Yea, Tom, but I could change plugs in my car in minutes, change the points
and adjust the dwell in a few more minutes. Didn't have to jack the car up
to change the oil. ) And still got 20+ miles per gallon on gas that cost
$0.25 a gallon. It wasn't ALL bad.
Except tires only lasted 15,000 miles, engines lasted only 50,000 and the
car rusted out in 3 years.... (
I still enjoyed being in control of my destiny instead of some guy in a
local shop. Sorry about that last comment, hyundaitech - I still love you.
)

Tom

"Rev. Tom Wenndt" <trwenndt@grics.net> wrote in message
news:edqkf60b8e@enews3.newsguy.com...
> "taters2" wrote in message: "Over $340.00 to replace a timing belt, do we
> need to start buying retro cars where you can change your own fuel pump,
> plugs, alternator, and other easy to get to parts? I'm thinking about it!
> Any comments?"......
>
> I think that, slowly but surely, auto makers are wising up about timing
> belts. Hyundai, as they are redesigning their cars and engines, seems to
> be going away from them.
>
> Indeed, it makes you look at the area of maintenance in a whole different
> way than you used to for cars. Same with spark plugs on the back side of
> a transverse V6 engine.
>
> Do I yearn for the old days?? Nah - too many things used to go wrong that
> you would have to replace. That has gotten a lot better in many newer
> cars.
>
> Tom Wenndt
>

 

Yea, Tom, but I could change plugs in my car in minutes, change the points
and adjust the dwell in a few more minutes. Didn't have to jack the car up
to change the oil. ) And still got 20+ miles per gallon on gas that cost
$0.25 a gallon. It wasn't ALL bad.
Except tires only lasted 15,000 miles, engines lasted only 50,000 and the
car rusted out in 3 years.... (
I still enjoyed being in control of my destiny instead of some guy in a
local shop. Sorry about that last comment, hyundaitech - I still love you.
)

Tom

"Rev. Tom Wenndt" <trwenndt@grics.net> wrote in message
news:edqkf60b8e@enews3.newsguy.com...
> "taters2" wrote in message: "Over $340.00 to replace a timing belt, do we
> need to start buying retro cars where you can change your own fuel pump,
> plugs, alternator, and other easy to get to parts? I'm thinking about it!
> Any comments?"......
>
> I think that, slowly but surely, auto makers are wising up about timing
> belts. Hyundai, as they are redesigning their cars and engines, seems to
> be going away from them.
>
> Indeed, it makes you look at the area of maintenance in a whole different
> way than you used to for cars. Same with spark plugs on the back side of
> a transverse V6 engine.
>
> Do I yearn for the old days?? Nah - too many things used to go wrong that
> you would have to replace. That has gotten a lot better in many newer
> cars.
>
> Tom Wenndt
>

 

Although not a Hyundai, we recently had the timing belt, balance shaft
belt, water pump, and accessory drive belts replaced on our son's 1996
Mistubishi Galant. Of course, many Hyundai engines were based upon
Mitsu designs. I wish we ONLY had to pay $300 to replace the belt,
plus the cost of the other belt(s) and water pump. Our cost was over
$800 for the service. The shop labor was $89/hour. Other quotes we
received locally were within +/- $75 of the same figure.

Now, if you want to talk about replacing timing chains on SOHC or DOHC
engines, I have some real horror stories to tell you - cost can be
greatly in excess of $1K. Obviously, replacement is not as often, but
they do need to be replaced occasionally.

 

Although not a Hyundai, we recently had the timing belt, balance shaft
belt, water pump, and accessory drive belts replaced on our son's 1996
Mistubishi Galant. Of course, many Hyundai engines were based upon
Mitsu designs. I wish we ONLY had to pay $300 to replace the belt,
plus the cost of the other belt(s) and water pump. Our cost was over
$800 for the service. The shop labor was $89/hour. Other quotes we
received locally were within +/- $75 of the same figure.

Now, if you want to talk about replacing timing chains on SOHC or DOHC
engines, I have some real horror stories to tell you - cost can be
greatly in excess of $1K. Obviously, replacement is not as often, but
they do need to be replaced occasionally.

 

On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 21:25:05 -0500, "Rev. Tom Wenndt"
<trwenndt@grics.net> wrote:

>"taters2" wrote in message: "Over $340.00 to replace a timing belt, do we
>need to start buying retro cars where you can change your own fuel pump,
>plugs, alternator, and other easy to get to parts? I'm thinking about it!
>Any comments?"......
>
>I think that, slowly but surely, auto makers are wising up about timing
>belts. Hyundai, as they are redesigning their cars and engines, seems to be
>going away from them.
>
>Indeed, it makes you look at the area of maintenance in a whole different
>way than you used to for cars. Same with spark plugs on the back side of a
>transverse V6 engine.
>
>Do I yearn for the old days?? Nah - too many things used to go wrong that
>you would have to replace. That has gotten a lot better in many newer cars.
>
>Tom Wenndt
>

If retro bumper replacements were available, that is bumpers that can
stand a few bumps and jars with NO damage to the car, I believe there
would be a market for them Especially when the original bumper was
trashed by a small bump and had to be replaced. Many might choose to
replace it with a more durable one.

Old_Timer