Timing Belt finally fixed

[SJ]

Now you see and understand why many of us do the work ourselves.

Find one of us in your area. Pay him to do it. Price might be the same as
garage, but, all the bolts will be where they belong and no hardware left
over. No shortcuts will have been taken.


SJ
85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
88 Audi 5kq
90 Audi 100q


> From: "Cat     ^. .^   ~" <iceisit at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Timing Belt finally fixed
>
> My timing belt is fixed ... but ...
>
> it took three round trips to Phoenix from Flagstaff,
> the second day I had to bring the timing belt myself ...
> and I was told that the mechanic that day wasn't going to
> work on my car  (I had to drive down
> there to be told that as they couldn't seem to find
> my telephone number that day and waited for me to
> drive 2.5 hours there before telling me ...
> . . . so that meant in addition to the quote
> for timing belt, etc., I had a bill for three days of rental
> car, hours of driving/gasoline for three of the four days
> *and* missing four days of work.
>
> When I originally called I told them I was driving from Flagstaff
> and didn't want to leave the car overnight so would
> the please order the parts ahead of time.
>
> No problem I am told, but when I got there they did
> not have the parts as they said they never order them
> in advance, the second day they still don't have the
> correct parts . . . good thing I brought the timing
> belt with me.
>
> I hate car dealings that go like this!
>
> Next time I'll go to the dealership for major repairs.
>
> Fay