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The cambelt of my daughter’s Citroen C8 broke at 99,000 miles and repairs were likely to cost us more than £2000. For normal use, the handbook recommends changing at 100,000 miles. Otherwise, for "severe"...
The cam belt has broken at 99,000, and repairs are likely to cost us more than £2000.
For normal use, the handbook recommends changing at 100,000 miles. Otherwise it is "severe" at 50,000.
We have owned...
My Volvo XC90 had a cambelt tensioner fault which resulted in the cambelt breaking and the engine being wrecked. I need a new cylinder head etc. The garage quoted £4,582.50 and said that the car was...
Hello, our Ford Focus 1.6 has recently died (broken cambelt), and urgently need a new car. Like the medium sized cars, and need plently of boot space. Have a budget of approx £7000. Happy to use petrol...
I have a 1997 Polo 16v 100bhp (the one with the ridiculously low gearing). I love it and, since I’ve owned it, Volkswagen has serviced it once a year. In June/July 2008, as per schedule, the cambelt and...
In September last year we had a 40,000-mile service on our Chevrolet Tacuma. The Chevrolet garage we bought it from and always go to advised me to get the cam belt replaced, which I agreed to. On 1 January...
I've just had a cam belt snap on my Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 HDI 110 bhp at 56,000 miles and under six years old. Has anybody else experience of a similar problem? The servicing schedule says 150,000...
I bought a secondhand Renault Clio not too long ago, to learn to drive in. I was driving around a corner (very slow!) when the car just cut out, and there was a slight hiss sound (not for long, about two...
I have an 02 Renault Megane Coupe and had the mis-pleasure of the cam belt snapping on me two years ago. The car had done 75,000 miles. This, I understand, was very good going for the first belt. But two...
On the 23 October 2009 I purchased for my daughter a used car with 67,000 miles on the clock for £2200, but she did not use it until disposing of her existing car in January 2010. In May 2010, with only...
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