Good mechanic shop in COS? Montero Timing Belt

[CS1983]

My 99 Montero's timing belt will need to be replaced in about 10-20k miles. Is there a consensus on a good mechanic shop for the job in Colorado Springs? Vectorsc and I *could* do it, but we sure don't want to!

This Montero is... a bit weird. It's a 99 whose transmission went out, so we spent a few months converting it to a manual with a 95's transmission and a whole lot of custom fabrication, so I really don't want to trust the work to some goober.

[SideShow Bob]

You trusted the transmission to some goobers...............

[CS1983]

Yeah, but I didn't have all my goober glory invested until the completion of that trust exercise.

[CS1983]

Anyone? Anywhere?

[William]

Bill Crider's auto repair used to be honest/good but haven't used them in 5-10 years. As long as Bill is still there should be gtg.

[SouthPaw]

If you did the conversion, surely you can take it all apart and put most it back the way it came apart. A shop is going to be about $650-$700 with parts and labor. Book shows its a 4.2 hour job with AC so two hours to tear down and two hours to put back together. That is one of the easier ones to do.

[CS1983]

Thanks, I'll have the wife contact them for an estimate.

[CS1983]

If you did the conversion, surely you can take it all apart and put most it back the way it came apart. A shop is going to be about $650-$700 with parts and labor. Book shows its a 4.2 hour job with AC so two hours to tear down and two hours to put back together. That is one of the easier ones to do.

ability and desire are two totally different things.

[SouthPaw]

ability and desire are two totally different things.

Coming from me who just paid one of the grease monkeys in our shop to put on my leveling kit because I didn't 'feel' like it. Believe me, I know.

[sellersm]

I've used Hellem Auto in the past, not sure if Bob's still in business or not or if one of his son's is wrenching now... Honest Accurate is a good shop (the East one off Powers).