Confiteor
30-11-2006, 02:31 PM
Hello
I have an 80 2.0E, registered in 1993.
It was fitted with a new timing belt at 113283 miles in June 2003.
The car has been used fairly intermittently for the last couple of years.
My uncle borrowed it this summer, and the timing belt failed at 135701 miles.
The belt only covered 22,000 miles but the time period was just over three years.
The guy who fitted it at 113K says I have no claim. He claims the guarantee period would only be a year.
Since belts are meant to be replaced every 60k miles, I find this claim of a one-year guarantee ludicrous, since very few people do such mileages in a year.
Luckily, there was no damage done to the engine, and a simple replacement of the belt was all that was needed. The bill came to £163.
Should I pursue this for a refund?
I have an 80 2.0E, registered in 1993.
It was fitted with a new timing belt at 113283 miles in June 2003.
The car has been used fairly intermittently for the last couple of years.
My uncle borrowed it this summer, and the timing belt failed at 135701 miles.
The belt only covered 22,000 miles but the time period was just over three years.
The guy who fitted it at 113K says I have no claim. He claims the guarantee period would only be a year.
Since belts are meant to be replaced every 60k miles, I find this claim of a one-year guarantee ludicrous, since very few people do such mileages in a year.
Luckily, there was no damage done to the engine, and a simple replacement of the belt was all that was needed. The bill came to £163.
Should I pursue this for a refund?