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subaru specialist

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  • 13-11-2006 8:36pm
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    cantdecide
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    anyone know of a decent subaru specialist in cork? the main dealer wants €1700+ for a service and timing belt. No, i replied.


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    JHMEG
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    Phone around other dealers. I found some Honda main dealers charging almost 4 times what others were charging for the same job.


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    cantdecide
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    main dealer tripled the price of the parts when an indie phone on my behalf today.

    actual price from main dealer was €1700 +vat.

    as reccommended, waiting for call from eddie garry in waterford.


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    ToxicPaddy
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    Eddie Gary isnt too cheap from what I believe either so dont expect a huge difference..

    I'm sure there are good independents around who would do it for a fraction of the cost.

    Mind if I ask what model of Subaru you have?

    Tox


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    testicle
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    If it's a Subaru with a horizontally opposed engine, the timing belt is a costly job.


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    cantdecide
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    it's a '98 2.5 4cam legacy (boxer). from what i can find out, the belt is about €140 tensioners will be something similar and it takes about 3 hrs. idlers can't be that much surely.

    so €2000???


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    galwaytt
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    try EARS in Mallow - my brother has found them fairly reasonable....

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