Hi,
This is on behalf of my mate
This weekend cambelt snapped on N reg Bravo 1.8 HGT, not sure of damage but with 16 valves to bend it wont be cheap
Bought car 3 years ago with 65K on clock, car has now got 82K. garage who he bought it off said cambelt had been change and a service done. Is it acceptable for him to take ot back to garage and demand a fix for this. 17K for a cambelt. This is only if it has been changed
I think not
Is it acceptable for a garage to have said cambelt done and for it not to have been evern after 3 years
Dont want him to be out of pocket, however it is possible that he doesnt have a log to stand on?
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
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I don't think you've any chance. AFAIK belt changes are "every X miles or Y years". If you could *prove* they mis-described it, then you've some influence, but I doubt this'll be possible.
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I went to view a Fiat Coupe in a local garage last week.
The garage owner told me that 'all of the belts have been done recently'. Got my mate who is a good Fiat mechanic to view it for me by simply pulling back the cam belt cover and it was patently obvious that someone is lying.
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..or a leg for that matter...:-)
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It's a 12 y/o car that he bought three years ago - the garage is highly unlikely to give a warranty that long, in all seriousness. At that age it's not likely to be worth swapping the engine out - it's going to the scrappy IMHO. In decent order, before the cambelt snapped it was really only worth £500 tops.
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>>it's going to the scrappy IMHO.
Your friend could put the car on ebay as spares/repair if the rest of the car is in good condition, he should get £150 to £200 or break the car himself (not on a public road) before sending it to the scrappy.
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Roger
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
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