Anybody tell me roughly what it will cost to replace cam belt and ALL ancilliary items (don't believe in half a job) on a '95 Mitsi V3000 ! Cheers.
arrithedog,
Dec 26, 1:19am
Please! someone must have a rough idea. Are we talking cheap! - couple of hundred bucks, or more like a grand! Cheers.
penelope1980,
Dec 26, 1:32am
Ring AA service/repair, they'll be able to give you a rough estimate.When you find out can you let me know here, i'm curious to compare with my model car and cost involved.
supernova2,
Dec 26, 1:33am
Bit of a guess but I'd say pretty close to a grand.
arrithedog,
Dec 26, 3:09am
So when a seller tells me it can be done at shop for $100, he's dreaming! or maybe telling me an untruth to secure a sale!
arrithedog,
Dec 26, 3:10am
Also, how often does it need doing! like, this one was done at 122,000 and now has 202,000 is it time to do it!
phillip.weston,
Dec 26, 3:18am
yes it would be about 20,000kms away from being due, however if it was done over 5-7 years ago I would be leaning towards replacing it shortly. The belt itself would be about $100 but other parts such as the water pump, tensioner, idlers etc would be another $200-300ish and labour would be approx $400-600 on top of that.
stevexc,
Dec 26, 3:23am
Cost $1100 all up for my Diamante.It's a newer shape but the engines aren't very different.
rlr29,
Dec 26, 3:30am
You can't be serious about buying one!You'd have to really really love it.
arrithedog,
Dec 26, 3:42am
Had one before a while back. It was a great car. This one will be for my son to use, and for me to drive when I go visiting him down south to avoid hiring each time. Theoretically saving me money. However, I suspect the very reasonable purchase price will be negated by the expense of doing the belt. Thank you.
mrfxit,
Dec 26, 3:57am
Stabbing at a guess from doing an 1988 v3000 about 6 years ago. Yea as above, $80 /$110 for the belt / $200/ $500 for the rest PLUS labour.
Parts are often 1/3rd of the cost of getting a garage to do the job. Call Repco or your local Mitsi dealer & quote the cars rego number to get a better idea.
arrithedog,
Dec 26, 4:29am
'95 v3000 wagon. So probably same engine - more or less. think I'l leave it and find a Cefiro with a chain.
phillip.weston,
Dec 26, 4:50am
For what you are spending on the '95 you could probably find an early 2000's one for not much more.
carmad50,
Dec 26, 4:54am
if its a mitsi aviod it like the plague mite be cheap but then they are till they break engines gearboxes just crappy as , better toy motor nissan honda then the rest
mrfxit,
Dec 26, 1:14pm
Are you Intrades cloned brother /sister/ lover or WHAT .huh . LOL
mrfxit,
Dec 26, 1:17pm
As with ANY brand /model of vehicle, once you get past about the 15 year old mark, getting work done in a garage starts to become very expensive compared to resale/ update purchase prices. If you can do the work your self, then it's well worth it in most cases. If not then trade it in.
splinter67,
Dec 26, 1:18pm
Nah even intrade gets it right sometimes lol
arrithedog,
Dec 26, 8:02pm
Well, in the past I've had an '88 Galant 2ltr, a '93 V3000 wagon, and a 2001 Dion. Apart from the fact that NOBODY would take the GDI engined Dion in trade, I've never had a problem with any of them. Guess it's just me being lucky ! or maybe the fact that I have my vehicles serviced properly at the right time is why I've been lucky!
elect70,
Dec 26, 8:45pm
Dunno I bought my V3000 at150 kbeen an ex reps wagonrecords showed belt & idler replaced at100k. I kept until 350 k & never replaced the belt, itlooked fine to mewhen I took covers off&inspected it,saw the new ownerwhile back & he sayshe hasnt touched it& done another40 k .
arrithedog,
Dec 26, 10:55pm
Great cars, really enjoyed driving mine. Bit of an old mans car - apparently - but I'm old, so that's ok by me :-)
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