Hi all,
My first post on here so please be gentle with me!
My beloved 206 has recently been written off in a smash, so the time has come to buy a new car. After a lot of faithful motoring from my 206, have decided that I'm needing a bit more space and a little bit more power.
I'm currently looking at a 55 reg, 307 HDi 1.6 S that suits my needs. Mileage is 99k. Has a full service history and receipts to back up work undertaken. Price is £2500.
I asked about the cambelt and the salesman said it wouldn't need doing until 150k or 10 years. I changed my cambelt on my 206 at 68k/8 years old. I found a timing belt interval checker online and it says 96k or 10 years, found something else online which said 144k or 8 years. Rang pug who wouldn't tell me unless I wanted to book it in, try explaining you can't book in a car which you don't own was slightly more difficult than it should've been! (I just want to know the interval!).
Spoke to my own mechanic who says that he would recommend it being changed because he wouldn't take any chances as it is almost 8 years old and gave me a quote of £290 plus vat and possibly about £25 more if a new water pump is needed.
So....advice really, would the cambelt need doing straightaway (no sign of any juddering or misfiring) or is there a greater interval recommended.
I don't mind doing it as long as that's reflected in what I pay for the car but dealer is insistent the interval is 150k or 10 years.
Edited to say: I do use my car for motorway travelling, I do a 370 mile trip once a fortnight and a 120 mile round trip every week. Do try to avoid using the car around town if I can possibly do so (only as parking is a nightmare financially here!)
Any advice is appreciated
My first post on here so please be gentle with me!
My beloved 206 has recently been written off in a smash, so the time has come to buy a new car. After a lot of faithful motoring from my 206, have decided that I'm needing a bit more space and a little bit more power.
I'm currently looking at a 55 reg, 307 HDi 1.6 S that suits my needs. Mileage is 99k. Has a full service history and receipts to back up work undertaken. Price is £2500.
I asked about the cambelt and the salesman said it wouldn't need doing until 150k or 10 years. I changed my cambelt on my 206 at 68k/8 years old. I found a timing belt interval checker online and it says 96k or 10 years, found something else online which said 144k or 8 years. Rang pug who wouldn't tell me unless I wanted to book it in, try explaining you can't book in a car which you don't own was slightly more difficult than it should've been! (I just want to know the interval!).
Spoke to my own mechanic who says that he would recommend it being changed because he wouldn't take any chances as it is almost 8 years old and gave me a quote of £290 plus vat and possibly about £25 more if a new water pump is needed.
So....advice really, would the cambelt need doing straightaway (no sign of any juddering or misfiring) or is there a greater interval recommended.
I don't mind doing it as long as that's reflected in what I pay for the car but dealer is insistent the interval is 150k or 10 years.
Edited to say: I do use my car for motorway travelling, I do a 370 mile trip once a fortnight and a 120 mile round trip every week. Do try to avoid using the car around town if I can possibly do so (only as parking is a nightmare financially here!)
Any advice is appreciated