100K (km) Maintenance!

[brendan_m09]

So I should be good until 70,000 miles? I won't reach that before I have the money. However, I live 45 minutes away from school, work, and everywhere else. I live in Cavendish, PEI. Go to school in Cornwall, PEI and hopefully working in either Charlottetown or Summerside.

That's the problem... The distance. I don't live by any friends or anything, so not only am I alone. I can't get a drive anywhere.

[petrified.rabbit]

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I'm still in high-school, and owe my folks around $4,000 still on the car. So I'm having a hard time keeping up with repairs, and gas. To top it all off, I got laid off the job I had before Christmas. I got a lot of work to do.

did you tell your parents, that a $4000 loan for a car is a worthwhile investment, but if the timing belt breaks, they own a $4000 lawn ornament? (because they obviously wont give you $1000 or so it would cost to fix it then)

if they argue with you, it because its used, i've let my wife make the same mistake. she bought a v6 audi with 79k miles. About a month after, i read about the timing belt needing done at 80k, all the accessories run of the timing belt on that model. The dealership wanted $3600 to do it, and replace the known failing pieces (ie waterpump, 2 idler pulleys, a tensioner, etc.) I was going to do it myself but discovered a highly recommended tool for keeping the 4 cams in line was $500.. so i priced out all the parts, and found a shop that did it for the $500 labor.. and the car needed a power steering pump.

she bought the car with 79k for $2000 MORE than one with 90k (same car) that had this service done.. so she learned a $4000 lesson about reading abut service intervals when looking at used cars, because the original owners all seem to get rid of the cars right before its due..

[brendan_m09]

I already mentioned it to them, now they're talking about selling it before I turn it into a lawn ornament. So basically I have no other option.

But if it's not supposed to get it done until 70,000 miles I should be fine, right?

[jayp207]

Mine let go at 67,719 miles and bent 8 valves. The suggested timing belt change interval is 60,000 miles. Don't push it.

[charlieb]

well reviving a 1 year old thread cause 200.00 is unbelievable CHEAP!!!!! hope you got the belt done and dont own a lawn ornimate.around here southern ontario a good price is 120 tbelt,80 waterpump + 6-hrs labour = 500-800 canadian dollars :-0