06-11-2014, 07:13 PM
Hi,
My 306 Estate is going for an early MOT on or about the 18th of this month. I can think of no reason why it should fail, but if it does, and it's expensive, it will be "on it's bike".
However, if it passes, I think she deserves a new cam-belt. Odometer says something in the 150,000 region, and I have no idea when it was last changed. I doubt that she has had an oil or filter change in the best part of a good while (My Land Rover Series 1 Bitza managed 12 years of abuse with nothing more than a couple of pimts of supermarket "own brand" every month. I pulled the filter element after about 10 years)
Right! MOT will go to my local garage (just moved here, so trying to establish a rapport). If he gives me a pass, I will ask the cost of fitting a new cam belt. Google suggests between £250 and £350. Does that seem about right? Depending on his answer, and yours, is there anywhere in the Burton Latimer (Kettering, Northants) area, that I should consider for Plan B?
Plan C is to offer her here, in need of TLC. She is BLUE and FRENCH, but apart from that I can't really criticise her. I've been happy to drive her to Swansea and return the same day, once a week for the last couple of months ... 370 miles return. Four new tyres fitted for last MOT, and very few miles until recently.
Sensibly, I should keep her ... better the devil you know, so please make encouraging noises.
602
PS I eventually worked out how to get a new password ... I didn't realise it was a two stage affair. Not easy when Microsoft have withdrawn support for XP, so I can get websites but not email.
My 306 Estate is going for an early MOT on or about the 18th of this month. I can think of no reason why it should fail, but if it does, and it's expensive, it will be "on it's bike".
However, if it passes, I think she deserves a new cam-belt. Odometer says something in the 150,000 region, and I have no idea when it was last changed. I doubt that she has had an oil or filter change in the best part of a good while (My Land Rover Series 1 Bitza managed 12 years of abuse with nothing more than a couple of pimts of supermarket "own brand" every month. I pulled the filter element after about 10 years)
Right! MOT will go to my local garage (just moved here, so trying to establish a rapport). If he gives me a pass, I will ask the cost of fitting a new cam belt. Google suggests between £250 and £350. Does that seem about right? Depending on his answer, and yours, is there anywhere in the Burton Latimer (Kettering, Northants) area, that I should consider for Plan B?
Plan C is to offer her here, in need of TLC. She is BLUE and FRENCH, but apart from that I can't really criticise her. I've been happy to drive her to Swansea and return the same day, once a week for the last couple of months ... 370 miles return. Four new tyres fitted for last MOT, and very few miles until recently.
Sensibly, I should keep her ... better the devil you know, so please make encouraging noises.
602
PS I eventually worked out how to get a new password ... I didn't realise it was a two stage affair. Not easy when Microsoft have withdrawn support for XP, so I can get websites but not email.