Abnormal pricing of optra 1.8 spares Recently i sensed an abnormal bearing noise from my optra 1.8 engine which had done 110000 + kms and had sent it to the a.s.s in my city.
First they diagonised it as the tensioner bearing gone katput and said that they got to replace all three bearings which include idler bearings too.
The price quoted was 7800 for the tensioner bearing and 5200 for the idler bearings. I had asked them to go ahead and change them.
Now, they say the timing belt too has to be replaced and quote Rs.7800 for the same!!!.
I had told them that the belt was replaced at 90000km service and how come that had not lasted for 20000 odd kms for which they are not able to give me a proper reply and just evade answering that question.
Now when i enquired about the price in the local market at chennai, the price quoted for the timing belt was just Rs.950/- and the tensioner bearing at Rs.2100/-
Am getting a feeling that GM is ripping its customers by pricing it so abnormally!
Fellow Tbhpians need your advice, should i get the belt from the local market and replace it or is the pricing right what the a.s.s people are quoting?
Somehow am not able to digest the fact of shelling out R.s7800 for a timing belt!
Please advice me |