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:22:50 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Is this a good price for...?, 97 aero auto, Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:48:40
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