Last opinion about my timing belt/water pump replacement needed.....

[FlaAveo5]

Hey all. Well I cant put this replacement off any longer. (11years and 36K miles later) I don't/can't enjoy driving my car, I worry about the timing belt snapping at any moment,so I am finally seriously thinking about getting it replaced,BUT I want to ask your opinions about WHO i am actually considering to do it.

Now dont jump on me to bad. I am asking for YOUR opinions BEFORE I do this. I am considering having 'Tires Plus' do it for me. I got a $880 price, out the door, with a 'Continental Kit', including the 'cam shaft seals', I didnt even know those were in need of replacement, but it comes with the kit. I specifically asked for the Gates or Continental kit, sorry if I am spelling it wrong. I read on here that these two kits have the most parts and the highest quality. Right??? And having the 'Peak Lifetime Coolant' put back in, I had the Dex Cool removed about 8 months ago. So that added $$$ to the bottom line, they use DexCool, and I told them, I want Peak LifeTime put back in it,so it went up.

So...my question is, am I shooting myself in the foot, to have a 'tire place', replace my timing belt/water pump 'kit'?

This place will get me a 12/12 warranty, I get a Continental kit, and Peak Coolant put back in it. It isn't the cheap kit that I could get, I insisted on this one or Gates. I have a charge card for 'Tires Plus', so I can pay this off for the next year or two, the OEM one has lasted me 11 yrs./36K miles. But Chevy wants over $1,300, thats a NO! And the mechanics I WANT to do it, only want $660, and I'd get a 2 year warranty on it all, but I dont have $660, and thats a real garage of course. So it leaves me with VERY few options. What do you all think??? Should I do this at this place, or risk another year, and save up for a year, risk it breaking, and go to the mechanics NEXT Dec. ?

I asked Tires Plus if they know how to do this, if their 'mechanics' are ASE certified, etc. I trust them for my tires, struts, brakes, stuff like that, but this is a major engine repair,.... can I get a quality job there? They assure me yes, that they do it all the time. This Continental kit comes with the cam seals, and he said that is usually extra in these kits. I assume that is why it cost the most??? Because it comes with ALL the parts to be replaced....right?

So...go ahead, I have asked for it...give me your opinions. Be gentle. I have few to no options, so do i let Tires Plus do this job? OR wait another year, cross my fingers, and do it NEXT Dec., IF nothing else breaks by then, and go with my mechanics and get a 2 year warranty on the repair, and maybe a higher price.