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Roughly how much should a timing belt job cost? please post some price$ plea$e!

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Old 11-06-2006, 12:14 PM
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Default Roughly how much should a timing belt job cost? please post some price$ plea$e!

i dont want to get ripped off. i got quoted $1000. shouldnt it be much less?

any help would be most appreciated!

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Old 11-06-2006, 12:19 PM
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With parts, dealer quoted me $1200 1.5 years ago.
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what parts does your quote include? Waterpump? That's average price.
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$300
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Default 1000? dont tell me this is the shop in Flushing?

with parts and labor, it should be about 750-800
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Default Range withOUT parts seems to be 800-1300.

I brought in a ECS kit and paid 1500 in labor in Northern VA at a local shop. That seems to be on the extreme high end after reading what others have been paying.
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where did you get it for $300?
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Default 1500 labor? are you serious? holy shieeeeet!!! i paid 2 bills labor............

i got a deal though. But nevertheless, any good shop should be able to do it for about 400-500 labor, give or take
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but that was special circumstances lol


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