Thoughts on 07 VE Calais

[1_johnboy]

No not a mechanic. Basing this off 9 quotes I got for my girlfriends car

 

[Grennan]

No not a mechanic. Basing this off 9 quotes I got for my girlfriends car

And they were all sub 2,000?

Did they give you an itemised quote? Id be interested to see what the timing kit included because the chain by itself is cheap and a lot of people will just cheap out and do the chain. When the tensioners and guides and gears all SHOULD be replaced.

 

[1_johnboy]

not all sub 2000, varied from as low as $1650 up to 2500. They averaged to about $2100. I got the job done for just under 2100. I did make them work hard for the price...as I usually do on most things I purchase.

I found Holden dealers to be the cheapest, and independent workshops higher. Put this down to holden having done this job alot and getting it down to a pretty streamlined job. Quotes wernt itemisd, but enquired that chains/guides/tensioner and cam gears were all replaces. Most said yes, only thing some were unsure on were cam gears.

edit.

I did get some up around the 3500 - 4k mark but didnt consider them as I got the feeling they were plucking numbers out of thin air and didnt want the job anyway....as I found some flatout refused to do it.

 

[Tamkat]

Holden quoted me minimum $3500. Got the kit quoted at $730 - $1900. Found a mechanic yesterday who said whole job $2500 parts + labour. He has done quite a few now. Will have car back on road in 2 days.

Thanks for the feedback guys.